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Chemistry World May 5, 2015 James Urquhart |
Ancient RNA enzymes formed from freeze-thaw cycles UK researchers have shown repeated cycles of freezing and thawing could have allowed the first complex RNA enzymes, or ribozymes, to form on early Earth -- a key step for the evolution of life. |
Chemistry World May 4, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Molecular shuttle slides into the solid state Scientists in Canada have for the first time incorporated a 'molecular shuttle' into a metal -- organic framework, raising the possibility of future solid-state nanotechnologies based on interlocking molecules. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Exploding batteries caught on camera Researchers have tracked the thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries, using high-speed computed tomography and radiography together with thermal imaging to work out what goes on inside the batteries as they overheat. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Jessie-May Morgan |
Salt and flavor reach a compromise Scientists in the UK have developed a water-in-oil-in-water emulsion that could cut salt levels in emulsion-based food by more than a fifth but maintain the same flavor. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework Chemists in the US have turned received wisdom on its head by using floppy, linear polymers to construct a rigid, crystalline, three-dimensional metal -- organic framework. |
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Anton Toutov: The power of potassium Toutov says the potassium catalyst he has developed costs only about $30 per mole, or less. 'It is safer and non-toxic, and a lot more cost-effective,' he states. |
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 James Urquhart |
Micromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production Self-propelled micromotors have for the first time catalyzed a reaction that efficiently releases pure hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing salt solution. |
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Wieland's chemistry Nobel to be sold at auction The chemistry Nobel prize awarded to German chemist Heinrich Wieland in 1927 has been put up for auction at Nate D Sanders in Los Angeles, US, with a starting price of $325,000. |
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 Andrea Sella |
Schott's glass Otto Schott was a German glassmaker (1851 -- 1935). He invented new types of glass that could reach the diffraction limit in lenses and withstand the toughest chemical conditions |
Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
High hopes for ACS cannabis division Ezra Pryor -- an ACS member and president of Ezchem cannabis consultancy wants the American Chemical Society to establish a division for cannabis chemists. |
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