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Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Defective by design Researchers in the UK and France have tuned the properties of a metal -- organic framework by deliberately engineering defects into its structure.  |
Chemistry World September 11, 2009 Nina Notman |
Photographing flexible electronics Scientists in Germany have taken inspiration from photography to develop a fast, room temperature route to making flexible electronic components, which could lead to low cost flexible solar cells and other flexible electronic devices.  |
Chemistry World September 2, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
New ceramic can handle the heat Researchers in the UK have created a new ceramic oxide with tunable thermal expansion: it can expand, contract or remain unchanged in response to heat depending upon the proportion of key components used to make it.  |
Chemistry World February 14, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Molecular Sponges Mop up Carbon Dioxide US researchers have created a range of new chemical 'sponges' that could be used to soak up carbon dioxide from power stations.  |
Chemistry World February 10, 2011 Laura Howes |
Space ice goes against the grain Space ice made from a mixture of methanol and water expands under pressure, and shrinks when heated - the opposite behaviour to most solids.  |
Chemistry World April 7, 2011 |
Molecular Fridge Can Reach Millikelvin Scientists have laid the foundations for a high-performance 'molecular fridge' capable of reaching temperatures within a few thousandths of a degree of absolute zero with a high degree of efficiency.  |
Chemistry World February 18, 2011 Carol Stanier |
Speed dating for pharmaceuticals A simple analysis of hydrogen bond strengths finds the best crystallisation partners for drugs, say UK scientists.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 33 David Bradley |
Two-faced Liquid Crystals A new class of programmable liquid crystals could be used to make variable optical filters for laboratory instrumentation and digital cameras; they might even be used to treat dyslexia.  |
Chemistry World February 17, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Microscope pinpoints atoms in a lattice The imaging method, a modified form of a scanning transmission electron microscope, may help researchers to understand how chemical bonding and lattice distortions can affect the performance of alloys.  |
Chemistry World August 15, 2012 Steve Down |
Single catalyst for oxidation and reduction of water European scientists have developed a catalyst based on cobalt that generates hydrogen from water in a simple electrochemical process using low overpotentials, with the added bonus that it can also be used to produce oxygen after anodic equilibration.  |
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 David Barden |
Waking up to new possibilities in imaging UK researchers have used a cage-like molecule to smuggle metal ions into cells, which could improve medical imaging.  |
Chemistry World August 14, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Nanomotors detect trace silver Researchers in the US and Germany have found that the speed of synthetic 'nanomotors' responds to nearby concentrations of silver.  |
Chemistry World July 4, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Why is silver deposition so fast? Researchers appear to have solved one of electrochemistry's more baffling mysteries: why it is that metal ions deposit onto an electrode at an apparently unfeasibly fast rate.  |
Chemistry World September 3, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Hydroxide argument settled Scientists in Germany say they have settled an argument over how hydroxide ions travel quite so quickly through water, after finding evidence that they can donate a weak hydrogen bond.  |
Chemistry World July 16, 2012 Manisha Lalloo |
'Artificial Leaf' Under the Microscope Defects at the edge of the cobalt clusters give the Nocera catalyst its water splitting properties.  |
Chemistry World August 13, 2015 Tim Wogan |
Quasicrystal first as scientists watch them growing under the microscope The first experimental observation of quasicrystal growth has been conducted in aluminum -- nickel -- cobalt by researchers in Japan.  |
Technology Research News November 19, 2003 |
Liquid Crystal Tunes Fiber Researchers have combined photonic crystal and liquid crystal to make an optical fiber whose properties can change according to temperature. The combination allows the researchers to change the properties of the light inside the fiber.  |
Chemistry World November 30, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Crystal Clear Structure Prediction One team of researchers has hit the jackpot by correctly predicting the crystal structures of four organic molecules in a competition organized by the University of Cambridge.  |
Chemistry World October 28, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Crystal within a crystal Colleagues at the University of Strasbourg used a molecular tectonics strategy to prepare the crystals.  |
Chemistry World August 9, 2013 Daniel Johnson |
Mystery of jumping crystals solved The riddle of why a certain type of crystal leaps more than 10,000 times its length when exposed to light may have been solved. The crystals' rapid movement is a result of stresses generated in the crystal when light induces a structural change within it.  |
Chemistry World May 10, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
New Electrode Material for High-Capacity Lithium Batteries US researchers presented details of a new electrode material for rechargeable batteries which, they claim, can store almost twice as much charge as conventional electrodes.  |
Chemistry World July 27, 2006 Tom Westgate |
Lasers Make Erbium a Cool Customer A material that gets colder when hit with a laser beam may sound odd, but scientists have found that adding a dash of the metal erbium to certain compounds can turn them into miniature refrigerators.  |
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Hamish Crawford |
Crystal structures unpacked A researcher in the UK has shed new light on which interactions are important in the packing of crystal structures.  |
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 |
Crystal structure tunes nanowires A new process that controls the crystal structure of nanowires made from specific semiconductors may enable electronic components, such as light-emitting diodes and laser diodes, with tunable properties.  |
Chemistry World January 28, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Better batteries with nano-cables Nano-sized cables made with titanium dioxide-coated carbon nanotubes could hold the key to developing new high-capacity batteries, report chemists in Germany and China.  |
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Alan Dronsfield |
Early days of x-ray crystallography This book by Andre Authier can be enjoyed on two levels.  |
Chemistry World January 9, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Disorder opens up battery material field Better lithium-ion batteries that hold more power could be made by introducing disorder into their electrodes -- going against the prevailing wisdom on the best way to improve them.  |
Chemistry World December 8, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Molecular Suitcases Created by Corrosion Hollow spheres, cubes and cylinders could be useful as inorganic 'molecular suitcases' to carry drugs or catalysts.  |
Chemistry World May 4, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Nanomachinery gets a spring in its step Molecular springs that always twist the same way are the latest addition to the nanomachinery toolbox.  |
Chemistry World November 1, 2012 Josh Howgego |
Chemistry behind the 'blue man' unlocked Scientists have put forward a detailed biochemical model to explain argyria, a condition which turns sufferers' skin a distressing blue color.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Christopher Barker |
No Need to Be Blue; Get Some Silver Between a new warrant program and a $100 million increase to the company's revolving debt facility, Silver Wheaton will soon have an extra $236 million at its acquisitive disposal.  |
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
Crystal slows and speeds light Playing tricks with light -- speeding, slowing and storing it -- is becoming a popular pastime among physicists. The effects could eventually be used to improve communications and data storage and help bring about quantum computing and quantum communications.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2010 Eric Dutram |
7 Reasons Why Silver Could Soar This metal may be movin' on up. Investors have embraced ETFs as a way to obtain exposure to the precious metal. We profile four funds that offer exposure to silver.  |
Technology Research News August 11, 2004 |
Single gold atoms altered The gold atom, positioned on an ultrathin film of sodium chloride, remained stable during the operation, despite the change in charge.  |
Chemistry World June 2, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Reactions in a crystal Crystals that can alter their composition without changing the structure of their solid lattice have been developed by US researchers.  |
Chemistry World September 18, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Colorful metal detection Scientists in China have developed a sensor that can indicate the presence of heavy metal ions in a sample with a simple color change by using aptamers. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA molecules.  |
The Motley Fool December 3, 2009 Christopher Barker |
Don't Miss This Great Bargain One Fool's rationale behind a $50 price target for silver.  |
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 Eric J. Lerner |
Briefs Opening the x-ray water window... Zero thermal expansion... Magnetoresistor computing... A pressure-driven battery  |
Chemistry World April 18, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Shaping crystals with bio-tools Researchers in the US have developed a new approach for controlling crystal growth, borrowing tools from biology.  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Toby Shute |
No Revenue, but Plenty of Action Although returns won't be as explosive going forward as they have been in the past, Silver Standard Resources offers an attractive way to gain leverage to the price of silver without the attendant dilution of its more acquisitive peers.  |
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.  |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
The Star of the Silver Scene? New production often marks the end of commodity bull runs; what then of Apex's new silver mine?  |
Technology Research News December 19, 2005 |
Quantum computing: qubits Quantum bits, or qubits, are the quantum equivalent of the transistors that make up today's computers. There are four established qubit candidates: ion traps, quantum dots, semiconductor impurities, and superconducting circuits.  |
Chemistry World January 5, 2012 Helen Bache |
Cleaning Cadmium From Blood With the development of modern industries, heavy metal pollution in humans is on the rise, say researchers in China, who have now designed a supermagnetic nanocomposite to effectively remove one of the pollutants - cadmium ions - from blood.  |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs With a Silver Lining Silver has given investors some spectacular returns in recent years. Now, there are two exchange-traded funds that let you buy in to the silver craze.  |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2011 John Spence |
Beaten-Down Silver ETFs Try to End Losing Streak Trading volume on SLV hits a record.  |
Chemistry World April 25, 2013 Charlie Quigg |
Inorganic nanosheet to enhance batteries A graphene inspired electrode material that could help batteries hold more power has been developed by Chinese scientists. The large surface area of these cobalt oxide nanosheets is key to their electrochemical performance.  |
Chemistry World July 16, 2012 Maria Burke |
Nanosilver in Consumer Goods Under the Spotlight The use of silver nanoparticles in textiles, such as insoles and running shirts, to control unpleasant odors produced by bacteria, appears to present little danger to human health or the aquatic environment, according to a new report by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.  |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2011 Christopher Barker |
How Silver Is Profitably Mined Endeavour Silver's second installment in its "How Silver Is Mined" video series is one of the closest views you will ever have to an actual in-person site inspection.  |