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Chemistry World March 30, 2009 Ned Stafford	Moving forward: self-propelling oil droplets In the latest step toward creation of artificial living cells in a laboratory, a team of Japanese researchers has developed a new variety of oil droplets that propel themselves through an aqueous solution.
Chemistry World September 3, 2008 Hayley Birch	Double emulsions could carry combination therapies US scientists have made nanoscale water-in-oil-in-water emulsions that could have important applications in drug delivery.
Chemistry World August 20, 2008	Spying on Self-Assembly Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface.
Chemistry World October 20, 2011 Tegan Thomas	Bubble Trouble Eliminated in Cancer Treatment US scientists have developed a microfluidic device to manufacture droplets of a specific size at high speed for a cancer treatment called embolisation.
Chemistry World January 26, 2012 Simon Hadlington	The world's first magnetic soap Researchers have created a liquid surfactant that can be moved by a magnet.
Chemistry World June 26, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Mimicking Biophysics with Water Droplets Scientists have micro-engineered water droplets into protocells. Protocell networks can mimic real biophysical events within living cells.
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Nanoparticles brought to order US researchers have developed a process that could bring the unusual properties of nanoparticles to a larger scale, by using small molecules to evenly space nanoparticles in a polymer composite.
Chemistry World September 1, 2006 Simon Hadlington	System for Generating Smallest Ever Biopolymer Microcapsules Researchers have developed a technique for making microscopic capsules out of biopolymers. The method, based on a microfluidic approach, can create capsules smaller than previously possible, with unprecedented control over size.
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Chemistry World June 5, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Nanoparticles scrub up a treat in hot water bath Upping the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles can be as simple as a good wash in hot water, UK chemists have shown.
Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Jon Cartwright	'Genetic code' guides nanoparticle growth Researchers in the US and China have demonstrated that DNA can also be used as a blueprint for the creation of non-biological structures. Their 'genetic code' could pave the way for tailored nanoparticles -- fit for use as catalysts, or in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
Chemistry World March 19, 2015 James Urquhart	Mystery of colored water droplets that chase and repel each other solved Researchers have solved the puzzle of a remarkable phenomenon that allows droplets of water mixed with a food coloring to move spontaneously and freely in intricate patterns when placed on a clean glass slide.
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Chemistry World August 17, 2006 Tom Westgate	Switchable Surfactants Give on-Demand Emulsions Oil and water can now be mixed or separated simply by bubbling carbon dioxide or air through the blend, thanks to a molecule developed by Canadian chemists.
Technology Research News April 9, 2003	Biochip moves liquids with heat Researchers from Princeton University have made a microscopic device that uses heat to move, mix and split droplets of liquid. The device could be used in small, battery-operated chemical sensors and hand-held medical testers.
Chemistry World May 1, 2012 David Bradley	A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range.
Chemistry World March 28, 2013 Tamsin Cowley	Surface freezing in nanodroplets Experiments carried out by scientists in the US have provided new evidence in the controversial issue of surface freezing in alkane nanodroplets.
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Chemistry World April 4, 2013 Laura Howes	Droplet printing assembles soft networks Producing soft networks of droplets is now much less laborious and time consuming.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Jolts turn liquid to solid Apply electricity to certain fluids that contain tiny particles and the liquid turns solid. This caused a lot of excitement in the late '80s, but until now the stuff couldn't be made harder than firm tofu. A dose of nanotechnology has changed the picture.
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 James Urquhart	Designer nanoparticles cast in DNA molds German researchers have developed a DNA origami approach to produce custom-made inorganic nanoparticles with programmable, pre-designed shapes.
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Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Cally Haynes	Device runs on finger power Researchers in the US have demonstrated that mechanical energy from a human hand can power a microfluidic device.
Chemistry World April 27, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	Multiple emulsion droplet design Liang-Yin Chu at Sichuan University and colleagues have designed a microfluidic device capable of producing multi-compartment multiple emulsions.
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Technology Research News February 25, 2004 Eric Smalley	Biochip makes droplet test tubes Researchers who are developing biochips are taking two distinct approaches in devising ways to shunt tiny amounts of liquids around. One focuses on finding ways to form microscopic channels and tiny mechanical pumps. The other is aimed at using electricity to maneuver tiny droplets on surfaces.
Chemistry World February 3, 2011 Hayley Birch	Nanoparticle studies guide coating design A new study provides guidance for designing nanoparticle coatings based on the particles' size and the environment they are to be used in. The research could help scientists create more effective nanoparticle drug carriers.
Chemistry World October 30, 2013 Emma Stoye	Lab in a Leidenfrost drop Scientists in Germany have been making nanoparticles inside tiny water droplets that levitate above a hot plate on a layer of their own steam.
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.
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Patrick Walter	Three glowing mice Mice injected with quantum dots are helping scientists understand how nanoparticles can accumulate in the body.
Chemistry World May 29, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Surfactants stop microbubbles popping for a year Tiny bubbles of air can last for over a year if they are covered in elastic shields of surfactant, US scientists have found. A long-lasting dispersion of bubbles this small, they suggest, might improve the properties of foams, paints, contrast agents.
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Chemistry World November 4, 2015 Andy Extance	Trampolining droplets raise hopes for ice-shedding surfaces With fellow team members at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Tom Schutzius has worked out what was causing this previously-unknown 'trampolining'.
Chemistry World July 7, 2011 Hayley Birch	Could Life Have Emerged Inside Inorganic Shells? The basic components of cells can operate within the bounds of inorganic membranes made from nanoparticles, a new study shows.
Chemistry World November 27, 2014 Megan Tyler	Femtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible We've had microfluidics. We've even had nanofluidics. But now, scientists have gone a step smaller by pushing femtofluidics into the realms of possibility.
Chemistry World May 7, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Polymers release insulin in response to glucose trigger Chinese researchers have developed polymer nanoparticles that can release insulin in response to changes in glucose concentration, creating a potential treatment for diabetes.
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Chemistry World August 25, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Antibiotic nanoparticles go for gold Chemists in the UK and India have developed a simple, one step synthesis of gold nanoparticles incorporating an antibiotic, without using any other chemicals.
Technology Research News March 10, 2004	Channel shapes split microdrops One important component of labs-on-a-chip is the capability of handling tiny volumes of liquid precisely. Researchers from Harvard University have come up with a method for breaking larger drops into daughter drops of specific volumes.
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.
Chemistry World February 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Nanomaterials Blossom US researchers have found a new way to use magnetic fields to encourage nanoparticles to self-assemble into unique shapes.
Chemistry World September 20, 2012 Jessica Cocker	Biological fate of nanoparticles in the body Nanoparticles are extremely difficult to detect and measure once they are distributed in a biological system. Now, Spanish scientists have developed a novel way for measuring their biodistribution.
Chemistry World February 24, 2014 Andy Extance	Molecular motors aim to pass water Water droplets whose shape mysteriously shifts when the surface underneath them is exposed to light could become nanotech-powered chemistry vessels.
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 Angharad Rosser-James	Kelvin's water dropper miniaturized on a chip European scientists have modified an old experiment and converted pneumatic pressure into electrical power, which could one day help power microfluidic devices.
Chemistry World February 19, 2008 Victoria Gill	Pernod Baffles Chemists Love it or hate it, Pernod is well known for its distinctive flavor. But now it appears that it also has some distinctive and baffling chemical properties.
Technology Research News November 19, 2003	Model leverages nano tethers Researchers from the University of Michigan have shown in computer simulations that it is possible to cause structures like sheets, wires and tubes to spontaneously assemble by starting with nanoparticles that have long, tether-like molecules attached, then causing the tethers and nanoparticles to part.