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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.