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Library of pharma compounds open for researchers

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 28 Sep 2016

In conjunction with the Medical Research Council, six global drug companies have released 47 deprio…

Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 19 Sep 2016

Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.

Lateral solar cells promise bright future

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 22 Aug 2016

A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wi…

Photosynthesis recreated in the lab

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 20 Jul 2016

Swiss chemists have taken a step closer to generating energy from sunlight, by reproducing a crucia…

Artificial nose capable of detecting nerve gas created

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 14 Jul 2016

An electronic ‘nose’ has been created by scientists in Belgium to detect molecules found in pestici…

Nanotechnology boosts oil recovery chances

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 6 Jul 2016

A new method utilising nanoparticle-containing solutions that allow for enhanced recovery of oil at…

Nanoparticle embedding method created

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 5 Jul 2016

Tools such as ‘smart display’ 3D glasses or remote radiation sensors could be more easily created a…

Material discovered to lower nuclear fuel recycling costs

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 4 Jul 2016

A computer model has helped scientists find a new material that could help nuclear fuel recycling b…

IUPAC names new elements

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 8 Jun 2016

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has proposed the names for four recently disc…

Faster heart attack detection device launched

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 2 Jun 2016

A new device has been released to inform clinicians if a patient has suffered a heart attack within…

Lasers used to create new compounds

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 20 May 2016

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have used lasers to manipulate atoms in hy…

Upgraded spectrometer able to analyse outer space

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 18 May 2016

A spectrometer has had its capabilities extended to identify large, complex molecular structures fo…

Study offers hope for cleaning radioactive water

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 22 Apr 2016

US scientists have discovered a new chemical method to immobilise uranium in contaminated groundwat…

Wonder material finally created in bulk

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 20 Apr 2016

Carbyne, hailed as a wonder material due to its physical properties, has been created in large amou…

Breakthrough in magnesium research

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 25 Feb 2016

Lighter, more fuel efficient cars are now a possibility due to research on enhancing magnesium’s co…

Body temperature reactive polymer created

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 24 Feb 2016

A polymer that changes shape due to body heat has been created by a team of US scientists.!--more--…

New phase of boron nitride discovered

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 22 Feb 2016

US scientists have discovered a new phase of boron nitride with potential applications for manufact…

‘Impossible’ method used to grow organic crystals

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 18 Feb 2016

Organic crystals have been created by Russian scientists which can reduce the cost of creating ligh…

New power source trialled by scientists

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 12 Jan 2016

A new power source combining solar power and hydrogen fuel is being trialled by US researchers.

Molecules that dominate bacterial secretion created

hdpqmpdbhq.d hdpqmpdbhq.d | Added: 23 Dec 2015

Chemists have created molecules that mimic and dominate toxic molecules secreted by bacteria.