Chemistry

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Chemistry World February 7, 2010 Kate McAlpine	Closure on a knotty problem Nine years ago, Chris Hunter's group at the University of Sheffield in the UK reported that they could use a zinc ion to tie an open knot in a linear oligomer.
Chemistry World February 4, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Freezing supercooled water puzzles scientists Researchers in Israel have discovered that supercooled water itself will freeze at different temperatures depending on whether it is in contact with a positively or negatively charged surface.
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Hayley Birch	How spider silk soaks up water Spider silk may change its structure when it gets wet, enhancing its ability to capture water from the air, a new study by Chinese scientists suggests
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley	DNA origami goes large US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using 'tiles' instead of 'staples' to pin them in place.
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Simon Hadlington	New 'hook' for reversibly binding molecules to proteins UK chemists have found a simple new 'hook' that allows molecules to be attached to proteins and later removed, something that is currently difficult to achieve.
Chemistry World February 2010	Chemistry bites Developing dental materials that can cope with the hostile environment of the mouth is challenging
Chemistry World February 2010	Column: In the pipeline Fraudulent scientific results can terrorise a company's patent claims. Chemical patents have (especially among academic researchers) a reputation for unreliability and deliberate obscurity.
Chemistry World February 2010 Paul Docherty	Column: Totally Synthetic Palau'amine is an alkaloid which has stubbornly held off synthesis for over 15 years. Its nemesis comes in the form of Phil Baran at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, US.
Chemistry World February 2010	Column: The crucible Not all snowflakes are six-pointed.
Chemistry World February 2010	Solar surge The sun is the only non-polluting energy source available to humankind on a huge scale and there is an urgent need to drive forward the science to exploit this fact and put into place clever technological solutions for reducing CO 2 emissions.
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