chemistry Archive
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![The search is on for new sources of renewable energy and a promising field for these sources is bioenergy, the energy derived from living […]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Microbial-fuel-cells-115x115.jpg "Making urine an energy source for the future")
Making urine an energy source for the future
Posted on March 21, 2016 | No CommentsThe search is on for new sources of renewable energy and a promising field for these sources is bioenergy, the energy derived from living […] -
![Researchers at the Washington State University have developed a catalyst to efficiently convert bio-ethanol into isobutene a widely used industrial chemical. Bio-ethanol is obtained from […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2097760322_334a8b9515_m-115x115.jpg "Catalyst Converts Bio-based Ethanol into Environmentally Friendly Plastics")
Catalyst Converts Bio-based Ethanol into Environmentally Friendly Plastics
Posted on December 25, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers at the Washington State University have developed a catalyst to efficiently convert bio-ethanol into isobutene a widely used industrial chemical. Bio-ethanol is obtained from […] -
![Comet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […]](/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NEWSICON2-115x115.png "Sugar, Space And All Things Nice")
Sugar, Space And All Things Nice
Posted on November 11, 2015 | No CommentsComet C/2014 Q2, also known as Comet Lovejoy, made its closest ever approach to the Sun in January this year, allowing astronomers to make observations […] -
![Hemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […]](/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/0_carolina_jasmine_close-115x115.jpg "Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower")
Heartbreak Grass Linked To The Death Of Russian Whistleblower
Posted on May 25, 2015 | No CommentsHemlock, arsenic, cyanide, anthrax… Poison has proven to be one of history’s favourite weapons of choice. It is easy to administer, difficult to suspect and, […] -
![Researchers have developed a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam with a density 8% lower than water which could be ready for prototype testing within 3 […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x169-115x115.jpg "Floating Metal And Unsinkable Ships: Researchers Develop Composite Metal Foam")
Floating Metal And Unsinkable Ships: Researchers Develop Composite Metal Foam
Posted on May 19, 2015 | No CommentsResearchers have developed a lightweight metal matrix syntactic foam with a density 8% lower than water which could be ready for prototype testing within 3 […] -
![The flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/News-image-01-300x1691-115x115.jpg "Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit")
Citrus Swap: Reproducing The Taste of Grapefruit
Posted on April 6, 2015 | No CommentsThe flavour and scent of a grapefruit has been conjured up by scientists, but from a different fruit – an orange. Nootkatone is the molecule […] -
![The name’s Bond, vibrational bond. First suggested thirty years ago, this new type of bonding has recently become a confirmed reality, as described in a […]](/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/News-image-01-115x115.jpg "New Type of Chemical Bond Discovered")
New Type of Chemical Bond Discovered
Posted on February 8, 2015 | No CommentsThe name’s Bond, vibrational bond. First suggested thirty years ago, this new type of bonding has recently become a confirmed reality, as described in a […] -
Scientists work out how ‘unboil’ part of an egg
Posted on February 1, 2015 | No CommentsHow do you like your eggs in the morning? What about boiled and then unboiled again? Chemists at the University of California, Irvine, have recently […] -
![The Conundrum The Royal Society of Chemistry posted this chemical conundrum in July: Imagine that all the sodium chloride dissolved in the earth’s seas and […]](/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Blog-image-01_Bang-115x115.png "A Very Large, Salty Cube")
A Very Large, Salty Cube
Posted on October 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Conundrum The Royal Society of Chemistry posted this chemical conundrum in July: Imagine that all the sodium chloride dissolved in the earth’s seas and […] -
This Post is 100% Chemical-Free
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No Comments“Contains no nasty chemicals” “Wholly natural” ”No artificial preservatives!” We’re used to seeing messages such as these nearly everywhere nowadays: on food, on hygiene products, […] -
![Scientists at the University at Buffalo in New York have managed to use silicon nanoparticles to form hydrogen from water at a much faster rate […]](/wp-content/themes/arras/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Silicon Nanoparticles Allow Production of Hydrogen from Water Without Heat, Light or Electricity")
Silicon Nanoparticles Allow Production of Hydrogen from Water Without Heat, Light or Electricity
Posted on January 26, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the University at Buffalo in New York have managed to use silicon nanoparticles to form hydrogen from water at a much faster rate […] -
Discovery of Microbes which Reduce Levels of Harmful Greenhouse Gas
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsRising carbon dioxide emissions may be commonly held up as being responsible for the fate of our planet, but nitrous oxide actually poses a much […] -
Scientists Create Self-Assembling Particles
Posted on November 5, 2012 | No CommentsDespite sounding like something from the world of science fiction, scientists from Harvard, NYU and Dow Chemical Company have created particles capable of self-assembling into […] -
Use of ordinary green laser could bring Raman spectroscopy into the wider world
Posted on October 14, 2012 | 1 CommentWith potential uses ranging from drugs to explosives detection, the new Raman Spectrometer being presented at the Optical Society of America’s “Frontiers in Optics” meeting […]
