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Joint spin-out creates holey water

November 20, 2018
The University of Liverpool and Queen’s University Belfast have jointly created a spin-out company to develop a new class of materials known as porous liquids.The material is a new class...

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...

Biodegradable Microbowls

November 8, 2018
Biodegradable Microbowls by Tayo Sanders II from the University of Oxford. Many tumours lack an extensive network of blood vessels, making it difficult for anti-tumour drugs to reach their deeper...

Chemical safety project advances

October 9, 2018
An alliance that works to lower barriers to innovation in life sciences has announcing a number of advances its Chemical Safety Library Service.The project, run by the Pistoia Alliance, captures,...

A light touch

September 28, 2018
Researchers at the European Graphene Flagship have designed a molecule that can reversibly undergo chemical transformations when illuminated with light. This molecule – a photoswitchable spiropyran– can be anchored to...

Anti-bac polymers created with light

September 24, 2018
Hundreds of polymers – which could kill drug-resistant superbugs in novel ways – can be produced and tested using light according to a team from the University of Warwick.Researchers from...

The making of a molecular movie

August 17, 2018
A team of physicists from the US and Europe has captured the clearest glimpse yet of a photochemical reaction. The researchers precisely recorded how the atomic nuclei and chemical bonds...

Old medicines turning new tricks

June 18, 2018
Orphan diseases, companion drugs and repurposing – the trials and tribulations of pharmaceuticals are driving the quest for a fresh approach to tackling the tough economic model of drug development...

Pure chemicals company raises finance

May 18, 2018
A Liverpool based chemical intermediates company has raised £1.5m in equity finance to support the Company’s growth plans and increase production capacity overseas.The Company, originally a spin-out from Liverpool University,...

It’s not easy being green

May 2, 2018
‘Green chemistry’ – just an empty buzz-word or a vital strategy for the future of chemistry? Christina Valimaki tells us why sustainability in chemistry is vital, not just for industry...

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