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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
Multiple insecticides are bad news for bumblebees
23 October 2012 Research
New study suggests that exposure to multiple insecticides causes bumblebees additional problems
Cheers as Mars x-ray spectrometer delivers rock data
16 October 2012 News and Analysis
Chemical analysis shows Mars geology may have more in common with Earth than previously thought
ExBox snares polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
15 October 2012 Research
Cyclophane ‘box’ may be able to be used to trap toxic chemicals in the environment
Perovskite coat gives hybrid solar cells a boost
4 October 2012 Research
Cheap organometal halide device overcomes problem that has dogged other low-cost solar cells
Raised eyebrows greet graphite superconductivity claim
24 September 2012 Research
German researchers claim to have seen a 'tantalising hint' of room temperature superconductivity
'Ocean methane paradox' solved?
31 August 2012 Research
Search for new antibiotics leads to serendipitous discovery of mystery oceanic methane's origins
Record proton conductivity claim withdrawn
30 August 2012 News and Analysis
Nanowhiskers don't conduct protons as fast as thought in blow to candidate fuel cell material
Setback for fool's gold photovoltaics
23 August 2012 Research
Researchers have dealt a serious blow to the idea of iron pyrite-based solar cells
Inflatable mushroom gives spacecraft a gentle landing
26 July 2012 News and Analysis
Nasa test of inflatable heat shield is a showcase for materials technology
New type of chemical bond around dwarf stars
20 July 2012 Research
The incredibly powerful magnetic fields around white dwarfs may create a bond that is neither covalent or ionic
Where did Earth's water come from?
13 July 2012 Research
Study of meteorite isotope ratios suggests Earth's water was delivered by express asteroid rather than comets
UK chemists tame terminal uranium nitride
28 June 2012 Research
Bulky ligands create tiny pocket to fit world's first stable triple-bonded uranium nitride into
Bloody solution to electrochemical DNA sensors
25 June 2012 Research
Sensitivity of DNA-based detectors improved 100-fold by the addition of haemoglobin
‘Atomic traffic jam’ sheds light on phase changes
21 June 2012 Research
Advances in the understanding of phase change materials opens up the way for the creation of super fast computer memory
Oxo wall still stands as inorganic papers retracted
14 June 2012 News and Analysis
Curtain falls on controversy over creation of metal-oxo complexes as authors publish new work refuting their previous claims
Exploding molecule provides 3D bond images
13 June 2012 Research
Monitoring the ejection of photoelectrons opens up tantalising prospect of making real-time molecular movies of reactions
Rethinking redox chemistry
7 June 2012 Research
Discovery that protons are shunted around in redox reactions will have implications for green technologies like water splitting
Protein architecture with atomic precision
1 June 2012 Research
The new technique involves protein building blocks that should slot together to create a larger symmetrical structure and modifying the amino acids so they stick together
New shape for cross-linked polymers
28 May 2012 Research
A new way to impart malleability could make covalently cross-linked polymers more easily processable, versatile and recyclable
Rewritable DNA for digital data storage
20 May 2012 Research
Cells respond in easy to follow binary manner to chemical switches
Disposable paper electronic touch pads on their way
8 May 2012 Research
Cheap paper devices could be used in smart packaging, biomedical devices and many other applications
Near-infrared spectroscopy illuminates medieval art
25 April 2012 News Archive
Non-invasive technique sheds light on the materials used across the entirety of a 15th century manuscript
Controlling an organocatalyst with pH
19 April 2012 News Archive
A catalytic group situated on a rotaxane can be switched on or off by altering where the macrocycle sits
Giving drug dropouts a new lease of life
15 April 2012 News Archive
Cucurbiturils improve drug's solubility by almost 3000 times offering ditched molecules another spin of the wheel
Recruiting electrophiles for organic cross-coupling
12 April 2012 News Archive
Cross-coupling with two electrophiles provides chemists with new ways to make carbon-carbon bonds
Graphene puts wet chemistry under microscope
4 April 2012 Research
A cover slip made of graphene allows chemists to visualise nanocrystal formation in unprecedented detail
Quicklime provides a hot way for rapid HIV detection
1 March 2012 News Archive
Device can detect HIV at an early stage and is simple enough to be used in the field
Botox 'bodyguard' gives protein protection
24 February 2012 News Archive
How does botulinum toxin - one of the most potent toxins known to man - survive the gut to wreak neurological havoc elsewhere?
Another brick in the whorl
23 February 2012 Feature
The scientists on the inside of advanced fingerprinting research are cross-examined by Simon Hadlington
'Proton grease' speeds up molecular rotor
16 February 2012 News Archive
Lubricating protons put a new spin on molecular machine research
Consistent Avogadro number a step nearer
15 February 2012 News Archive
Chemical metrologists in Canada have made the most accurate measurement of silicon's atomic weight to date
Molecule mimics molybdenum catalyst
9 February 2012 News Archive
Analogue of hydrogen-evolving catalyst will help to study how it works and how to improve its efficiency
Nano-welding with a light touch
7 February 2012 News Archive
Researchers weld nanowires using just white light as a route to simplify electronics manufacturing
Toxic mushroom behind Chinese deaths unmasked
3 February 2012 News Archive
The killer chemicals that have claimed hundreds of lives in China have been identified in a new species of fungi
Students taking chemistry holds steady at UK
2 February 2012 News Archive
Chemistry degrees predicted to buck the trend of a 9% drop in applications to UK universities
The world's first magnetic soap
26 January 2012 News Archive
Iron has been incorporated into a surfactant to produce a liquid that responds to an external magnetic field
Rainbow hued graphene oxide repels water
17 January 2012 News Archive
Researchers in China pattern graphene oxide to create superhydrophobicity and iridescence simultaneously
Composites reinforced in 3D
12 January 2012 News Archive
Nanoparticles and magnets are the key to a new type of polymer, with improved strength and wear resistance
A question mark over cubic ice's existence
9 January 2012 News Archive
UK scientists suggest that one form of ice crystal thought to arise from supercooled water may have been misidentified
One-pot synthesis creates new anticancer
3 January 2012 News Archive
A rapid, high-yield approach produces indole alkaloid natural product analogues that can interfere with cell division
pH adjustable protein micro-lenses
20 December 2011 News Archive
Chinese scientists create protein micro-lenses whose focus can be adjusted simply by altering the pH of the surrounding medium
Scrunched up graphene to store hydrogen
15 December 2011 News Archive
Computer simulations suggest that corrugated graphene layers could be a useful way of reversibly storing hydrogen
Zwitterion approach to stabilising drug proteins
12 December 2011 News Archive
Positively and negatively charged polymer can stabilise proteins without affecting how it binds to its target
Molecular suitcases created by corrosion
8 December 2011 News Archive
Exploiting metallurgical phenomena has enabled the creation of an array of metallic, multi-walled hollow nanoparticles with exotic architectures
Metallic microlattice 'lightest structure ever'
17 November 2011 News Archive
US team makes a metal-based microlattice structure lighter than aerogels whose properties differ remarkably from the bulk material
Unlocking the secrets of DNA's stiffness
16 November 2011 News Archive
Simulations suggest that electrostatic and non-electrostatic forces contribute equally to make DNA one of nature's most rigid polymers
All eyes turn towards asteroid for fly-by
10 November 2011 News Archive
Scientists take full advantage of asteroid flying uncommonly close to the Earth to gather information on its structure
The kilogram is dead! Long live the kilogram!
31 October 2011 News Archive
Four of the base SI units, including the kilogram and mole, are set to be redefined
Carbon nanotubes give artificial muscles a new twist
13 October 2011 News Archive
A powerful artificial muscle fibre has been made from carbon nanotubes that twist in response to an electrochemical stimulus
New probe throws light on cellular lipids
9 October 2011 News Archive
Signalling lipids in living cells have been tracked using highly specific binding proteins coupled with an organic dye
Turning carbon dioxide into chemicals with an amine
5 October 2011 News Archive
The reduction and functionalisation of carbon dioxide in a single step yields chemically versatile molecules
Solving a tangled polymer problem
30 September 2011 News Archive
A new model can predict flow behaviour of branched polymer melts like LDPE
Electric vehicles set to charge ahead
26 September 2011 News Archive
Batteries may be the future for cars but there are still a number of technical hurdles to overcome
World's longest carbon-carbon bond created
14 September 2011 News Archive
Balancing attractive and repulsive forces allowed chemists to make longer C-C bonds than ever seen before
Nanopore structures could tune drug crystallisation
12 September 2011 News Archive
The shape of nanopores on surfaces alters crystallisation rates, which could be important for fine chemical production
Synthetic self-assembling collagen for tissue engineering
28 August 2011 News Archive
Carefully designed peptide chains can undergo hierarchical assembly into a collagen-like hydrogel - potentially useful for tissue engineers
Meteorites are a chip off the old asteroid block
25 August 2011 News Archive
Dust scraped from an asteroid 300 million km away will help researchers to form a picture of the solar system's history
Breaking open boranes to power fuel cells
23 August 2011 News Archive
A new reusable ruthenium catalyst can efficiently extract hydrogen from ammonia borane for potential use in fuel cells
Trifluoromethylation made easy
15 August 2011 News Archive
A simple way to insert fluorine into organic compounds could help chemists manufacture improved drugs
Getting to the core of a tumour for drug study
11 August 2011 News Archive
Regions of tumours that are difficult to target with drugs are being studied to help scientists to develop more effective drugs
Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery
10 August 2011 News Archive
An electrolyte that pairs magnesium with sulfur is a crucial step on the road to new efficient rechargeable batteries
Ligand could capture actinides from spent nuclear fuel
9 August 2011 News Archive
A new ligand may solve the biggest problem of high-level nuclear waste - separating lanthanides from actinides
Liquid crystals rearrange to glow in three different colours
3 August 2011 News Archive
Scientists describe the first liquid crystal system that can luminesce in three colours from a single light-emitting centre
Archetypal lewis acid borane turned into a base
29 July 2011 News Archive
Carbenes stabilise an electron-rich borane centre to create a potential new class of ligands for transition metal catalysts
Glucose meter adapted to detect a range of targets
25 July 2011 News Archive
DNA's ability to recognise multiple targets has been exploited to turn personal glucose meters into a universal sensor
Chemists create a molecular ship in a bottle
22 July 2011 News Archive
A polyhedral molecular cage held together by dozens of hydrogen bonds may lead to new framework materials
Natural products synthesised via a single parent molecule
14 July 2011 News Archive
Researchers take a leaf out of nature's book to synthesise a diverse range of natural products from a single precursor
Speedy algal wound response revealed
6 July 2011 News Archive
The method of repair used by a marine alga to rapidly heal breaches in its cell wall could inspire new adhesives
A cool way to store hydrogen?
28 June 2011 News Archive
Forget MOFs and carbon nanotubes - perhaps the best way to store hydrogen is already sitting in the freezer compartment
Breaking the carbon-fluorine bond
23 June 2011 News Archive
The bonds between alkyl carbon and fluorine atoms are notoriously tough to break - could an iridium complex be the answer?
Synthesising red wine's overlooked chemical secrets
22 June 2011 News Archive
Chemists have synthesised resveratrol oligomers, polyphenols found in grapes, which might have medicinal properties
Chatty nanoparticles signal to each other to attack tumours
20 June 2011 News Archive
Nanoparticles that communicate with one another can work together to deliver large doses of drugs to tumour cells
Nanoboxes given optoelectronic function
17 June 2011 News Archive
The boundaries of nano-engineering have been stretched a little further thanks to a 100nm hollow cube with gold patterning
A new spin on protein NMR
14 June 2011 News Archive
A new way to study proteins using NMR has been developed by Italian and German researchers
An electric partnership
2 June 2011 News Archive
Unlikely pairing of bacteria provides each one with chemicals to their mutual current-generating benefit in a bioelectrochemical reactor
Getting to grips with volcanic ash
27 May 2011 News Archive
Researchers are learning a lot about the tiny particles of volcanic ash that have spewed from volcanoes in Iceland and caused misery for air travellers
Mars is the planet that never grew up
25 May 2011 News Archive
Arrested development accounts for the bafflingly small size of Mars: meteorite isotope records show it never grew up
Coin isotopes unravel ancient inflation riddle
24 May 2011 News Archive
Isotope analysis of silver coins sheds important light on economic inflation in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries
Homing in on a cheaper Haber-Bosch process
23 May 2011 News Archive
Chemists are on the trail of an energy-efficient alternative to the Haber-Bosch process using a ruthenium catalyst
Superconducting sandwich created with non-superconductors
22 May 2011 News Archive
A superconducting layer can be formed between two materials that are not superconductors, Japanese scientists discover
Rocket fuel goes green with ionic liquids
18 May 2011 News Archive
Researchers create 'densified hydrogen' in the form of an ionic liquid which may make more environmentally-friendly rocket fuel
Revolutionary new single-cell labelling method
5 May 2011 News Archive
Mass spectrometry coupled with flow cytometry enables researchers to gain unprecedented information on single cells
New method for aromatic coupling
28 April 2011 News Archive
The Friedel-Crafts reaction can now be used to couple two aromatic sites using clever silane chemistry
Putting the cement industry in the calcium loop
20 April 2011 News Archive
Capturing carbon from power station emissions could usefully be tied in with cement manufacture, researchers show
Cell factories package drugs for delivery
19 April 2011 News Archive
Drugs and other molecules can be encapsulated in cell membranes to form particles that evade the body's defences
Molecular can reach millikelvin
7 April 2011 News Archive
A new high-performance molecular cooler capable of reaching ultra-low temperatures based on CuGd metallic clusters
Precursor boost for uranium chemistry
28 March 2011 News Archive
A straightforward new way to make uranium halides opens the door to a lot more uranium chemistry say US researchers
New synthesis for chiral anticancer compound
25 March 2011 News Archive
The promising anticancer compound nutlin-3 will be more widely available thanks to a straightforward new synthesis
Amino acids flag risk of diabetes
20 March 2011 News Archive
A simple blood test could help predict diabetes risk years before onset of the disease
Chemical mystery of antifungal compound solved
9 March 2011 News Archive
Researchers uncover how amphotericin B interacts with sterols in cell membranes to form ion channels that kill yeast cells
Radical dimers held together in molecular flask
7 March 2011 News Archive
Tetrathiafulvalene radicals, which would normally repel each other, have been studied while in close proximity thanks to a supporting structure
Polymer coat helps nanoparticles penetrate mucus
23 February 2011 News Archive
Coating enables efficient drug delivery directly to tissues like the lungs
First purely organic phosphor
13 February 2011 News Archive
The design of a new type of phosphorescent materials from purely organic materials could open the way to a new generation of light-emitting systems
Binning battery recycling
1 February 2011 News Archive
The UK has seen a jump in battery recycling - but could advances in portable power technology eventually make it a thing of the past?
Nanotubes protect brain tissue from stroke damage
30 January 2011 News Archive
Functionalised carbon nanotubes can protect brain from damage caused by stroke according to researchers in Korea
Novel route to key aromatics
19 December 2010 News Archive
Iridium catalyst can induce straight-chain hydrocarbons to form aromatic rings in a more selective and chemically subtle way than conventional routes
Vodka taste test tiff
15 December 2010 News Archive
The idea that the perception of vodka could be influenced by molecular structures within the beverage has been challenged and defended
Mystery of diamond polishing solved?
29 November 2010 News Archive
Researchers use molecular dynamics to come up with an atomic-level explanation for how diamond is polished
Novel green separation system
23 November 2010 News Archive
Canadian chemists serendipitously discover a new chromatography separation system that uses only carbon dioxide and water
Carbon couplers take the prize
28 October 2010 Feature
Three giants of organic chemistry, who pioneered palladium-catalysed cross coupling reactions, have shared this year's Nobel prize. Simon Hadlington catches up with them
Nanowire fuel cell for biological power
28 October 2010 News Archive
A tiny fuel cell that can generate electricity from biological fluids could act as a power source for miniature sensors in living tissue
Playing games with enzymes
25 October 2010 News Archive
A new biological computer consisting of a solution of enzymes shows that assemblies of molecules can be programmed to adapt to a range of stimuli
New light shed on 'photothermal' cell death
7 October 2010 News Archive
Laser-activated metal nanoparticles kill cells without heating, opening the possibility of a precision 'nanoscalpel' for surgery on subcellular structures
Trio share Nobel for palladium-catalysed cross-coupling
6 October 2010 News Archive
Chemistry Nobel prize goes to pioneering research into palladium-catalysed cross coupling, now ubiquitous in organic synthesis
One dimensional carbon chains get longer
19 September 2010 News Archive
Chemists have made the longest polyyne so far - linear chains of carbon atoms that resemble carbyne, an elusive form of one-dimensional carbon
Artificial skin gets touchy
14 September 2010 News Archive
Artificial skin with a sense of touch could be on the horizon for robots or prosthetic hands thanks to new research into flexible, pressure sensitive surfaces
Isotope effect seen on single molecule
12 September 2010 News Archive
Membrane-based nanoreactor can measure reaction rates at the level of single molecules and the effect of isotopic atoms
Water vapour sheds light on stellar chemistry
1 September 2010 News Archive
Water vapour has been detected in the dust cloud of a carbon-rich star, suggesting previously unrecognised photochemistry could be taking place
Repulsive chemistry
27 August 2010 Feature
Simon Hadlington discovers why some people get bitten by more insects than others, and how new chemical deterrents are helping fight them off
A self-optimising microreactor system
26 August 2010 News Archive
Automated system for optimising reaction conditions in a microreactor will be a boon to chemists, saving on time and reagents, say US researchers
A MOF you can scoff
17 August 2010 News Archive
Researchers stumble upon a new type of metal organic framework made from edible natural products
Non-metal-catalysed C-C coupling
11 August 2010 News Archive
Chemists in China couple aromatic molecules with an organocatalyst and no transition metal
Light-rechargeable batteries
11 August 2010 News Archive
Chemists develop new molecular system that can both generate and store charge by light
Nitrogenase to be a two-trick pony
5 August 2010 News Archive
A nitrogen-fixing enzyme has shocked scientists by being able to use carbon monoxide as a substrate to make a range of carbon-based products
Synthetic enzyme catalyses Diels-Alder reaction
15 July 2010 News Archive
US researchers create an artificial enzyme that can catalyse a reaction that, as far as we know, nature does not carry out
Elusive terminal uranium nitride found
11 July 2010 News Archive
Researchers in the US have discovered a new way to create the elusive discrete form of uranium nitride
Nanoparticles allow remote control of cells
27 June 2010 News Archive
Remote heating of magnetic nanoparticles can target temperature-sensitive components of cells and whole organisms
New catalyst for hydrogen from formic acid
23 June 2010 News Archive
German scientists develop a new low-cost light-driven catalytic system for generating hydrogen from formic acid
First graphene touchscreen
20 June 2010 News Archive
Researchers have made a 30-inch touch-screen based on layers of graphene - sheets of carbon a single atom thick
Rotaxane molecule seen in action
16 June 2010 News Archive
Researchers directly observe the ring of a rotaxane molecule switch positions along its thread in response to an electrochemical stimulus
Nicotine hit at the flick of a switch with new nanotube patch
14 June 2010 News Archive
Carbon nanotubes used in skin patch drug delivery system could form next generation nicotine replacement therapy
Elusive intermediate snared
10 June 2010 News Archive
Key intermediate in organic catalytic systems has at last been captured and characterised by NMR, confirming its existence
Structural order gained over conducting polymer
1 June 2010 News Archive
Researchers have used copper as both catalyst and template to gain structural control over an important conducting polymer
A novel designer surface catalyst for oxidations
27 May 2010 News Archive
New catalyst for oxidising carbon monoxide represents a key advance in designing surface catalytic systems from theoretical calculations
H-bond partner-swapping seen in the flesh
21 May 2010 News Archive
How hydrogen bonds in water-based systems flip from one partner to another have been measured by US researchers
Anions enjoy a taste of pi
16 May 2010 News Archive
Researchers capture the rare moment when an anion interacts with the pi electron cloud of an aromatic system
Methane oxidising enzyme mystery solved
21 April 2010 News Archive
US scientists crack a long-standing mystery surrounding an enzyme which oxidises methane to methanol
First DNA rotaxane
18 April 2010 News Archive
German researchers devise a way of threading DNA through a hoop to create a wheel and axle structure
Lead joins the aromatic ring club
15 April 2010 News Archive
Japanese researchers show that lead can be incorporated into an aromatic ring, the heaviest metal so far to do this
Phosphorus fragments trapped
11 April 2010 News Archive
Carbenes have been used to trap and stabilise rare and elusive forms of phosphorus
Arsenic anticancer target revealed
8 April 2010 News Archive
Researchers have identified the protein target of arsenic trioxide used in leukaemia treatment
New electrolyte for dye-based solar cells
4 April 2010 News Archive
A new iodide-free electrolyte could bring low cost dye-based solar cells closer to the market
New catalyst for diesel exhaust
25 March 2010 News Archive
Catalytic converter based on perovskite minerals could perform as well as platinum while much cheaper
A crowded neighbourhood
24 March 2010 News Archive
US team creates compound with the highest coordination number yet seen
Nanoparticles successfully deliver RNA interference in cancer patients
21 March 2010 News Archive
Nanoparticles injected into the blood of cancer patients successfully reached their target and silence genes
New self-replication system governed by mechanical
18 March 2010 News Archive
Shaken or stirred? Chemists discover a new self-replication system whose outcome is dictated by how mechanical force is applied to it
Thalidomide binding protein revealed
11 March 2010 News Archive
Scientists believe they have revealed one of the key molecular targets that binds to the drug thalidomide to cause birth defects
Shape-shifting polymers
10 March 2010 News Archive
Polymer can reversibly take on a range of different shapes in response to changes in temperature
Solvated electron mystery solved
7 March 2010 News Archive
Researchers directly measure binding energy of electrons in aqueous solution, finding that those in bulk solution behave differently to those on the surface
MOFS make light work of it
23 February 2010 News Archive
Metal-organic frameworks could be a new source of white light scientists discover
Forcing stereoselectivity on reactive cations
19 February 2010 News Archive
By using two catalysts in cooperation, stereochemical control can be exerted over highly reactive, normally chirally unfussy cations
Efficient solar cells from silicon wires
14 February 2010 News Archive
Arrays of silicon wires can harvest light for solar cells much more efficiently than conventional silicon wafers, US researchers show
Inching towards the island of stability
10 February 2010 News Archive
Researchers successfully trap and weigh atoms of an exotic short-lived element, throwing light on the stability of 'superheavy' nuclei
Freezing supercooled water puzzles scientists
4 February 2010 News Archive
The freezing point of supercooled water varies depending on whether it is sitting on a positively or negatively charged surface
New 'hook' for reversibly binding molecules to proteins
3 February 2010 News Archive
UK researchers find a simple new way of attaching molecules to proteins that can later be reversed
Ketene comes in from the cold
31 January 2010 News Archive
Chemists show how a long-neglected but potentially versatile functional group can be incorporated into a range of polymer systems
Chemistry bites
28 January 2010 Feature
Simon Hadlington previews the novel materials coming soon to a dental surgery near you
Fruity route to control asymmetric syntheses
27 January 2010 News Archive
UK chemists find a quick, inexpensive route to make a key sulfide reagent for asymmetric organic syntheses with the help of limonene
New 'click' reaction to modify proteins
19 January 2010 News Archive
A cyclic diazo compound can attach to the phenol ring of tyrosine under mild conditions providing a new route to modify proteins
Sugars synthesised with help of promiscuous enzyme
17 January 2010 News Archive
Researchers use an unfussy enzyme in new method to make sugar molecules that could lead to new vaccines and other important compounds
Click chemistry reveals sugar synthesis in live animals
13 January 2010 News Archive
Clever click chemistry allows the biosynthesis of glycans - key components in cellular processes - to be monitored in living mice
Antibiotic decay products reverse resistance
10 January 2010 News Archive
Breakdown products of an antibiotic can reverse resistance to the compound, possibly explaining why sensitive and resistant organisms can co-exist
Giant nanowheel mystery solved
7 January 2010 News Archive
The self-assembly of huge molybdenum wheels relies on the spontaneous formation of an temporary internal template
'Two-legged' molecular walker takes a stroll
21 December 2009 News Archive
A small molecule motor that can walk in a straight line has been made UK scientists
Single catalyst gives two products from racemic mixture
17 December 2009 News Archive
Yttrium-based catalyst accelerate the transformation of both enantiomers in a racemic mixture to yield two distinct enantiopure products
Flexible organic flash memory
10 December 2009 News Archive
Researchers have cracked one of the big remaining problems in organic electronics - a flexible flash memory transistor
Metal atoms in carbon nanotubes caught on film
7 December 2009 News Archive
High-resolution electron microscopy films individual metal atoms as they move around and react inside a carbon nanotube
C-H bond activation takes the relaxing route
3 December 2009 News Archive
US researchers discover that C-H bond reactivity is linked to whether the bond's activation will reduce strain in the molecule
Magnesium cage shows promise for carbon capture
1 December 2009 News Archive
Metal-organic framework with open magnesium sites selectively captures carbon dioxide and releases it with ease
A simple way to join an olefin to an arene
27 November 2009 News Archive
Pd-catalysed olefination of an arene can be directed by simple modification to the substrate and amine ligands to steer the catalyst
Virus shells traps multiple proteins
25 November 2009 News Archive
Researchers boost the number of proteins that can be held inside the empty shell of a virus, bringing nanoreactors a step closer
Non-protein antifreeze helps Arctic beetle chill out
23 November 2009 News Archive
Alaskan beetles lead scientists to discover new class of biological antifreeze molecules - the first that do not contain proteins
Nuclear waste research resurfaces
20 November 2009 News Archive
New enthusiasm for nuclear power by UK government has focused attention on the stockpiles of 50 years' worth of accumulated radioactive waste
Carbonic acid captured
12 November 2009 News Archive
Researchers have caught a rare glimpse of carbonic acid - and it turns out to be much more acidic than the textbooks say
Biodegradable electronics dissolve after use
10 November 2009 News Archive
Researchers make biodegradable and biocompatible transistor that could be used in medical implants that dissolve over time
Boron-based compounds inhibit key HIV enzyme
6 November 2009 News Archive
Structures based on caged polyhedral clusters may lead to new way to treat drug resistant HIV
New way to find drugs' unintended targets
2 November 2009 News Archive
New computational and statistical strategy identifies potential side effects and new targets for pharmaceutical drugs
Changes in atomic-scale structures observed in real time
29 October 2009 News Archive
New ultrafast electron diffraction can focus on a nanometre-sized area and track structural changes at the femtosecond timescale
Carbenes catalyse metal-metal bonds in organometallics
22 October 2009 News Archive
Carbene-mediated transformation of organometallic compounds to create metal-metal bonds could lead to new catalysts
DNA stretching mystery solved
19 October 2009 News Archive
A long-standing debate about the structural transition that DNA undergoes when it is stretched seems to have been resolved
Optical conveyor belt gathers up molecules
15 October 2009 News Archive
Researchers have developed a way to 'round up' biological molecules and trap them in a confined space using light alone
Diode breakthrough in molecular electronics
11 October 2009 News Archive
Researchers construct system to control orientation of molecular diode and measure charge transport through the molecule
New catalyst for propene oxidation
6 October 2009 News Archive
Gold clusters combine with titanium to enable green catalysis of propene oxidation - but yields remain low
More sex and grapefruit to keep you young?
5 October 2009 News Archive
A simple naturally occurring polyamine has been found to prolong the lifespan of a number of organisms
Porous networks trap reactive intermediates
30 September 2009 News Archive
Short-lived reaction intermediates observed by x-ray in the pores of crystalline 'coordination networks'
New MRI protein probe
25 September 2009 News Archive
MRI tag based on fluorine selectively 'switch on' in the presence of a target protein
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