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Chemistry World
March 21, 2013
Neil Withers |
Harry Kroto: From light years to nanometers -- and back My emphasis in the Pittcon plenary lecture is that the discovery of C 60 started off from an interest in massive clouds of gas in interstellar space. You go from these huge objects into the nanoscale world and back again out into space.   |
Chemistry World
March 21, 2013
Neil Withers |
Norman Dovichi: Singing the praises of the unsung hero At this year's Pittcon, Norman Dovichi of Notre Dame University in Indiana, US, received the 2012 Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science from the RSC. The prize is awarded for outstanding contributions to analytical science. |
Chemistry World
March 21, 2013
Tapas Sen |
Characterization of nanostructures This book, by Sverre Myhra and John Riviere, provides an understanding of the fundamental concepts of characterization techniques for nanomaterials such as graphene, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and quantum dots. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2013
Laura Howes |
4.4m donation gives RI breathing room The Royal Institution has received a 4.4 million pound bailout that will allow the organization to remain in its iconic home in Albemarle Street in London, for now. |
Chemistry World
March 19, 2013
Ilia Guzei |
OLEX2 v1.2.1 OLEX2 is a program for small-molecule structure solution, refinement and the preparation of publication material in the field of single-crystal x-ray crystallography. |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Dried lake bed on Mars 'could have supported life' New chemical analysis by the Mars rover Curiosity suggests that Mars was once more hospitable to life. |
Chemistry World
March 15, 2013
Ian Farrell |
Recycling rare earth elements using ionic liquids Recycling old magnets, so that rare-earth metals can be re-used, could help to solve an urgent raw material supply problem in the electronics industry. |
Chemistry World
March 15, 2013
Philip Ball |
Clairvoyant chemistry A strong contender for the strangest book ever written about chemistry is Occult chemistry by Annie Besant and Charles Leadbeater published in 1909. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Elusive desorption precursor spied by x-ray laser Scientists have for the first time directly observed the elusive transient precursor state of a molecule just before it desorbs from a solid surface and enters the gas phase. |
Chemistry World
March 14, 2013
Mark Peplow |
Hydrogen's false economy Hydrogen will undoubtedly find transport niches, but talk of hydrogen powering a substantial proportion of the planet's billion cars (and counting) is driven more by techno-optimism than evidence. |
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