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Chemistry World May 2012
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Chemistry World Podcast


May 2012

1.08: A temporary tattoo measures athletic performance...

3.46: ...and a graphene tooth tattoo detects bacteria

6.42: Graham Turnbull is sensing explosives with his electronic nose

13.49: Solving the source of static 

17.32: What does it mean if your bacon is green?

20.20: Bringing chemistry to life with Lee Cronin  

28.19: Nanoparticles: a concern for children

31.37: The world's first germanone

34.09: Trivia - 50 years since the invention of which ubiquitous device?


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Temporary tattoo

Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge

27 March 2012

Nascar racer Paulie Harraka's hydration has been monitored using an epidermal electronic device


Graphene sensor

Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor

28 March 2012

A remote sensor operating on tooth enamel is a promising blueprint for non-invasive diagnostic devices


Sniffing out explosives

Sniffing out explosives

Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out


Static charge

Static's secret rests with material exchange

27 March 2012

Transfer of nanoscale fragments found to be far more important than previously thought for producing static charges


Bacon rashers

Mystery of green bacon solved

02 April 2012

Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon


Life, but not as we know it

Life, but not as we know it

Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it. Hayley Birch investigates


Lungs

Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles

13 March 2012

Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines


Germanone

Germanium-oxygen double bond takes centre stage

25 March 2012

World's first germanone created using bulky ligands to stabilise highly reactive bond


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