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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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Celebrating Great British Science

June 3, 2014
News
Frank James, Professor of the History of Science at the Royal Institution, has nominated Faraday’s electro-magnetic induction ring as his Great British Scientific breakthroughAfter about ten years of searching Michael...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Physics
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New insight into effect of pesticides on aquatic life

May 27, 2014
News
Research by an international team of scientists has provided new insight into the effects of pesticides on shrimps and snails. The study considered three pesticides – diazinon, imidacloprid and propiconazole...
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environmental Chemistry, Marine Biology
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Dr Valery Nesvizhevsky on his serendipitous discovery

May 12, 2014
Insight
Researchers at the Institut Laue Langevin recently made a serendipitous discovery while reviewing 60-year old research into the lifetime of neutrons. They inadvertently stumbled on a new scientific tool to...
Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Interviews
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Clean catalyst for methanol production

May 5, 2014
News
A potentially clean, low-cost way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol while reducing harmful by-products like carbon monoxide has been discovered by researchers in America. A team from Stanford University...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
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Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency

April 30, 2014
News
Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning them into low-cost lasers says an Oxbridge team. Their discovery raises expectations for...
Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Green Chemistry, Materials Science
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Refrigerant replacement highly toxic on combustion

April 17, 2014
News
EU regulations suggest refrigerants in car air conditioning systems are replaced with a more environmentally friendly version, but scientists are urging a rethink after studies showed the recommended replacement releases...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Green Chemistry
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Fred Turner on his homebuilt PCR machine

April 14, 2014
Insight
Fred Turner, an undergraduate studying biochemistry at the University of Oxford was recently listed in the 100 leading practising scientists – we find out why. You’ve just been listed in...
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Interviews
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Borophene competition to graphene

February 21, 2014
News
Chemists have produced the first experimental evidence of the existence of borophene – a single-atom sheet of boron. Taking the form of a hexagonal symmetrical disc with a hole in...
Chemistry
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
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3D printing boost from cheap titanium powder

January 22, 2014
News
The high cost of titanium powder has prohibited its use in 3D printing – with plastics being the preferred alternative – but Rotherham-based Metalysis have developed a new way to...
Chemistry, Materials
Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science
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