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Chemistry World September 1, 2009 Tom Bond |
Complex shines a light on its own creation A complex that spontaneously forms at a surface and then signals its own assembly has been created by scientists from the Netherlands. |
Chemistry World January 5, 2011 Akshat Rathi |
Macromolecules from miniature templates UK researchers have designed a new highly effective method to construct large molecules of a defined size using simple templates. |
Chemistry World December 8, 2011 Sarah Farley |
Capturing Compounds in Cages for Chemical Control Scientists from the UK have used a molecular capsule to control the reactivity of an organic compound. |
Chemistry World October 15, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
ExBox snares polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons US chemists have designed a novel macrocyclic molecule that may be able to scavenge an important class of toxic hydrocarbons from the environment. |
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 August 2, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Homogeneous catalyst made to act more like an enzyme Homogeneous catalytic systems which display selectivity in a mixture of similar substrates are rare. Now scientists have shown that encapsulating a homogeneous catalyst in a supramolecular host can give it a more discerning nature. |
Chemistry World May 26, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Pain target enzyme's working made crystal clear An enzyme that influences how we feel pain and is a potential target for treating anxiety has been crystallised and its structure solved by US scientists. |
Chemistry World August 26, 2008 |
Photonic crystal drug detective A new high-throughput screening system based on photonic crystals could quickly and cheaply detect molecules that disrupt binding between proteins and DNA. |
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 September 24, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Nerve gas detection in a fraction of a second A new molecule that detects and destroys lethal nerve gases has been developed by researchers in the US. |
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 December 12, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Zwitterion approach to stabilizing drug proteins Researchers in the US have discovered a new way to stabilize and protect protein molecules without affecting the protein's biological activity. |
Technology Research News November 17, 2004 |
Lasers Drive Nano Locomotive A researcher has designed a laser-powered molecular locomotive that runs along a molecular track and can generate a pulling force ten times greater than that of kinesin, a biological molecular motor. |
Chemistry World July 22, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Chemists create a molecular ship in a bottle Chemists have designed a new kind of three-dimensional molecular cage that is held together by a remarkably high number of hydrogen bonds. |
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 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. |
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. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
'Chemical soldering' heralds single molecule electronics Scientists in Japan and Switzerland have demonstrated how to wire up single molecules with conductive nanowires. |
Technology Research News August 27, 2003 |
Light makes molecule shine Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have constructed a fluorescent molecule that can be repeatedly switched on and off. If a way can be found to switch individual, closely-packed molecules on and off, fantastic amounts of information could be stored in very small spaces. |
Technology Research News March 23, 2005 |
Nanowires track molecular activity Researchers from Harvard University have found a way to use transistors made from silicon nanowires to gain information about how small molecules bind to proteins. |
Chemistry World October 15, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Long-life light illuminates cells The new dye, based on platinum, will carry on emitting light long after any interfering 'autofluorescence' from naturally occurring molecules in the cell has fizzled out. |
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley |
Chemists Go Round the Bend Chemists often think of molecular wires as "shape-persistent" rods with limited flexibility, but researchers have now shown that molecular wires can be bent into ring shapes. |
Technology Research News October 20, 2004 |
Molecules positioned on silicon Dubbed multi-step feedback control lithography, this new fabrication process could eventually be used to construct prototype molecular electronic devices for future technologies in areas like consumer electronics and biomedical diagnostics. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Rigid Framework for Molecular Switches Researchers in Europe have found that a molecule can be flipped between two conductance states without changing its shape. |
Chemistry World February 12, 2014 Manisha Lalloo |
Synthetic strategy targets 'undruggable' small RNAs Chemists in the US have found a way to predict small molecules that can target short pieces of RNA involved in some diseases, such as cancer. |
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 |
Molecule does two-step Duke University researchers have found a way to make a molecule react only when it has been hit by two photons of ultraviolet light, making the molecule a controllable switch. The molecule could eventually be used in optical storage devices and in biochips. |
Chemistry World May 21, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
H-bond partner-swapping seen in the flesh The dance moves that a water molecule makes as it flips hydrogen bonds from one partner to another have been captured by US researchers. |
Chemistry World March 19, 2009 Michael Gross |
Capsules with flexi-pores open wide Chemists in Israel, Germany, and Spain have demonstrated that a molecular capsule with flexible pores can open up to allow molecules that are larger than the normal pore width to enter. |
Chemistry World October 14, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Enzymes hit with double punch US chemists have made a small molecule that simultaneously blocks two key enzymes involved in the growth of cancer cells. |
Technology Research News August 13, 2003 |
Interference boosts biochip Researchers from the Spanish Superior Counsel of Scientific Research and the Polytechnic University of Valencia in Spain have built a chip that senses interactions among molecules via lightwave interference. |
Chemistry World June 13, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Exploding molecule provides 3D bond images Researchers from the US and Germany have demonstrated a new way to obtain accurate three-dimensional images of molecules, with precise measurements of the geometry of the molecule's chemical bonds. |
Chemistry World March 9, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Chemical mystery of antifungal compound solved US researchers have applied synthetic organic chemistry to crack a mystery that has baffled scientists for more than 50 years: how the powerful, naturally occurring antifungal compound amphotericin B interacts with sterols in cell membranes. |
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. |
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. |
Chemistry World February 28, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Chloride Ions in a Bind Chemists in the US have designed a donut-shaped molecule that tightly binds negatively-charged chloride ions. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2006 Michael Gross |
A DNA Switch for RNA Folding Researchers have equipped a large RNA domain with a DNA switch, which they say can fold or unfold the RNA molecule at will. |
Chemistry World March 31, 2009 Jon Cartwright |
Blood clotting light work for new molecule The molecule, which works with the help of an enzyme, could one day be used in medicine to shut off blood supply to localized areas of the human body such as tumors. |
Chemistry World June 17, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Synthetic receptor recognizes entire drug family A team at the University of Brescia has developed a sensor which responds to the portion of the methamphetamine molecule that is common to the entire family. |
Technology Research News November 5, 2003 |
Paired molecules store data Researchers from the University of California at Irvine have bonded a pair of molecules to form a molecule that has two states. The components are photochromic fulgimide and a dye molecule capable of florescence. |
Chemistry World June 2008 Sarah Houlton |
Breaking the rules The author finds out about some chemical tricks that can give a new drug the best possible odds of success |
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. |
D-Lib February 2001 |
Molecule of the Month The Molecule of the Month website is based at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. As well as being a site containing many interesting chemical facts, the site provides a good example of the way the web can be used to create a truly worldwide database of information... |
Chemistry World January 5, 2009 Hayley Birch |
How to Strengthen the Taste of Umami US scientists say they have uncovered a unique mechanism by which molecules drastically enhance umami flavour - the savoury taste associated with protein-rich foods such as meat, cheese and seafood. |
Chemistry World August 24, 2009 James Urquhart |
Separating isomers with electric fields A new technique uses electrostatic fields at ultracold temperatures to isolate individual conformational isomers from a complex molecule. |
Chemistry World July 2007 Dylan Stiles |
Opinion: Bench Monkey Synthesizing molecules that force atoms into bizarre contortionist acts is the only way to learn. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Reactions Studied by Stop Motion Japanese and Israeli scientists have developed a technique that can track whole-molecule changes that occur during extremely rapid reactions. |
Chemistry World January 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Password Protection Goes Molecular Israeli scientists have invented the ultimate in small-scale security: a molecule that acts like an electronic keypad lock. |
Chemistry World August 3, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Computational chemistry predicts flu mutations Researchers in the US have shown how it might be possible to use computational chemistry to predict which mutations in a key influenza virus protein could lead to dangerous new strains of the disease. |
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 June 23, 2015 Derek Lowe |
Missing the target There are enzymes that no mustard has ever cut, to steal a phrase from science fiction author James Blish. Phosphatases, the flip side of kinase activity, are a perfect example. |