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Highlights in Chemical Technology

Chemical technology news from across RSC Publishing.



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omega shaped microvalve

Omega comes first for brain imaging

02 November 2009

Remote-controlled miniature valves designed by US scientists can deliver tracers into the brain.


External electrode on a microfluidic channel

Acidity regulation in microfluidic channels

30 October 2009

Controlling pH in microfluidics could allow the activity of single enzymes to be measured, say Dutch scientists.


Electro-active peptides

Aid for AIDS therapy

29 October 2009

An electrochemical method to screen peptides for HIV treatment could help identify treatments


Highlights in Chemical Technology

Issue 11 of Highlights in Chemical Technology now available

23 October 2009

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research


Thorri Gunnlaugsson

Interview: Chemical Carpentry

19 October 2009

Watching carpentry at a young age inspired Thorri Gunnlaugsson to be a chemist and an enthusiastic cook.


Immunassays

Attractive development for immunoassays

19 October 2009

A one-step, magnetically-activated biosensor for rapidly screening motorists for drug abuse


nanoparticle

Instant insight: Self-healing at the nanoscale

06 October 2009

Vincenzo Amendola and Moreno Meneghetti take inspiration from nature to design materials that can repair themselves


power plant

Scrubbing out acid rain

01 October 2009

Sulfur dioxide captured as a reversible zwitterionic liquid


microfluidic droplet connector

Tiny droplets help separate tiny samples

25 September 2009

UK scientists use microdroplets to solve a crucial problem in proteomics


carbon dioxide

Support for carbon dioxide conversion

14 September 2009

Supported ionic liquids convert greenhouse gas into useful synthetic intermediates


Liquid crystal elastomer containing bent-core nematics

Liquid crystals bend over backwards for electricity

10 September 2009

US scientists are a step closer to producing a new generation of energy conversion devices based on liquid crystals


Rings of light projected onto the optoeletronic tweezers

Cell sorting is no fixed matter

08 September 2009

Manipulating single cells in culture media without damage or interruption to cell functions


Microarray

A slide show for drug discovery

08 September 2009

Hydrogel slide offers key advantages over traditional microarray platforms


nanoparticles

Instant insight: A calculated risk

03 September 2009

How safe are nanoparticles? Amanda Barnard reveals how computation can help to identify and prevent nanohazards


Laser ablation

An on-chip operation

02 September 2009

Speeding up worm microsurgery to improve understanding of animal behaviour


coloured plastic

A colourful way to clean waste

28 August 2009

Dye extraction product recycled as cheap colourant for plastics


fluorescent read-out

Microfluidics makes its mark

21 August 2009

A one-step microfluidic chip that can detect disease markers in a single drop of blood serum