Tag Archives: nanotechnology

Robert Slinn’s chemical picks

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 30, 2011 No comments

Could Ketamine be used to treat depression? - Scientists at the University of Cambridge are investigating the possibility that Ketamine - a horse tranquiliser, used illegally as a class C hallucinogen - could be used medicinally to treat depression. What …

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Slinn Picking Chemistry

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 28, 2011 No comments

Filtered chemistry news from Robert Slinn for Reactive Reports. Tiny magnetic switch discovered - A Kiel research group, headed by Prof Rainer Herges, has succeeded for the first time in directly controlling the magnetic state of a single molecule at …

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Chemistry news from Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 26, 2011 No comments

Filtered chemistry news from Robert Slinn for Reactive Reports. Luminescence gives 2D pH images - Researchers in Germany have devised a safe method to image the pH of tissue in the human body. The method, which involves measuring the luminescence …

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Chemistry news - Slinn Pickings

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 21, 2011 No comments

Guest contributor, chemist Robert Slinn of the University of Liverpool, filters the latest happenings from the world of chemistry. Chemists separate water isomers - Nine years ago, Russian researchers sparked controversy when they claimed to have separated water into its …

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Naturally Fibrous Mimic

Posted by spinneret on May 20, 2008 No comments

One of the important components of the extracellular matrix is collagen, which comprises the major structural protein component of higher organisms. However, it remains a major challenge to emulate the unique structural and biological properties of native collagenous biomaterials in …

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Fried Rust Could Prevent Arsenic Poisoning

Posted by David Bradley on November 1, 2006 2 comments

A subject that we have returned to on several occasions, arsenic-contaminated drinking water, could one day become a thing of the past thanks to the unexpected discovery of the magnetic properties of rusty nanoparticles. Researchers at Rice University’s Center for …

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