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Lab-on-a-chip rises to cola challenge
13 May 2013 Research
'Liquid fingerprinting' can 'taste' the difference between red wines, mineral waters and vodkas
A sweet switch for an ageing heart
23 April 2013 Research
Studies of elastic protein reveal electrical response to glucose and the problems this might contribute to in old age
Hydrogen bond under the microscope
25 March 2013 Research
Scientists measure electron transfer in a hydrogen bond to aid understanding and development of molecular electronics
The next big thing in mass spectrometry
8 March 2013 Research
18MDa intact virus capsid is the heaviest object to be analysed so far
Microbial mobilisation may offer arsenic solution
4 March 2013 Research
Natural processes, not human activity, are responsible for the release of sequestered arsenic that kills thousands of people every year in Bangladesh
Copycat flags help aliens avoid mouse immune system
21 February 2013 Research
Synthetic peptide flags can trick the immune system into ignoring therapeutic agents. The peptides emulate protein markers that classify cells as 'self' rather than ‘alien'.
Casting a shadow over green light bulbs
17 January 2013 Research
An analysis of the toxic metals in LEDs and CFLs shows that while they save energy their environmental legacy must not be forgotten
Cracking old cheese please, Gromit
12 December 2012 Research
Ancient pottery shards show that cheese making began in the Neolithic in what is now Poland
Lego-like DNA bricks are child's play
29 November 2012 Research
Scientists make 32 nucleotide bricks that can snap together to build huge numbers of three-dimensional shapes
Spotting silicon in graphene, it's dope
26 November 2012 Research
Better understanding of impurities is a prelude to putting atom-thin material into computer chips
DNA folds up into a synthetic ion channel
15 November 2012 Research
Researchers use DNA origami to create a nanochannel that can insert itself into a lipid membrane
Magnetic nanoparticles zap cancer
7 October 2012 Research
'Death switch' in cancer cells can be flicked by remote controlled nanoparticles
Hydrogels can release drugs one at a time
31 July 2012 Research
Aptamer-functionalised implantable gels could help trigger multistep healing
The buzz about finding new allotropes
23 July 2012 Research
A particle swarm search has thrown up potential new forms of carbon, silicon and germanium
Homeostatic hydrogels to help heat the home
12 July 2012 Research
A new material that responds to environmental stimuli and can self-regulate its response could help keep homes at just the right temperature
First stable hydroxide-conducting membrane created
24 June 2012 Research
Steric crowding used to stabilise alkaline membrane that could find use in novel fuel cells
Tripling up on boron bonds
14 June 2012 Research
The world's first stable triple-bonded boron compound has been created
Taming an explosive chemical tiger
22 March 2012 Research
Biphasic reaction conditions enable the safe production of the highly reactive methylating reagent diazomethane in situ
Roaming reactions double up in atmospheric chemistry
1 March 2012 News Archive
The hitherto elusive mechanism that underlies the atmospheric photochemistry of nitrogen(VI) oxide has been unravelled by chemists
Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through
26 January 2012 News Archive
Graphene oxide film allows water through but not helium, opening up possibilities for separation technologies
The TNA world that came before the RNA one
8 January 2012 News Archive
Chemists find evidence that a nucleic acid that is simpler than RNA could have been the primordial genetic material
Zombie reaction returns from the dead
21 November 2011 News Archive
School children have discovered an oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction that springs back to life after five hours
A soluble solution to the Haber process?
10 November 2011 News Archive
Chemists are a step closer to a soluble iron catalyst for the Haber-Bosch process which would improve efficiency
Faster synthesis of fluorine radioisotope imaging agents
3 November 2011 News Archive
Palladium reagent allows quick production of radio-labelled imaging molecules before isotopes pass best before
Clicking together cultural niches
23 October 2011 News Archive
Click reactions have been used to control cells' culture media to study cellular processes in greater detail
Hope for arsenic free water from deep underground
11 October 2011 News Archive
Sediment deep underground could protect communities from water contaminated with arsenic by locking the toxic element away
Ammonium radical is atomic pretender
23 September 2011 News Archive
Computational simulations have demonstrated that the neutral ammonium radical behaves like a sodium atom
Sound approach to unclicking click chemistry
15 September 2011 News Archive
Click chemistry reaction thrown into reverse using ultrasound could lead to new protection strategies
Brewing up synthetic yeast
14 September 2011 News Archive
Yeast with a part synthetic chromosome have been created and could be used to manufacture drugs or polymers
Seaweed extract gives lithium batteries a boost
8 September 2011 News Archive
Polysaccharides from brown algae offer a cheap way to stabilise silicon anodes and improve battery capacity
Spiders, Grubb's and polymer-powered nanomotors
5 September 2011 News Archive
A chemical spider uses a Grubbs' catalyst to spin its polymer web and power its movement
Chemists are dying to uncover historic textile's
24 August 2011 News Archive
Spectroscopic analysis allows identification of dyes in heritage clothing and offers insights into technological sophistication
Filming the roundabout production of cells' chemical fuel
5 August 2011 News Archive
Japanese researchers have used atomic force microscopy to film the enzyme that synthesises ATP
Cracking diamonds reveals continental origins
22 July 2011 News Archive
Impurities in diamonds have given researchers a clue to when tectonic activity began on ancient Earth
Picture perfect
29 January 2007 
Feature
Medical imaging now promises to take us to the molecular level, thanks to new, powerful MRI machines and clever contrast agents, as David Bradley finds out
NMR and the 3D world of proteins
26 April 2006 Feature
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is solving the 3D structure of previously inaccessible protein structures, thanks to recent advances in the field. David Bradley reports.
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