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Issue 1
Research Highlights
Nanoscale machines can be made by mechanically locking molecules together, say researchers in the US.
New steps to organofluorines via silanes
New pathways for controlled synthesis of fluorinated targets have been opened up by UK researchers.
Building bridges in enzyme chemistry
A new class of complex containing a borohydride group bound between two nickel atoms has been made that may have applications in molecular magnetic materials.
Cubane clusters acting as ferrocene anchors
Molecular clusters that can bind an unusually high number of ferrocene units may extend the range of applications for these multi-tasking molecules.
Scotland's industrial history is unearthed
The industrial history of central Scotland over the past 2500 years has been traced by a team of Scottish researchers measuring lead and antimony in peat bog cores.
Oil spreads faster on water droplets
An unexpected discovery into the way oil can spread across a surface holds numerous potential applications, report US researchers.
Modelling molecules for drug delivery
Physical chemists have developed a technique that could improve the efficacy and reduce side effects of a common cancer drug.
Probing the structure of mammalian RNR
Structural information about crucial cell growth enzymes might lead to new cancer treatments say researchers in Germany.
New crystal form of maleic acid observed
Researchers in the UK have observed a new crystal form of maleic acid for the first time.
Materials with light-sensitive physical properties
A new light sensitive molecule that spontaneously arranges itself into a particular shape has been designed by European chemists.
Easy access to platinum nanoclusters
A simple and efficient way to make stabilised platinum nanoparticles has been designed for nanotechnological applications.
Potential source of new antibiotics investigated
A bacterial enzyme with a highly unusual mechanism may lead to a range of novel antibiotics.
How copper complexes target hypoxic cells
Understanding how copper complexes target hypoxic tissues (those lacking oxygen) could aid cancer treatment, say UK chemists.
Designer dendrimers for recognition and detection
New dendrimers that display both recognition and detection properties with enhanced biological activity have been developed by US researchers.
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Chemistry World reporter wins award
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Additional Web Content
Heteroborane isomer stabilities predicted by energy penalties
Boron's rich polyhedral structural chemistry continues to excite chemists, as German researchers find new ways to predict the relative stabilities of heteroboranes.
Spontaneous solvate transformation
Spontaneous transformation of one crystalline solvate of a succinic acid to another has been observed by Japanese and South African chemists.
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