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Chemistry World April 14, 2013 Andy Extance |
Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes UK scientists say that they have developed the first widely-useable electrolysis system that splits water and releases hydrogen and oxygen in separate stages.  |
Chemistry World April 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Hydrogen Busters go Synthetic Chemists have created a small molecule which mimics the way natural enzymes chew up hydrogen. The model should inspire designs for new catalysts that can break up hydrogen in fuel cells; or (running in reverse) help produce the fuel for a hydrogen economy.  |
Chemistry World March 6, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Synthetic Enzymes Designed by Computer Scientists in the US have designed and built an artificial enzyme from scratch.  |
Chemistry World September 24, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Viral Nanoreactor Captures Single Molecules Researchers in the Netherlands have created a biochemical nanoreactor by cracking open a virus, removing its contents then reassembling the virus's protein coat around a single molecule of enzyme.  |
Chemistry World November 14, 2013 James Urquhart |
Mysterious selectivity of nature's blowtorches solved US researchers have solved the long-standing mystery of how cytochrome P450 enzymes generate intermediates to perform demanding oxidations of inert C -- H bonds without damaging their fragile protein network in the process.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 37 David Bradley |
X-rays Reveal PSII Secret The possibility of using solar energy and water as a cheap source of hydrogen and oxygen is a step closer thanks to British researchers who discovered how the photosynthetic centre in a cyanobacterium works.  |
Chemistry World January 17, 2014 Phillip Broadwith |
Plug and play redox enzymes With the constant drive to make chemical synthesis ever cleaner, more energy-efficient and generate less waste -- both in research and industrial processes -- more and more chemists are looking to harness enzyme catalysis.  |
Technology Research News April 21, 2004 Eric Smalley |
Molecule Makes Electric Motor Researchers have built molecules that can spin on command, but finding a way to harness this molecular motion to carry out work is more difficult. A molecule that has a limited range of motion opens up new possibilities.  |
Technology Research News December 15, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Molecule Harvests Water's Hydrogen The key to producing clean hydrogen energy is finding a non-polluting method to extract pure hydrogen from its most abundant source, water. Researchers have developed a supramolecular complex that could be used in devices that use light energy to extract hydrogen from water.  |
Technology Research News October 20, 2004 Kimberly Patch |
Cooler material boosts fuel cells A cathode that allows solid oxide fuel cells to operate at reduced temperaures promises to lower the cost of fuel cells, which could spur broader adoption of the technology.  |
Chemistry World September 12, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Isotope effect seen on single molecule The isotope effect - where the rate of a reaction is altered depending on the presence of a given isotopic atom in the reactant - is a key tool for elucidating reaction mechanisms  |
Chemistry World January 19, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New 'click' reaction to modify proteins Chemists in the US have discovered a new way to attach small molecules to proteins and peptides under mild, aqueous reaction conditions.  |
Chemistry World February 5, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Carbon nanotube catalysts 'better than platinum' Researchers in the US have developed a novel catalyst based on carbon nanotubes for the electrochemical reduction of oxygen.  |
Chemistry World May 2009 |
The artificial leaf Using sunlight to split water molecules and form hydrogen fuel is one of the most promising tactics for kicking our carbon habit.  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2008 |
Breakthrough Catalyst for Splitting Water Scientists say they have solved a fundamental problem hampering renewable energy generation - how to split water cheaply into oxygen and hydrogen, under benign conditions, so that the gases can be stored as fuels.  |
Chemistry World November 6, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Double reactor makes hydrogen and syngas Two chemical reactions key to producing future fuels can be linked together in a single membrane-based reactor to increase their efficiency, say Chinese chemists.  |
Chemistry World December 24, 2013 Charlie Quigg |
Toilet purification system doubles as hydrogen fuel cell An electrolysis cell that couples energy storage with water purification and reuse has been developed as part of a wider project to make a self-sustaining toilet.  |
Chemistry World December 5, 2006 Michael Gross |
Hydrogen Generation Mimics Photosynthesis Hydrogen is often touted as an environmentally-friendly fuel -- but the gas is only as clean as the method used to make it. Now, however, scientists have invented a solar-powered method for splitting water which they claim is the most efficient to date.  |
Chemistry World February 9, 2015 Andy Extance |
Radical observation lights up combustion Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in the US have identified hydroperoxyalkyl -- or QOOH -- radicals. The measurements will make combustion models used for designing engines more accurate, the team says.  |
Chemistry World January 28, 2014 Katia Moskvitch |
Sweet success for bio-battery Rechargeable, energy-dense bio-batteries running on sugar might be powering our electronic gadgets in as little as three years, according to a US team of scientists.  |
Reactive Reports December 2006 David Bradley |
Blood, Light, and Water Two molecules that occur naturally in blood have been engineered by scientists to use sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.  |
Chemistry World October 11, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Diode breakthrough in molecular electronics Researchers from the US and Russia have shown how it is possible to measure the diode properties of a single molecule and how the orientation of the molecule between two electrodes can be controlled.  |
Chemistry World April 15, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Lead joins the aromatic ring club Scientists in Japan have successfully incorporated an atom of lead into an aromatic molecule - the heaviest metal so far to be 'aromatised'.  |
Chemistry World January 6, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Enzymes do the twist The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain.  |
Chemistry World April 21, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Methane oxidising enzyme mystery solved The finding could lead to a cost-effective and environmentally clean method of methanol production for fuel and feedstock.  |
Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Derek Lowe |
Magic molecule modifiers The synthesis of a new organic molecule can be approached in several ways.  |
Technology Research News January 26, 2005 |
The How It Works Files Nanotechnology: The laws of physics behave differently at very small scales. At the nanoscale, electrons travel more quickly through wires, transistors can mete out electrons one at a time, objects stick to each other, and light can bend matter.  |
Chemistry World November 12, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Coupled Enzymes May Spawn New Catalysts Chemists at the University of Oxford have created a new type of catalyst by attaching two enzymes to a microscopic flake of graphite. The system could be tailored to catalyze a range of reactions, the researchers say.  |
Chemistry World February 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Quantum tunnelling sparks chemistry on cold surfaces Chemistry in deep space could be more diverse than thought after the discovery that larger atoms can quantum tunnel.  |
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 |
Power Sources: Fuel Cells, Solar Cells, Heat, Vibration and Fusion Summaries of how each of these power sources work to create energy.  |
Chemistry World September 9, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Sugaring the Pill Researchers in the US have made a key advance in efforts to bolt sugar molecules onto natural products in the search for new drugs.  |
Chemistry World February 9, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Exercise capacity improved with molecules Researchers in France and the US have shown how a compound that can be delivered in drinking water can improve the body's capacity for exercise.  |
Chemistry World June 25, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Bloody Solution to Electrochemical DNA Sensors US researchers have discovered a way to significantly improve the sensitivity of DNA-based electrochemical sensors by incorporating an inexpensive, robust and stable protein into the system - haemoglobin.  |
Chemistry World August 7, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
The Burning Issue In an effort to clean up fossil-fuel power stations, scientists have completed a project to create ceramic straws that can produce a stream of pure oxygen from air.  |
Chemistry World November 11, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
'Nano-welding' taken to the limits as specific bonds are cut and formed In a remarkable demonstration of the extreme limits of nanoscale engineering, researchers from the US and China have used the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope to cleave and form selected chemical bonds on a complex molecule.  |
Chemistry World October 28, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Nanowire fuel cell for biological power Scientists in China and the US have developed a miniature fuel cell that can produce electricity from biological fluids such as blood.  |
Chemistry World January 25, 2013 Laura Howes |
Switchable catenane ready for data storage A quick experiment at the start of a PhD has resulted in a stable organic compound with four unpaired electrons. The researchers are now investigating this unusual structure for applications in batteries and data storage.  |
Chemistry World October 1, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Semiconductor Splits Water with Sunlight Scientists in Germany have developed a promising new catalyst that splits water using sunlight -- and stores the hydrogen and oxygen produced.  |
Chemistry World February 24, 2010 Hayley Birch |
Marine microbes wired up A new study provides evidence for the existence of naturally occurring electric circuits orchestrated by marine bacteria.  |
Chemistry World September 8, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Mutant plant can mop up explosives UK researchers have identified a mutant plant that is able to thrive on soil contaminated with high concentrations of the explosive TNT.  |
Chemistry World June 6, 2010 Philip Ball |
Blood-like liquid protein formed A liquid form of the oxygen-binding protein myoglobin retains its biological function even though it seems virtually water-free, researchers have found.  |
Chemistry World June 7, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Rethinking redox chemistry Metal oxide redox chemistry may be due a big re-think following new research by US scientists. It seems that it is not solely electrons that are being shunted about. In many, possibly most, cases a proton also comes along for the ride.  |
Chemistry World September 13, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Red Oxygen Structure Revealed An international team of researchers has cracked a conundrum that has baffled scientists for years: they have elucidated the crystalline structure of an enigmatic phase of solid oxygen that arises when the molecule is subjected to high pressure.  |
Chemistry World November 29, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Researchers Crack Mystery of Diamond's Conductivity US researchers have cracked one of the most baffling mysteries in materials science -- why diamond, the supreme insulator, becomes a conductor under certain conditions.  |
Chemistry World January 24, 2013 Tamsin Cowley |
Environmentally friendly alternative to toxic heavy metals in paint Austrian scientists have shown that an environmentally friendly enzyme, laccase, can be used to replace toxic drying agents in paint.  |
Chemistry World October 13, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Following Electrons' Chemical Reaction Quickstep The oscillating electronic states of molecules nearby and passing through a conical intersection can now be probed directly.  |
Chemistry World July 29, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Bubble powered microengines push forward Microscopic jet engines powered by an enzyme that makes bubbles of oxygen from hydrogen peroxide fuel have been developed by chemists in Germany.  |
Chemistry World March 2012 |
Lead-oriented synthesis Ian Churcher and Alan Nadin call for the development of more robust synthetic tools to improve small molecule survival rates in the perilous journey from lead to drug  |
Chemistry World July 31, 2008 Kira Welter |
Cooler fuel cells Solid oxide fuel cells, which generate electricity at around 700 C, may be able to operate at room temperature - thanks to a new layered material that is remarkably efficient at conducting oxygen ions.  |
Chemistry World March 7, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
Solvated electron mystery solved Researchers have answered a riddle that has been puzzling scientists for decades: why is it that electrons in an aqueous environment appear to exist in two distinct states  |