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Chemistry World June 7, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Rethinking redox chemistry Metal oxide redox chemistry may be due a big re-think following new research by US scientists. It seems that it is not solely electrons that are being shunted about. In many, possibly most, cases a proton also comes along for the ride.
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Chemistry World July 30, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Smoothing out plasmonic surfaces US scientists have found a simple way to make smooth metal films with nano-scale patterns in a variety of shapes that could one day be used in plasmonic devices that manipulate electromagnetic waves.
Chemistry World January 7, 2013 James Urquhart	Kilogram ready to slim down for the new year UK scientists have developed a cleaning technique that could solve a long-standing puzzle in the field of metrology -- how to return the standard kilogram, against which all others are measured, to its original mass.
Chemistry World July 26, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Novel Aerogels to Absorb Toxic Heavy Metals Scientists in the US have developed a new family of aerogels that preferentially soak up heavy metals from contaminated solutions.
Reactive Reports Issue 57 David Bradley	Smart Materials Self Repair Dumb materials succumb to rust, but smart materials might be able to heal themselves, thanks to researchers in Europe.
Chemistry World November 18, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Hollow oxide can take the heat Researchers have developed a twin-layer insulating coating made up of hollow aluminum oxide spheres which could protect industrial parts, such as steam turbine components, from both heat and oxidation damage.
Chemistry World August 2007	Chemistry Through the Lens Surface Steps on a Stainless Steel Fiber: This scanning electron micrograph shows a ferritic stainless steel fiber, after holding for several hours at 1250 degrees Celsius in a reducing atmosphere.
Chemistry World January 9, 2011 Mike Brown	Mild route to organohalides using visible light A greener way to convert alcohols to their corresponding bromides and iodides using visible light and without generating wasteful by-products has been developed by US researchers.
Chemistry World June 30, 2011 Heather Montgomery	Rust busting self-healing materials Scientists in Singapore have prepared a coating for metals that heals itself after being scratched to prevent corrosion of the metal underneath.
Chemistry World April 11, 2011 Mike Brown	One catalyst, two reactions Researchers in the US have designed a novel material that can catalyse two separate, sequential reactions to produce industrially relevant intermediates in one pot.
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Chemistry World February 19, 2013 Andy Extance	Insulator pile shows solar potential Stacks of insulating transition metal oxides could effectively convert sunlight into electricity. A team in Austria, has calculated that layering LaVO 3 on a SrTiO 3 base could also deliver advantages conventional semiconductors can't.
Chemistry World December 5, 2014 Matthew Gunther	Shining a light on rewritable paper Rewritable paper that does not use ink but instead uses dyes that respond to ultraviolet light has been developed by US scientists.
Chemistry World September 27, 2012 Charlie Quigg	Cheaper component for greenhouse gas reduction catalyst Scientists from China have replaced the tungsten oxide in a widely used greenhouse gas reduction catalyst with iron oxide, which improves the selectivity and reduces the cost of the catalyst.
Chemistry World December 21, 2011 James Urquhart	For clean carbon dioxide conversion just add water Japanese researchers have shown that photocatalytic reduction of CO 2 is possible using water as the reducing agent.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Hayley Birch	Designing safer stents for heart patients A study by UK researchers provides insights into how the body reacts to the metal stents used to wedge open blocked blood vessels in heart patients.
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Chemistry World May 21, 2012 Rachel Cooper	Bromine anion caught in a supramolecular trap Scientists in the UK and China have encapsulated a bromine anion in a supramolecular cavity to make a compound that could act as a model for metal-/anion-doped TiO 2.
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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.
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National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Smart Coat Finds Rust Before It Can Be Seen The discovery potentially could save the Pentagon and the airline industry tens of billions of dollars a year.
Technology Research News May 7, 2003	Metal expands electrically Researchers from Germany and Austria have found a way to make metal expand and contract like piezoceramics, which are commonly used as actuators in inkjet printers and automobile fuel injection nozzles. The expanding metal, however requires less voltage than piezoceramics.
Chemistry World July 9, 2012 Jessica Cocker	Color changing paper sensor Paper with the ability to change color in response to different ions, solvents and UV irradiation has been developed by US scientists and could be used to develop faster and more stable chemical sensors.
Chemistry World August 11, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Urban materials trigger air pollution Independent teams of researchers in the UK and the US have shown that nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere can participate in chemical reactions on the surfaces of buildings, indoors and outdoors.
Chemistry World March 7, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Solvated electron mystery solved Researchers have answered a riddle that has been puzzling scientists for decades: why is it that electrons in an aqueous environment appear to exist in two distinct states
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Chemistry World March 13, 2006 Simon Hadlington	New Way to Produce Heavy Rare Earth Metals Chemists have for the first time demonstrated the electrochemical reduction of a solid oxide of a heavy rare earth metal into its metallic state.
Chemistry World October 16, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	3D Nanoprinter Makes Oxide Sculptures Researchers have made inks that can print tiny three-dimensional patterns using metal oxides. The inks could allow fast, easy printing of micro-fuel cells, sensors and photonic crystals, the scientists say.
Chemistry World July 1, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Liquid Cement Turns Liquid Metal When an alkali metal is dissolved in ammonia, the result is free electrons.
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Chemistry World March 22, 2013 Melissae Fellet	Painting circuits on skin Painting a patient's skin with a liquid metal ink could make heart monitoring much less painful and even let doctors keep an eye on a whole range of vital signs.
Chemistry World June 27, 2012 Maria Burke	Mystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory The first detailed analysis of air pollution in the UK for more than a decade has revealed some puzzling findings.
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Chemistry World May 28, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Nanotube transistors swing both ways Researchers have combined titanium dioxide nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes to make light-sensitive transistors that can be made either to switch on or off in response to UV light.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A True Scrapper Metals recycler Schnitzer Steel reports a good quarter, but the future is beginning to look more challenging. Investors, keep an eye on this one.
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Chemistry World October 3, 2012 Yuandi Li	Metal-free resins can drive down cost of solar energy Costly metals in some solar cells could be replaced by cheap resins, according to Korean research.
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Chemistry World September 12, 2014 Anisha Ratan	Oxide armor offers Kevlar better stab resistance Scientists in the US have synthesized an ultrathin inorganic bilayer coating for Kevlar that could improve its stab resistance by 30% and prove invaluable for military and first-responders requiring multi-threat protection clothes.
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