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Chemistry World October 18, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticle Reveals Sulfur's Midas Touch Researchers in the US have taken a snapshot of the inside of a gold nanoparticle, shedding crucial new light on one of chemistry's longest-standing questions: how does sulfur bind to gold?  |
Chemistry World May 1, 2012 David Bradley |
A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 40 David Bradley |
A Golden Glow A new class of quantum dots made from small clusters of gold atoms is at the heart of fluorescing "artificial atoms" that could act as biological labels and nanoscale optoelectronics.  |
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.  |
Scientific American January 2009 Mark Wolverton |
Breaking Down Nanostructures by the Atom In nanotechnology, the position of a single atom can make all the difference -- whether a material functions as a semiconductor or an insulator, whether it triggers a vital chemical process or stops it cold.  |
Chemistry World August 12, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Exposing nano-objects' molecular make up Chemists in the US have developed a new technique to identify individual nano-objects via their molecular structure. The technique involves bombarding the nano-objects with single clusters of gold atoms.  |
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
Pico-gold clusters break catalysis record Chemists in Spain have shown that small clusters of gold atoms are excellent inorganic catalysts with record-breaking efficiency.  |
Chemistry World January 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Water spilt with aluminium Aluminium clusters' ability to split water molecules and release hydrogen is dictated by the geometric arrangement of active sites on their surface, US scientists have discovered.  |
Chemistry World September 23, 2014 Katrina Kramer |
One-shot tomography gives atomic-scale 3D images Researchers from Germany and China have developed a method to obtain a 3D image of a nanocrystal, with atomic resolution, using just a single 1D snapshot.  |
Chemistry World November 6, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Soybeans Strike Nanogold A simple mix of soybeans, water and gold salts may hold the secret to producing gold nanoparticles without harming the environment, according to one team of US researchers.  |
Chemistry World December 15, 2010 Hayley Birch |
New technique probes electron properties of individual atoms A new, low voltage electron microscopy technique allows scientists to discriminate not just between atoms of different elements but between atoms of the same element in different electronic states.  |
Chemistry World June 5, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Nanoparticles scrub up a treat in hot water bath Upping the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles can be as simple as a good wash in hot water, UK chemists have shown.  |
Chemistry World October 27, 2010 Laura Howes |
Single molecule magnets line up Italian researchers claim that they've bound a single molecule magnet to a gold surface, whilst retaining the magnet's properties.  |
Chemistry World August 20, 2008 |
Gold's Magic Number A new gold catalyst developed by UK chemists can catalyse hydrocarbon oxidation, using O 2 as the only oxidant. But catalyst particle size is critical - above 2nm diameter, the catalyst loses all activity.  |
Chemistry World July 17, 2008 Ruth Tunnell |
Uncovering the Hidden Nanoworld A new type of x-ray microscope allows scientists to peer inside nanodevices without opening them up.  |
Chemistry World February 2, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Gold going it alone Spanish scientists have proved that gold alone can catalyse cross-coupling reactions following a claim made last year that palladium impurities in the gold are essential for the catalysis.  |
Chemistry World August 1, 2010 Mike Brown |
Snapshots of mystery molecular structures Researchers have used atomic force microscopy to produce clear molecular images that can help determine the correct atomic structure of unknown organic molecules.  |
Chemistry World May 16, 2006 Jon Evans |
Buckyballs Worth Their Weight in Gold A team of chemists and physicists has uncovered evidence for the existence of hollow buckyball-like cages made of gold.  |
Chemistry World June 5, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
The Attraction of Gold for Gold Researchers are unravelling some of the fundamental chemistry surrounding a key but poorly understood aspect of the coordination chemistry of gold -- the weak `aurophilic' interactions between adjacent atoms of Au(I) in organic complexes.  |
Chemistry World August 27, 2009 Nina Notman |
Molecules in close-up A tuning-fork-like device than measures atomic forces is able to image every single atom in a molecule, according to its Swiss inventors.  |
Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals.  |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 James Urquhart |
Designer nanoparticles cast in DNA molds German researchers have developed a DNA origami approach to produce custom-made inorganic nanoparticles with programmable, pre-designed shapes.  |
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 November 26, 2012 David Bradley |
Spotting silicon in graphene, it's dope A combination of scanning transmission electron microscopy and atomic-resolution spectroscopic techniques has allowed US researchers to pick out individual silicon atoms in a doped graphene sheet.  |
Chemistry World December 7, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Metal atoms in carbon nanotubes caught on film An international team of researchers has filmed individual metal atoms as they move around and react within the confines of a carbon nanotube.  |
Chemistry World September 23, 2013 Raphael Levy |
Gold nanoparticles for physics, chemistry and biology The varied perspectives in this textbook combine to give an agreeable read and a solid foundation in this topic.  |
Chemistry World October 14, 2014 James Urquhart |
Good vibrations for electron microscopy The physical and chemical properties of materials will be better understood thanks to researchers who added vibrational spectroscopy to the electron microscope at a spatial resolution of just a few nanometers.  |
Technology Research News July 16, 2003 |
Jet-laser tandem prints gold Researchers have found a way to print gold structures. The researchers suspended gold nanoparticles, which have a lower melting point then bulk gold, in a solution and used a modified ink-jet printer to print patterns of the solution onto a surface.  |
Chemistry World June 23, 2015 Philip Ball |
Ultra-bright x-rays film molecular reaction A team working at the Stanford Linear Collider in California claims to have made 'the first molecular movie' using ultra-fast x-ray scattering from molecules as they undergo a chemical reaction.  |
Chemistry World January 8, 2014 Philip Ball |
We choose to go to the muon Chemists Mohammad Goli and Shant Shahbazian posit two new light elements. They are muonium (Mu), in which an electron orbits a positively charged muon ( +), and muonic helium (He ), in which an electron orbits a 'nucleus' consisting of an alpha particle and a negative muon.  |
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 July 15, 2014 Philip Ball |
Molecular clocks may probe fundamental laws A new proposal for using molecules rather than atoms for ultra-precise measurement of frequencies could help to probe whether there are fundamental laws of physics beyond the ones we know already.  |
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pinning down cancer US scientists have synthesized pin-shaped nanoparticles with magnetic and optical properties. The nanoparticles could be used for magnetic resonance imaging, early detection and photothermal therapy of cancer and other diseases.  |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Three glowing mice Mice injected with quantum dots are helping scientists understand how nanoparticles can accumulate in the body.  |
Chemistry World July 20, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Fuel cell catalysts go sub-nano Japanese researchers have created sub-nano scale platinum clusters with high catalytic activity for use in fuel cell applications.  |
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
'Genetic code' guides nanoparticle growth Researchers in the US and China have demonstrated that DNA can also be used as a blueprint for the creation of non-biological structures. Their 'genetic code' could pave the way for tailored nanoparticles -- fit for use as catalysts, or in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.  |
Chemistry World January 19, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Giving gold a smooth ride Chemists from Germany and Poland have discovered a new way to polish gold completely smooth using Fenton's reagent, producing gold surfaces that could be used in the electronics industry and electrochemical processes.  |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
DNA Makes and Breaks Particle Clumps Nanotechnology is all about manipulating materials on the molecular scale. Many teams of researchers are using artificial strands of DNA to do so.  |
Chemistry World October 20, 2006 Tom Westgate |
UK Researchers Unveil Country's Most Powerful Microscope For the first time in the UK, researchers will be able to see atoms and the bonds between them, thanks to the brand new FEI Titan 80-300 monochromated scanning transmission electron microscope.  |
Chemistry World February 18, 2009 Nina Notman |
Single Nanocatalyst Behaviour Revealed Before you can design the perfect nanoparticle catalyst, you first need to understand the fundamental science that governs their reactivity. U.S. Scientists have said they have done just that.  |
Chemistry World October 7, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New light shed on 'photothermal' cell death Photothermal therapy - where tiny particles of a metal are introduced into a cell and heated by laser light to kill the cell - might not work in the way people think, researchers in the UK have discovered.  |
Chemistry World August 20, 2008 |
Spying on Self-Assembly Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface.  |
Chemistry World February 28, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Individual Atoms' Chemical ID Revealed Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that atomic force microscopy can be used to reveal the chemical identity of individual atoms on a surface at room temperature.  |
Chemistry World July 22, 2008 |
Weighing Molecules with Nanotubes US scientists have made a nanoscale mass sensor which can weigh molecules with atomic precision.  |
Chemistry World April 9, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Superatom mimics for rare earth elements Researchers in the US believe they may be able to create mimics of rare earth elements by making new 'superatoms' composed of atomic clusters of other metals.  |
Chemistry World December 10, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Platinum plating at the flick of a switch Atom thick catalytic layers of platinum can be deposited on surfaces from solution rapidly and cheaply thanks to a new technique developed by US scientists.  |
Chemistry World July 13, 2015 Ida Emilie Steinmark |
X-ray emitting bacterial plasmas could enhance imaging The possibility of using engineered bacteria as x-ray plasma sources, which could significantly improve resolution in medical and molecular imaging.  |
Chemistry World August 13, 2010 James Urquhart |
Zooming in on intermolecular bonds German researchers have captured clear images of intermolecular bonds for the first time using a modified form of scanning tunnelling microscopy.  |
Chemistry World July 18, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Flexible electronics boost with stretchiest conductor ever made US researchers have made the stretchiest electrical conductor yet using gold nanoparticles embedded in an elastic polymer. The new material can stretch to over five times its size while still conducting well enough to power small devices.  |
Chemistry World March 2010 Philip Ball |
Column: The crucible Superatoms reinforce the notion that chemistry is more about electrons than elements, says the author  |