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Technology Research News May 4, 2005 |
Laser Sniffs Explosives Researchers have built a device that detects when molecules of the explosives TNT and DNT stick to a thin film of polymer, or plastic. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2009 Nina Notman |
Nanoparticle breath test for lung cancer A sensor that can differentiate between the volatile organic compounds in the breath of lung cancer patients and those of healthy people has been developed by scientists in Israel. |
Chemistry World October 22, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
A Swell Idea? US researchers have developed a new polymer-based gel that can rapidly change color in response to a range of triggers, including temperature, humidity and salt concentration. |
Chemistry World February 8, 2006 Jon Evans |
To Boldly go Where no Chemist Has Gone Before Studying the interactions between different molecular fragments is taking researchers to the uncharted regions of chemical space. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2013 Jennifer Newton |
Responsive gel stays strong The first hybrid gel that is responsive as well as robust has been made by scientists in the UK. |
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Laura Howes |
Simple sensitive TNT detection Indian scientists have created a gel that gives a fluorescence response when exposed to particles of explosive trinitrotoluene |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Sounding the Alarm Details on how cells detect and respond to foreign DNA may provide clues to autoimmune diseases. |
Chemistry World January 21, 2011 Jennifer Newton |
Early lung cancer diagnosis Patients with lung cancer have elevated levels of a specific protein in their blood that could be used as a biomarker for the disease, say scientists from South Korea. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Cell Destruction by Gel Implosion Scientists in Hong Kong have shown that creating a gel inside bacterial cells can stunt their growth. This research is a step towards developing novel treatments that would target rapidly-reproducing cells such antibiotic-resistant superbugs. |
Reactive Reports Issue 33 David Bradley |
Catalytic Gel Gels are commonplace from lime Jell-o to invigorating minty shower gels. Now, a German-Dutch team has developed an organometallic complex that acts as a novel gelling agent for organic solvents. |
Chemistry World November 14, 2010 Laura Howes |
Using Host-Guest Chemistry as Molecular Velcro Molecular recognition, a microscopic process, has been used by Japanese researchers to assemble gels into macroscopic structures. The result is like molecular velcro, the molecules catch each other and hold the gel cubes together. |
Chemistry World November 6, 2009 Nina Notman |
Monitoring asthma with mobile phones In the future, asthmatic children may be able to monitor their condition using breath analysing sensors built into their mobile phones. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics March 17, 2008 Chris Ladd |
Beyond St. Patrick, Breathalyzer-Like Med Tech Breaks Through A new breath analysis system is capable of detecting molecules in concentrations of around one part per billion. |
Chemistry World March 9, 2007 Michael Gross |
Nanowires go Round the Bend Chemists have bent an apparently linear molecular wire into a closed circle, creating a conducting ring just 3 nanometers across. |
Technology Research News June 29, 2005 |
Self-assembly: the natural way to make things In biology, there are a few different ways DNA molecules can be replicated and combined. |
Chemistry World March 6, 2013 Ian Farrell |
How healthy is your breath? Breath analysis for healthcare is a hot topic, with the ultimate goal being a device that can identify an illness from a single breath at your doctor's office. Although this is still some way off, breath chemistry is used currently to monitor some conditions. |
Chemistry World January 22, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Gel turns clear for cocaine detection Chinese researchers have developed an aptamer cross-linked hydrogel that changes from bright red or blue to colourless when exposed to tiny amounts of cocaine. |
Chemistry World January 23, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
New Light on Fluorescent Gels Organic gels that fluoresce in a wide range of vibrant colors could one day be used in devices ranging from digital displays to photovoltaic cells. |
Prepared Foods May 1, 2006 |
Gumming for the Alternative The proper selection of a food gum is critical to its ultimate efficacy in a food matrix. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2012 Tegan Thomas |
Blood barrier gel aids medical analysis US scientists have developed a separator gel that can form a permanent barrier between blood components when exposed to ultraviolet light. |
Chemistry World January 22, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
First Synchrotron for Neutral Molecules Scientists have built and demonstrated the first synchrotron to work on neutral molecules. It could be used to study collisions of cold, slow-moving molecules, allowing chemists to probe their behavior with a resolution impossible to achieve at higher temperatures. |
Technology Research News September 10, 2003 |
Gold speck highlights molecules How do you sense what is happening at the scale of molecules? Researchers have found a way to detect the very small spectral shifts that occur when the light scattering off a single gold nanoparticle interacts with molecules. |
AskMen.com Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
Chemistry World November 22, 2011 Steve Down |
Growing super long fibres in seaweed jackets Scientists in Japan have made extremely long supramolecular fibres of a lipid-type compound by self-assembling it in microfluidic channels. |