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Wonder material finally created in bulk

April 20, 2016
News
Carbyne, hailed as a wonder material due to its physical properties, has been created in large amounts by researchers at Vienna University.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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The pace and pattern of being

April 8, 2016
Feature
Maturation in mammals varies widely, but the exact reasons why are still unclear. A new method of monitoring growth may provide the answer.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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What to do with a problem like Zika?

April 6, 2016
Feature
The current Zika outbreak first began in Brazil in April 2015. It has been strongly linked to newborn microcephaly and also Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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A personal interpretation

March 25, 2016
Feature
There is a clear move away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to medicine and instead a new personalised medicine strategy is becoming more important. Mike Furness explains more...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Data takes on the dopers

March 23, 2016
Feature
New studies looking at the subtle changes that can occur when human blood is stored could help put an end to blood doping.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Symptom or cause? Autism and immune dysfunction

March 18, 2016
Feature
There are tantalising clues that anomalies in immune function may be related to autism spectrum disorders. In unpicking this connection, one lab needed a new approach to the immune assay…
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Harnessing the quantum world

March 2, 2016
Insight
Professor Raymond Laflamme describes the quantum world, and details the biggest challenges involved in creating technology based on quantum properties.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Astronomy, Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Energy, Interviews, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Physics
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A map is worth a thousand words

February 26, 2016
Feature
Vibrational spectroscopy expert Dr Elizabeth Carter tells us how Raman mapping can help examine the what, where and maybe even the why of complex samples.
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Breakthrough in magnesium research

February 25, 2016
News
Lighter, more fuel efficient cars are now a possibility due to research on enhancing magnesium’s corrosion resistance in Sweden.
Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Materials Science
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Body temperature reactive polymer created

February 24, 2016
News
A polymer that changes shape due to body heat has been created by a team of US scientists. The material – a type of shape memory polymer – is programmed...
Chemistry, Materials, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics
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