science research news – Page 6
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NewsChop! Chop! Creating useful chemicals from lignin
Breaking the hardy carbon-carbon bond in wood puts new fuels on the horizon
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NewsCooking up a storm with fertiliser
Scientists find a novel way to recycle waste oil – using it as fertiliser
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NewsCatalyst makes liquid fuels from renewable resources
A step closer to producing fuels for trucks and airplanes from biomass
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NewsChemists weave granny and triple trefoil knots
Giant molecules with a carbon backbone by synthetic chemistry
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NewsA new angle on collision theory
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
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NewsHealthy mice start to smell like sick ones
Sniffer mice and chemical analysis suggest that sickness odours are contagious
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NewsThe science of sweeter sugars
The sweetest saccharides form the strongest and shortest hydrogen bonds
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NewsSynthetic retina is looking good
New molybdenum disulfide and graphene implant curves with retina – with lesson starter slides
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NewsDynamic surfaces can be switched by magnetic fields
Magnetic fields can alter surface friction and stickiness
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NewsMineral filters cut carcinogens in smoked foods
Cutting edge science research with a consumer application
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NewsHundreds of helium compounds could be hiding in Earth’s mantle
Use this cutting edge research into helium compounds in class
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NewsTargeting manganese fights the flu
A tweak allows a promising flu-fighting compound to latch onto both of the manganese atoms at the heart of a flu enzyme
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NewsThe longest carbon-carbon bond in chemistry
Use this cutting-edge research as a starter in your class
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NewsHousehold chemicals: a surprising air pollutant
Use the summary slide of this cutting edge research in your class
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NewsHealthier hair in just 10 minutes with graphene dye
It’s non-toxic and gives hair antistatic and thermal conductive properties
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