This week on Chemistry World
Posted by Patrick on Mon 5 Mar 2012Categories: News , This week's stories | 1 Comment
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Polymer thermometer picks out cell’s hotspots
A fluorescent polymer can be used to take the temperature of organelles within a cell
Croatia to slim down funding for science journals
The Croatian government has said it will fund only the best journals, leaving some facing an uncertain future
Killer crystals turn pyroelectricity on bacteria
Powdered pyroelectric crystals that catalyse the formation of reactive oxygen species could be harnessed to kill bacteria
Special treatment for scientists under immigration rules
Responding to concern in the academic community, the UK government has eased immigration strictures
China battles more river spills
Conflict between national and local interests threatens environmental progress
Luminescent carbon nanodots from coffee
A greener and less toxic way to make carbon nanomaterials using waste coffee grounds
Simulating your way to a better supercapacitor
A model of ion arrangement in a supercapacitor will help researchers design devices that hold more energy
Magnetic levitation to measure protein binding
Diseases could be diagnosed cheaply in the developing world using a simple device that measures density with magnets
Molecular dance set to make waves across the pond
A simulation that lets people ‘play’ with atomic particles has proven so popular in the UK it’s going to the US
Picturing bacteria on your phone
A mobile phone could be used to detect Escherichia coli
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