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Chemistry World
September 15, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Gel electrodes show biomedical promise Composed of conductive polymers patterned onto slices of hydrogel, the biocompatible electrodes can function under wet conditions for up to a month - making them very useful in medical research.   |
Chemistry World
September 14, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Artificial skin gets touchy New ways of incorporating pressure sensors into large, flexible surfaces which could one day provide robots or people fitted with artificial hands with a delicate sense of touch |
Chemistry World
September 12, 2010
Mike Brown |
Comet shockwaves helped stimulate life on Earth The shock waves caused as comets hit the early Earth could have helped promote the formation of amino acids and the early building blocks of life, say US researchers. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Are nanotubes the future for radiotherapy? Sealed up carbon nanotubes with radioactive salts inside could provide the ultimate in targeted radiotherapy or medical imaging, say chemists from the UK and Spain. |
Chemistry World
September 2010 |
Repulsive chemistry Simon Hadlington discovers why some people get bitten by more insects than others, and how new chemical deterrents are helping fight them off |
Chemistry World
September 2010 |
Column: In the pipeline Derek Lowe considers the quandaries of living in the age of the kinase |
Chemistry World
September 2010
Paul Docherty |
Column: Totally Synthetic After a target has been synthesised, and the question of 'can we make this?' has been answered, perhaps the most important remaining question is 'how did nature make it?' |
Chemistry World
August 31, 2010
Mike Brown |
Oyster glue's secret ingredient Jonathan Wilker and his team at Purdue University and colleagues at the University of South Carolina have been investigating how oysters bind to reefs and each other, in a bid to develop synthetic composite materials with properties that imitate the oyster glue. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2010
Leigh Krietsch Boerner |
Bio battery based on cellular power plant Mitochondria, often called the powerhouse of the cell, have been harnessed in a new battery-like device that could one day power small portable devices like mobile phones or laptops. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Antibiotic nanoparticles go for gold Chemists in the UK and India have developed a simple, one step synthesis of gold nanoparticles incorporating an antibiotic, without using any other chemicals. |
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