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Chemistry World November 13, 2015 Kira Welter	First permanently porous liquid created Liquids with permanent porosity were created by combining a functionalized organic cage molecule and a bulky solvent
Chemistry World October 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Proton NMR Spots Shape-Shifting Tablets UK scientists have extended the bounds of solid-state NMR to quickly solve a problem plaguing the pharmaceutical industry: how to spot unwanted crystal packing forms in a drug tablet.
Chemistry World February 2, 2012 Philip Robinson	Ultrafast NMR shows the way Chemists have created an ultrafast NMR technique that can 'watch' how chemical reactions occur in real time. They've used the technique to follow the formation of pyrimidines from carbonyls and even identified new intermediates never before thought to be part of the reaction.
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National Defense October 2009 Jean & Erwin	Cleaner, More Efficient Method for Capturing CO2 Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a screening method that would use ionic liquids -- a special type of molten salt that becomes liquid under the boiling point of water -- to separate carbon dioxide from its source.
Chemistry World March 15, 2012 Andrew Shore	Designer solvent hits hospital superbug Scientists from Ireland, the Czech Republic and Spain have found an antimicrobial ionic liquid that targets MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).
Chemistry World January 20, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Chemists separate water isomers Chemists in Israel claim to have separated water into its two spin isomers and suggest the outcome could deliver highly sensitive nuclear magnetic resonance experiments.
Chemistry World May 27, 2015 Emma Stephen	ZIF-8 disrupts ionic liquid deep freeze Researchers from Japan have combined an ionic liquid with a metal -- organic framework to produce an unusual material that retains its conductivity below -- 20 C.
Chemistry World March 6, 2013 Michal Leskes	Solid state NMR: basic principles & practice This book by Apperley et al., first considers different types of solids and their properties, followed by a detailed survey of the main NMR interactions and phenomena that govern the spectra.
Chemistry World March 12, 2015 Simon Neil	Mercury-grabbing ionic liquids hit the gas Scientists in the UK and Malaysia have disclosed the research behind a fast and safe commercial technology for removing mercury from natural gas.
Chemistry World August 27, 2014 James Urquhart	First ionic liquid made from plant waste Ionic liquids -- salts that are liquid at room temperature -- could potentially be made more cheaply and greenly by recycling by-products from biofuel production processes, according to US researchers.
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Chemistry World January 9, 2014	Spinning into focus NMR is used by big industry, and scientists in pharmaceutical companies, for example, have appreciated the benefits of NMR spectroscopy for years. It reveals the structure of molecules in a sample, providing more information than some other analytical techniques.
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Matthew Smith	Cobalt redox couple boosts thermoelectric cells Scientists in Australia have improved a technology that recycles waste heat into useable energy by using ionic liquids containing cobalt redox couples as the electrolytes in thermoelectric cells.
Chemistry World June 14, 2011	A New Spin on Protein NMR A new technique will allow researchers to study protein structure in greater detail using NMR.
Chemistry World August 1, 2013 James Urquhart	Total synthesis outshines biotech route to anticancer drug US scientists have developed the first efficient and scalable route for the total synthesis of ingenol -- a plant-derived diterpenoid used to treat precancerous skin legions.
Chemistry World November 25, 2014 Hugh Cowley	Benchtop NMR gives feedback in flow The platform performs algorithm driven organic synthesis using real-time feedback from in-line flow NMR spectroscopy
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Chemistry World January 30, 2013 Philip Robinson	NMR with a light touch Interactions between NMR-active nuclei in a sample and laser light could lead to a new, simpler form of NMR.
Chemistry World April 17, 2012 Elinor Richards	Ionic liquid drugs hit the spot Pharmaceutically active ionic liquids have been immobilised onto solid supports to enable liquid drugs to be administered in solid form.
Chemistry World June 24, 2011 Yuandi Li	An NMR machine in a fume hood Scientists in Germany have demonstrated a portable nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer that's small enough to be placed in a fume cupboard to monitor the progress of a reaction in situ.
Chemistry World September 30, 2008 Michael Gross	Cracking Wood Gently German scientists have combined ionic liquids and solid catalysts to gently break down the cellulose in wood and inedible plant material, easing the crucial first stage in converting waste biomass to fuels or feedstock chemicals.
Chemistry World November 25, 2010 Laura Howes	Making plastics from plants Cheap bio-oil could soon compete with crude oil in plastic manufacture, thanks to work by US scientists.
Chemistry World July 15, 2015 Simon Hadlington	Tailored zeolite synthesis takes a big step forward The science of zeolites, porous aluminosilicates that are industrially important catalysts and adsorbents, has taken a major step forward after researchers were able to predict and synthesize entirely new structures.
Chemistry World December 2009 Paul Docherty	Column: Totally Synthetic What turns a good synthesis into a great synthesis are the steps surrounding that motif, something that Darren Dixon from the University of Oxford, UK, exemplifies with this synthesis of Nakadomarin A.
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Rachel Cooper	Self-contained chemical synthesis Scientists in the UK have used reactors made on a 3D printer to complete a three stage organic synthesis.
Chemistry World February 27, 2009 Hayley Birch	More data from mixtures via NMR Finnish scientists have developed a new technique for separating out the NMR spectra of compounds in a mixture.
Chemistry World March 23, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	The Hole Story UK chemists are trying to create the first liquids made from holes. The strange fluids could change the way chemical plants operate, they claim.
Chemistry World September 9, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Ultrathin catalysts on demand Korean chemists have taken acidic zeolite catalysts to the limit in terms of thickness - creating ultrathin nano-sheets that are efficient and long-lived catalysts for hydrocarbon cracking and other petrochemical applications.
Chemistry World November 24, 2011 Elinor Richards	Blocking cancer's path A concise synthesis of the natural product rasfonin could reignite interest in this molecule as a tool to develop cancer drugs, say scientists from the Netherlands.
Chemistry World May 20, 2014 Robert Atkinson	50 and more essential NMR experiments There are few working in NMR labs around the world who will not be familiar with this book's predecessors.
Chemistry World October 23, 2013 Manisha Lalloo	NMR thermometer takes reactor's temperature Scientists in the US have used NMR to create temperature maps of reactions taking place inside catalytic reactors. Their technique opens the door to an easy, non-invasive way to discover hot and cold 'spots' inside reactors.
Chemistry World May 17, 2012 David Bradley	Plutonium in a Spin Spectroscopists have finally pinned down the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of plutonium-239. The finding might point the way to improved approaches to the long-term storage of nuclear waste.
Bio-IT World May 2006 Robert M. Frederickson	A New (Bio)Spin on NMR Applications Bruker BioSpin recently announced several introductions to improve throughput, sensitivity, and versatility of its systems for nuclear magnetic resonance applications starting with the SampleJet, a robotics system for high-throughput transfers of NMR sample tubes into the NMR spectrometer.
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Chemistry World June 3, 2011 Emma Shiells	Ionic liquid advance over saline-based lenses Ionic liquids are the key to observing improved performance and wider temperature ranges for variable focus lenses over conventional saline alternatives, report scientists in China.
Chemistry World December 2, 2014 Helen Carmichael	Eleventh hour reprieve for world-class Canadian NMR facility Canadian scientists are celebrating a victory in a bleak landscape for research funding, as a world-class nuclear magnetic resonance facility received a last minute reprieve from closure.
Chemistry World May 20, 2013 Jessica Cocker	Taking the shine off Painting restoration could be yet another application for ionic liquids, new research shows. The work paves the way to safer procedures for cleaning paintings.
Chemistry World June 12, 2013 Kirsty Muirhead	An end to chasing molecules that were never there? Ariel Sarotti from the Rosario National University, Argentina, has developed a new, computationally inexpensive method combining calculated and experimental 13C NMR data to flag up incorrect structures.
Chemistry World August 2010 Paul Docherty	Column: Totally Synthetic The total synthesis of macrolide targets is now a relatively mature field. Any synthesis that bucks these trends grabs attention, with a recent publication of dictyosphaeric acid A by Richard Taylor's team at the University of York, UK, a case in point.
Chemistry World November 16, 2012 Yuandi Li	(+)-Myrrhanol C made Spanish chemists have completed the stereospecific total synthesis of (+)-myrrhanol C. This compound is a natural triterpene isolated from mastic gum, a substance well known for its medicinal properties as well as use in various cuisines.
Chemistry World May 12, 2011 Yuandi Li	Predicting ionic liquid toxicity Rapid screening of ionic liquids to determine their toxicity is now possible thanks to a modelling technique by scientists in Spain.
Chemistry World March 26, 2015 Jonathan Midgley	Ionic liquid a perfect fit for rare earth recycling Chemists in Belgium have shown how an intriguing ionic liquid they developed 10 years ago can recover valuable rare earth metals from stockpiles of used fluorescent lamps and magnets.