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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

Deceptively graphic

29 November 2012 Review

Science tales

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