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Splitting water based on nuclear spin

September 19, 2014
News
Separation of water based on the nuclear spin of individual molecules has been made possible thanks to what scientists are dubbing an electric prism. Water exists in two nuclear spin...
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry
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The miracle of science – but why can’t you cure my cold!

September 17, 2014
Insight
In this section we invite our reader to tell us about their work, lives and scientific passions. Here, Steve Trim ponders the widening gap between what science can do and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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Rock breaking research offers insight into fracking

September 2, 2014
News
In a ground breaking discovery, geologists have discovered what else escapes from fractured shale other than methane.The finding, published in Environmental Science and Technology could have important implications for fracking,...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Environmental Chemistry, Geology
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To catch a killer

September 2, 2014
Feature
As the body count continues to rise – do we have any defence against Ebola virus? It’s the mid-seventies – and in a small village in the Republic of Zaire...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Biotech, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, In Depth, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology
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Ice bucket challenge…will it help?

August 27, 2014
Insight
Iain Moal offers his take on the Ice Bucket Challenge The ALS ice bucket challenge, a campaign to raise funds and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has taken social...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
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New bacteria-filled sensor for water monitoring

August 15, 2014
News
A small sensor filled with bacteria could be used to monitor the quality of drinking water in real time without expensive lab equipment. Developed by researchers at the University of...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental
Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry
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Snapshot of photosynthesis reveals process

July 22, 2014
News
Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation have enabled researchers to understand how the process works. Using the world’s most powerful x-ray laser at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers were...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Chemistry
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DNA replication fork visualised

July 18, 2014
News
An American team have built the first model to decipher what goes on at the ‘replication fork’ during DNA duplication. Rockefeller University researchers led by Michael O’Donnell reconstructed at the...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Developmental Biology
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Bees under the spotlight

June 30, 2014
News
Recent research has uncovered a novel biopesticide which is safe for bees and doesn’t affect their food foraging ability, while another study has found that this activity might be aided...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Zoology
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Chemical sensor on a chip

June 19, 2014
News
Infrared laser beams are ideal for analysing liquids and gases, and scientists in Vienna have miniaturised the technique to develop a new type of sensor. The method sees a quantum...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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