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Silver nanoparticles see the light
21 May 2013 Research
New method makes nanoparticles luminescent but mechanism remains unexplained
Mineral dust plays key role in cloud formation and chemistry
9 May 2013 Research
New understanding of particulates role in the atmosphere will help inform climate models
Actinide specialists crystallise uranium(VI) nitride
5 May 2013 Research
First stable crystals could help scientists better understand how to tackle nuclear waste
Solar panel slims down to a few atoms thick
2 May 2013 Research
Photovoltaic cell just 20Å wide has unusually high quantum efficiency
Titanium oxides in stellar clouds finally pinned down
4 April 2013 Research
Thirty year search ends after titanium dioxide is spotted around Big Dog star
Copper catalysis sees the light
28 March 2013 Research
Copper nanoparticle's oxidation state can be tuned using visible light, enabling industrially important propylene epoxidation
Global AstraZeneca restructuring will cost 1600 jobs
19 March 2013 Business
Firm will focus drug development efforts in three strategic R&D centres in the UK, Sweden and the US
Dried lake bed on Mars ‘could have supported life’
18 March 2013 News and Analysis
Detection of compounds in varying oxidation states suggests bacteria-friendly chemical gradients might have once existed
Elusive desorption precursor spied by x-ray laser
14 March 2013 Research
State first proposed over 70 years ago by Langmuir is finally observed
Battleground develops over antibiotic killing mechanism
8 March 2013 Research
New research suggests traditional mechanisms, rather than reactive oxygen species, are responsible for killing bacteria
Supercharging methanol for fuel cells
27 February 2013 Research
Ruthenium-based pincer catalyst can extract hydrogen from methanol, making it a better choice to generate clean energy
Enzyme nano-parcels sober up drunken mice
17 February 2013 Research
Enzymes for metabolising alcohol are trapped in a polymer shell to hold them together and improve their efficiency
Footfalls to power static nanogenerator
11 February 2013 Research
Simple device can use static electricity generated by walking to light up an array of 600 LEDs
Nanotech patent jungle set to become denser in 2013
17 January 2013 News and Analysis
Is a thicket of patents strangling a nascent industry?
Azo-cops nab CO2 but let N2 go free
16 January 2013 Research
Porous polymers could scrub carbon dioxide from power station flue gases
Quantum timepiece ticks the right boxes
10 January 2013 Research
A clock that relies on the mass of an atom to measure time could be used to settle arguments over the definition of the kilogram
Greener route to carboxylic acids
6 January 2013 Research
Reaction uses water as the oxygen source and solvent for converting primary alcohols
Striped nanoparticle controversy blows up
7 December 2012 Research
Arguments centre over whether nano-structures are a result of self-assembly or simply an experimental artefact
Chemists crack fluoroform challenge
6 December 2012 Research
An industrial waste product from the production of Teflon and refrigerants can now be turned into agrichemicals and drugs
Olive oil coating could save York Minster
29 November 2012 Research
Superhydrophobic coating can protect ancient stonework from acid erosion while letting it 'breathe'
C–O bond stretched to record length
18 November 2012 Research
Efforts to extend bonds could lead to new bonding concepts and strategies for catalysis
Terminator-style self-healing robot skin moves closer to reality
12 November 2012 Research
The polymer matrix 'e-skin' can spot changes in pressure and repair itself
'Nano-welding' taken to the limits as specific bonds are cut and formed
11 November 2012 Research
US and Chinese scientists put on a superlative display of single-molecule engineering
World’s first all-carbon solar cell
7 November 2012 Research
Device made from fullerenes, nanotubes and graphene could deliver 'high performance at a low cost'
MOF based motorboat
28 October 2012 Research
Molecular self propulsion achieved by loading a MOF with a hydrophobic peptides fuel
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