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Chemistry World August 24, 2011 Josh Howgego	Cosmic Rays Get Ahead in CLOUD Organic chemical vapours may have a previously unimagined cooling effect on global climate.
Chemistry World March 4, 2010 Hayley Birch	Accumulation of acid in atmosphere explained The research could also have implications for global climate modelling, enabling scientists to reduce uncertainties related to the effects of aerosols in their predictions.
Chemistry World July 6, 2009 Ned Stafford	Sulfate-coated soot boosts global warming Sulfate and nitrate particles in the atmosphere are thought to help combat global warming because they reflect sunlight, but a new study suggests that when combined with soot the particles could instead enhance global warming.
Chemistry World April 19, 2009 Sarah Houlton	Lead-lined clouds Lead in the atmosphere has a direct effect on how clouds form, according to research by an international team of scientists.
Chemistry World May 9, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Mineral dust plays key role in cloud formation, chemistry Mineral dust that swirls up into the atmosphere from Earth's surface plays a far more important role in both cloud formation and cloud chemistry than was previously realized.
Chemistry World June 27, 2012 Steve Down	Single particles take flight An international team of researchers has developed a way to study the shape and structure of individual aerosol particles in their native environment. This should help climate modellers and toxicologists to get a better handle on why aerosols behave in the way they do.
Chemistry World May 28, 2014 Richard Massey	Out of the frying pan and into the atmosphere Researchers have come closer to understanding why fatty acids, emitted in significant quantities by fast food outlets cooking meat, persist for so long in the atmosphere.
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Kira Welter	Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies Atmospheric chemists have been overestimating the harmful effects of rainforests' hydrocarbon emissions, German scientists say.
Science News February 9, 2008	Science Safari: Marine Cloudmakers Video that explains how marine particles get distributed to the atmosphere.
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 James Urquhart	Wealth of undiscovered volatiles found drifting above orange groves Scientists have measured the exchange of hundreds of volatile organic compounds in the air above an orange grove in California and the ecosystem below. The finding could have implications for climate and air pollution models
Technology Research News May 18, 2005	Nanoparticles Drive Display Researchers have developed a technology that has the potential to provide inexpensive, low-power, color electronic paper. The new scheme uses neutral rather than charged particles dispersed in liquid.
Chemistry World March 2009 Emma Davies	Fruits of the forest Last summer a team of UK scientists dragged the contents of their lab out into the jungle, to analyse the local atmosphere.
Chemistry World March 10, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Aerosol data from BP spill Analysis of atmospheric data suggests that emissions of intermediate volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds were low compared with those of volatile organic compounds.
Chemistry World March 11, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Building nano-scale electronic contacts An international team of researchers has discovered a way of firmly 'welding' carbon nanotubes to metal particles that could lead to new nano-scale electronic contacts.
Chemistry World March 29, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries New findings imply that the organic chemistry required to produce the necessary molecules for life is part of the normal processes of planet formation.
Technology Research News April 20, 2005	Spiral Laser Beam Demoed Researchers have found a way to generate helico-conical, or spiral-shaped light beams. The unusual-shaped beams are potentially useful in trapping and manipulating particles in biological and medical devices, including biochips.
Chemistry World August 18, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Life of grime for atmospheric chemistry Atmospheric chemists from Canada have discovered that grimy surfaces on city buildings and windows may be releasing ozone precursors into the atmosphere when exposed to sunlight.
Geotimes May 2005 Sara Pratt	Soot From Indian Cooking A new study says that residential cooking -- with stoves that burn wood, crop waste and dried animal manure -- is actually the largest source of soot emissions in India. Understanding this pollution source could have an important role in bettering both air quality and climate models.
Chemistry World August 24, 2015 Kira Welter	Trapped nanoparticles could bring 'wet' computing a step closer Scientists in Switzerland have developed a way to quickly and reliably store, read, erase and rewrite information using colloidal nanoparticles.
Reactive Reports Issue 53 David Bradley	Repulsive Particles Particles that one might expect to mutually repel somehow manage to form clusters in solution. This finding could be important for understanding how polymers become organized and improve the prospects of the burgeoning field of soft matter research.
Chemistry World March 4, 2008 Ned Stafford	Newer Diesel Engines Emit More Harmful Nanoparticles Low-emission diesel engines emit nanoparticles that could be more harmful to human health than the dark exhaust fumes produced by older models.
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 February 17, 2011 James Urquhart	To thicken up runny liquids, add fluid Adding a small amount of an immiscible fluid to a suspension - solid particles dispersed in a fluid - tunes the consistency of the suspension.
Chemistry World July 24, 2015 Andrea Sella	Wilson's cloud chamber Charles Wilson was a Scottish physicist and meteorologist (1869 -- 1959). He invented a particle detector based on an apparatus for generating clouds.
Chemistry World July 20, 2009 Philip Ball	Researchers form first liquid protein Chemists at the University of Bristol, UK and their colleagues, in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Colloid and Interface Research in Golm, Germany, have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent.
IEEE Spectrum May 2007 William B. Gail	Climate Control We will be able to engineer the Earth to our liking -- but we'd better start now. Before we picked a climate, we would need to evolve the political, commercial, and academic institutions to get us there.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003	Chip uses oil to move droplets Researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a way to manipulate tiny droplets and particles on a chip. Key to the system is suspending what needs to be moved in a heavier liquid.
Chemistry World April 12, 2010 Andy Extance	Balloon model bursts battery charge gap Over-simplifying chemical processes occurring in batteries has obscured an opportunity to improve energy efficiency, according to Slovenian and German scientists.
Geotimes May 2006 Carolyn Gramling	Natural Bumps in the Atmosphere Temperatures at Earth's surface have been rising for decades, but in the upper atmosphere, the temperature is slowly dropping. In explaining this change, scientists have focused on human-related causes -- but a new study shows that nature should not be ignored.
Reactive Reports September 2005 David Bradley	Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials.
Technology Research News January 14, 2004 Eric Smalley	Nanoparticle dyes boost storage The idea of storing data in fluorescent dyes has been around for a while, and researchers have been trying to boost storage capacity by recording multiple bits of information in a single spot using several types of dye. A new solution to this problem uses layered nanoparticles.
Chemistry World January 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Water Surprise for Atmospheric Scientists Lone water molecules can catalyze reactions between atmospheric gases, scientists have confirmed, throwing a wrench in the works of supposedly simple atmospheric chemistry.
Reactive Reports Issue 62	Take the Volcanic Fast-track to Nanotube Production Igneous rock from the Mount Etna volcanic eruptions could be used to mass produce carbon nanotubes, according to researchers.
Chemistry World September 5, 2011 David Bradley	Spiders, Grubbs' and polymer-powered nanomotors A chemical spider that spins a polymer thread using a simple catalyst could drive a nanomotor, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, US.
Technology Research News December 1, 2004	Smart Dust Gets Magnetic One of the main challenges in making labs-on-a-chip is finding ways to control and mix tiny amounts of liquids. Researchers are using minuscule silicon particles to carry out these tasks.
Technology Research News October 22, 2003	Process prints nanoparticles Researchers have coaxed tiny particles of gold, silver and carbon to assemble into patterns on silicon wafers over areas as large as a square centimeter by using electrical charge patterns to attract and position the nanoparticles.
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Chemistry World August 2, 2013 Hayley Birch	Sound solution to nanoparticle handling problems Researchers are using ultrasound to bond nanoparticles -- essentially sticking together particles too small to be seen with sounds too high-pitched to be heard.
Chemistry World September 9, 2014 Katie Bayliss	Colloidal caterpillars get a wiggle on Researchers have devised a new method to transport micro cargo -- by attaching it to chains of colloidal particles that wiggle their way through liquid crystals.
Chemistry World March 16, 2006 Michael Gross	Plant Virus Fixed with Antennae Researchers have coupled a virus with redox-active molecules. Such particles could become useful in nanoelectronics, they claim.
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IEEE Spectrum October 2008 Monica Heger	Q&A With: Ecologist and Geoengineering Expert Philip Boyd Ecologist Philip Boyd says we need to figure out the benefits and risks of geoengineering now
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National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel	Army Lab Analyzes Bad Dust From War Zones The Army Research Laboratory has deployed equipment to Iraq, Afghanistan and Africa to find out if particles floating around in the air in these places are causing Gulf War Syndrome and other illnesses.
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