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One-pot synthesis creates anticancer candidates
Posted by Robert Slinn
on January 15, 2012
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One-pot synthesis creates anticancer candidates – Researchers in Germany have developed a simple, rapid and high-yielding cascade synthesis of a collection of polycyclic compounds that resemble indole alkaloid natural products and which interfere with cell division. The compounds could be …
The TNA world that came before the RNA one
Posted by Robert Slinn
on January 9, 2012
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The TNA world that came before the RNA one – The question of how non-living chemicals emerged from the so-called primordial soup to give rise to life on Earth is one of the most intriguing in science. Finding an answer …
Forget hyperneutrinos, we’re on pseudo-atoms now
Posted by David Bradley
on September 24, 2011
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When chemists think of the neutral radical ammonium, few think of it as behaving like an alkali metal. However, in many ways, particularly its electronegativity, which can be transferred from compound to compound, it acts like a pseudo-atom akin to …
Boost your battery with seaweed
Posted by David Bradley
on September 9, 2011
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An extract from brown algae – seaweed – could give rechargeable lithium-ion batteries a boost by allowing silicon nanopowder to be used as a high-capacity alternative to graphite electrodes. The potential improvement is almost an order of magnitude boost, the …
Chemical spider
Posted by David Bradley
on September 6, 2011
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A chemical spider that spins a polymer thread using a simple catalyst could drive a nanomotor, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State University, US. Ayusman Sen and colleagues say that these nanomotors have potential applications in the deposition of polymers …
