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Chemistry World September 12, 2014 Hayley Simon	Coated nanoparticles show Alzheimer's promise Nanoparticles coated in an amino acid polymer have been found to prevent the formation of amyloid fibrils -- incorrectly folded protein fibers associated with the development of neurodegenerative diseases.
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Chemistry World February 25, 2013 Jon Cartwright	Crystals of polystyrene Chemists in Japan and Italy have created a polymer-based material that has a crystalline structure. The material, which achieves its crystallinity with crosslinks between its polymer chains, is expected to have a high mechanical strength.
Chemistry World July 21, 2015 Tim Wogan	Nanoparticle cats drawn at the flick of a switch A new way of using light to reversibly assemble nanoparticles has been developed by scientists in Israel.
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