All articles by David Bradley – Page 3

  • Barrels of wine
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    Toasting a good wine

    2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

    French chemists analyse how the toasting of oak staves used to make wine barrels affects the chemical composition of the wood and the final uncorked product

  • A shining wood floor
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    An unexpected source of PCB

    2008-03-01T00:00:00Z

    US researchers suggest that old wood floor finishes may be an overlooked source of the environmental pollutants polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

  • Gerhard Ertl, this year's Nobel prizewinning chemist
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    Nobel chemistry rises to the surface

    2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Gerhard Ertl of the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society in Berlin, Germany, received the 2007 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his pioneering studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces

  • A hybrid vehicle
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    League table of alternative fuels

    2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Scientists in Norway have drawn up a league table of alternative fuels for cars

  • A mobile phone screen
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    See-through electrodes and organic leds

    2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Nanoimprint lithography brings organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDS) one step closer to giant tvs and solar panel applications

  • A gecko's foot
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    Geckoman versus spiderman

    2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

    According to research done in Italy, Spiderman could have some competition for wall space from a new sticky superhero

  • Red wine
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    Goodness, more wine?

    2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

    UK-based studies suggest that an antioxidant found in red wine could have beneficial effects on health by reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease

  • Spider web
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    Proteins' web of intrigue

    2007-07-01T00:00:00Z

    Recent work by a German research group has helped to unravel the secrets of the spider's silk spinning success

  • Donkey on the beach
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    Avoiding the travel bug

    2007-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Vaccination is our best defence against catching numerous infectious diseases while travelling abroad

  • The influenza A nucleoprotein
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    Bird Flu's long tail could signal its end

    2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

    US scientists map the long protein tail of the influenza A virus

  • An xray of a broken bone
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    Plug and play bone repair

    2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

    New method for printing artificial bone using ink made from living bone could aid reconstructive surgery

  • Solar panels
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    Molecular light switch

    2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Scientists have developed the molecular equivalent of a solar panel, which can act as a light signal processor

  • The triple-shape effect at 20°C, 40°C and 60°C
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    Plastic shape shifter for smart stents

    2007-03-01T00:00:00Z

    German and American researchers have developed temperature-controlled 'triple-shaped plastics'

  • Nobel prizewinners Arthur and Roger Kornberg
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    Like father, like son

    2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

    Stanford University's Roger Kornberg has followed in his father's footsteps by winning the 2006 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for unravelling the process by which RNA is transcribed from DNA to make proteins

  • Figure 1 - Diagram of a fuel cell
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    Novel materials for fuel cells

    2006-09-01T00:00:00Z

    Fuel cells will be used to power everything from laptops, through cars and buses, to hospital electrical systems. Finding materials that are lightweight and can soak up H2 gas like a sponge will be key to this technology