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AI enhanced NMR sets record

November 19, 2018
Swiss scientists have created a method that can be combined with NMR spectroscopy to determine the exact location of atoms in complex organic compounds.The team, from École Polytechnique Fédérale de...

Efficient carbon conversion unlocked

August 15, 2017
Researchers in the US have found a new, more efficient method to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide.

New hydrophobic product created

April 24, 2017
A new self-healing, water-repellent coating has been developed that could be used on a much wider range of surfaces than currently available.

EU drive to increase expertise on chemical effects on humans

January 5, 2017
An EU-backed study is to begin this month to increase the number of researchers able to assess the impact of chemicals on the human endocrine system.

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water

April 22, 2016
US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwater, which could result in better ways to improve water remediation at old nuclear sites.

Chemical camouflage for deadly snake

February 2, 2016
Puff adders – the most dangerous snake in Africa – responsible for more than 30,000 deaths every year have been found to use chemical camouflage to hunt prey and evade...

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

December 23, 2015
Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.

DNA repair studies win Chemistry Nobel Prize

October 7, 2015
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for their discoveries in DNA repair.

Green slime opens the door to the past

September 28, 2015
Green slime at the bottom of an Antarctic lake replicates conditions that occurred on Earth 2.8-2.4 billion years ago, a new study finds. A research team at the University of...

New molecule to slow Parkinson’s

March 23, 2015
Scientists have designed a peptide that can slow down brain cell damage associated with Parkinson disease. A research team at the University of Bath used a peptide that can bind...

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