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Chemistry World October 31, 2014 Andy Extance |
Acid choice flips enantioselectivity Organic chemists in Ireland have developed a pair of reactions they think are unique in producing predominantly one of two mirror-image products without a change of catalyst. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2014 Jason Woolford |
Square planar iron complex breaks inorganic dogma Researchers have synthesized a square-planar Fe(ii) complex that is not only high spin, but has a different core (FeO 2NCl) to the only other examples of this complex type, all of which feature an FeO 4 core. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2014 |
X marks the structure From single crystals to powders and even proteins, there's a diffractometer for every structure. |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Andrea Sella |
Daniell's cell John Daniell (1790 -- 1845) was a British meteorologist who verified Faraday's theory of the equivalence of chemistry and electricity. |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
A new way to convert light to electricity By shining light onto metallic nanoparticles, researchers in the US and the Netherlands have demonstrated an entirely new way to generate electrical energy |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker |
Mirror mirror on the ocean Long-life foams that can act as oceanic mirrors are being explored by scientists in the UK. These reflective foams could one day ease global warming by managing incoming solar radiation. |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Emma Stoye |
DNA 'barcodes' used to track food A DNA 'barcode' that can be added directly to food to enable it to be tracked and authenticated as it moves from farm to fork has been developed by scientists in Switzerland. |
Chemistry World October 30, 2014 Philip Ball |
Spheres of influence Ferran Adria has worked for years to perfect the technique of spherification: encapsulating liquid foods in an edible polymer skin. It is one of the most striking coups of molecular gastronomy. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
Review finds nanosafety is no small issue A Swiss survey of over 6000 published papers on nanotoxicity has highlighted concerning deficiencies in research standards and quality. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2014 |
Lycopodium alkaloids Not all natural products are created equal. A glance at the total synthesis literature from the past decade is enough to discover that some molecules attract a lot more attention than others. |
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