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March 2008
Hot article: Understanding catalytic converters
03 March 2008
Scientists in the UK have explained the involvement of electrons in the reduction of ceria-coated precious metal catalysts used in catalytic converters.
Edible electricity
03 March 2008
Singaporean and Japanese scientists are capturing the potential of bacteria-powered fuel cells
Hot article: Anion-binding capsule zips up
04 March 2008
UK scientists report a new anion encapsulation technique with potential application in pollution and biomedical monitoring.
Controlled-release microcapsules
05 March 2008
Gel-based capsules that can be individually opened with a precisely aimed blast from a laser could be a new way to control reactions or deliver drugs
Hot article: Self-assembled molecular containers
06 March 2008
Italian researchers demonstrate luminescence spectroscopy could be used to analyse processes on surfaces, by monitoring the host-guest interactions of molecular containers.
Diazene takes a side-on stance
11 March 2008
An unusual iron complex may lead to better ways of producing ammonia
Hot article: Fluorine meets phosphorus chemistry
14 March 2008
Scientists in Switzerland have used hypervalent iodine(III) reagents to synthesize trifluoromethyl-containing phosphorus(III) compounds.
Hot article: Metal-free hydrogenation with common Lewis acid
17 March 2008
A metal-free catalytic method for the direct hydrogenation of imines and reductive ring-opening of aziridines has been developed by scientists in Canada.
Hot article: Covalent nanostructures on surfaces
20 March 2008
Individual porphyrin molecules have been covalently linked together onto a copper surface by scientists in the UK and Spain
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