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Chemical technology news from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 6
June 2006, Issue 6
Application Highlights
Coating protects organic materials from photodegradation
Materials scientists in Spain have used sol-gel technology to develop a UV protective coating, which they say can protect organic materials from light damage.
Fluorescent bursts aid nano-imaging
US chemists have measured nanometre distances previously unattainable by conventional microscopy.
South Korean and American scientists have developed a low-cost biochip that can be used to identify a person's blood group by eye.
Analysis of complex samples made easier
A direct method for analysing complex samples, such as urine or milk, has been developed by researchers in the US.
Building sensors block by block
Chemists from Poland and France have made hybrid polymers that not only have electrical properties, but also electrochromic and pH-dependent electrochemical properties.
Towards programmable lab-on-a-chip devices
Chemists in the US have developed microfluidic valve structures for lab-on-a-chip devices that reduce the number of controllers required off the chip.
CDs offer promise for virus detection
Chemists in Spain have used compact discs to detect different plant viruses using microarrays of DNA.
Skill in spider's silk spinning
Researchers in the UK and China are a step closer to understanding how spiders spin their silk.
Essential Elements
First birthdays are quite a milestone for anyone and the RSC's two interdisciplinary journals, Molecular BioSystems and Soft Matter, are no different.
The second Fast Breaking Paper in a row for Journal of Materials Chemistry, and world class reviews on lanthanides in medicine in Chem. Soc. Rev.
Additional Web Content
Hydrogen leads to cleaner diesel
Japanese chemists have discovered a more effective way of removing nitrogen oxides (NOx) from diesel engine exhausts.
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