In focus – Page 10
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NewsFemtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells
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NewsHollow oxide can take the heat
Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation
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The MoleHow ice crystals create optical illusions
From light pillars and sun haloes to false suns, explore the mysterious effects ice crystals can produce when they interact with light.
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The MolePolished polymers
Tom Husband explains how varnishing your nails is more like making plastic than painting
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FeatureGolden opportunities
Elinor Hughes finds out how chemists are challenging a misconception about gold
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FeatureThe art detectives
Emma Stoye finds out how spectroscopic techniques allow scientists to look over the shoulders of old masters
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SoundbiteFaster, higher, stronger ... fairly
Nina Notman investigates the recent ban on athletes inhaling noble gases
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The MoleTrade secrets... Print your world
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution
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The MoleFractional crystallisation
Explore how fractional crystallisation can be used to purify mixtures and refine substances using this simple evaporation experiment.
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SoundbiteBark beetles eat Beatle’s memorial tree
Nina Notman discovers at how bark beetles are destroying pine trees at an alarming rate
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The MoleThe monks’ tales
Kathryn Roberts looks at how modern spectroscopy lets us discover the secrets of 1500-year-old manuscripts without leaving the library
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The MoleTrade secrets... Explosive detection
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare explores an alternative approach for detecting bombs called nuclear quadrupole resonance