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Chemistry World August 21, 2015 Harriet Brewerton |
Paper device tracks fracking pollution Scientists in the US have developed a simple paper-based sensor for detecting bromide ions in water. The device could be used to check if fracking fluids have seeped into water supplies. |
Chemistry World August 19, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Color-changing polymer tackles concussion diagnosis head on Diagnosing concussion is a difficult task, but scientists in the US have designed a tool that can highlight a potential injury with a polymer-based patch that changes color depending on the level of impact. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2015 David Bradley |
Processed perovskite has superior stability A new perovskite solar cell with 16% efficiency has been developed by researchers from Switzerland and China. |
Chemistry World August 14, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
CERN takes aim at proton and antiproton A Penning trap was used to determine that charge-to-mass ratio difference between a proton and antiproton |
Chemistry World August 11, 2015 James Urquhart |
Sweetening imaging of disease processes US researchers have imaged cell-surface glycans -- sugars bonded to proteins or lipids -- throughout the internal tissues of live zebrafish for the first time. |
Chemistry World August 10, 2015 Kira Welter |
Peptide glue may have held first protocell components together Electrostatic interactions induced by short, positively charged, hydrophobic peptides are all it takes to attach RNA to vesicle membranes. |
Chemistry World August 7, 2015 Suzanne Howson |
Simple probe for heparin quality control Scientists in China have developed a fluorescent probe to detect both heparin and its major contaminant. The sensor could make it easier to monitor the quality of heparin supplies. |
Chemistry World August 6, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Buckyballs prove to be a magnetic proposition for copper Scientists from the UK, US and Switzerland has now discovered copper and manganese do show magnetism at room temperature if they are layered with buckminsterfullerene. |
Chemistry World August 5, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
New two-dimensional tin material created Two-dimensional tin has been predicted to exhibit a range of unusual electronic phenomena, such as topological insulation. |
Chemistry World August 3, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark |
Phosphorescent 'butterfly' molecules' glow tuned Molecular 'butterflies' that flutter their wings under light can be tuned to glow red or blue, or both. |
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