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Early malaria diagnosis
13 May 2013 Research
Raman spectroscopy identifies malarial infection by looking for parasite by-products
Period heat source gives thermoelectric power a boost
20 March 2013 Research
‘Pulsed’ heat sources can increase the efficiency of thermal power generators by up to 80%, bringing their commercial application ever closer
Co-factoring on a chip makes biocatalysis easy
4 March 2013 Research
A microfluidic device could reduce the cost of using co-factors in enzyme-catalysed redox reactions
Diagnosing bacterial growth
6 February 2013 Research
Scientists have designed a device for the rapid determination of the effect antibiotics on bacteria
Is organic food more nutritious than non-organic food?
12 December 2012 Research
Organic foods do not seem to be better than conventional foods with regard to intake and absorption of selected minerals, say scientists
Prescription nanoreactors
29 October 2012 Research
A nanoreactor that synthesises and releases an antibiotic that is commonly used to treat bacterial infections
Colourful metal detection
18 September 2012 Research
A sensor that can indicate the presence of heavy metal ion pollutants with a simple colour change
Pinning down cancer
17 July 2012 Research
Nanopins with better Raman scattering and photothermal properties than current gold nanorods for medical imaging
Back to carbon black
17 June 2012 Research
Amorphous carbon could be a cheap replacement for expensive graphene in applications such as sensing and energy applications
Chiral confusion
13 May 2012 Research
There are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists
Speeding up wound healing
4 April 2012 Research
Using the combined benefits of chitosan and graphene to make a wound-healing membrane
Picturing bacteria on your phone
5 March 2012 News Archive
A mobile phone could be used to detect Escherichia coli
Colourful toxin detection
8 September 2011 News Archive
A visible detector to reveal neurotoxic chemical warfare agents
DNA toxic gas detector
25 July 2011 News Archive
Four sensing molecules that replace base pairs on a DNA backbone can be used to differentiate between a mixture of toxic gases
Sensitive sugar sensor
9 June 2011 News Archive
A heat detecting point-of-care sensor for glucose level monitoring
Multiple emulsion droplet design
27 April 2011 News Archive
A multiple emulsion system could be used to encapsulate incompatible drug ingredients and to design multi-compartment materials
Chiral confusion
6 April 2011 Research
There are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists
Drawing batteries
11 March 2011 News Archive
An electrode drawn onto a battery's surface with a pencil could improve lithium-air battery performance
Remote powered lab on a chip
16 February 2011 News Archive
A wireless device to manipulate nanoparticles that's as simple to use as a microscope slide
Transplant tracking
4 February 2011 News Archive
Scientists could now follow the progress of neural stem cells after transplanting them in the spinal cord
Butterfly effect
3 December 2010 News Archive
Rare and precious butterfly samples could be analysed in a non-destructive way
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