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Chemistry World March 13, 2008 Kira Welter |
Planets' Birthplace Harbours Chemical Seeds of Life Astrochemists have for the first time directly observed both organic molecules and water vapour in the region around a young star where planets form. |
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Rachel Wood |
Decoding interstellar carbon The detection of molecules such as fullerenes -- molecules composed entirely of carbon, including the spherical C 60 -- has revealed a more complicated picture of carbon in space. |
Chemistry World March 29, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries New findings imply that the organic chemistry required to produce the necessary molecules for life is part of the normal processes of planet formation. |
Chemistry World June 30, 2015 Jessie-May Morgan |
Space-like conditions give rise to metabolic precursors Mimicking interstellar conditions, a team of scientists at NASA has synthesized complex organic molecules thought to be necessary for the origin of life. |
Chemistry World August 19, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
China keeps pollution in bounds China may be the world's biggest emitter of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, but the chemicals remain largely within the country's boundaries, according to researchers from Peking University. |
Chemistry World December 2009 Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Space Monster Discovered Astrochemists who waited 25 years to find an anion in space have spotted three in less than a year. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
First interstellar sighting of a branched alkyl molecule The radiotelescope in Atacama, Chile, has found the first branched molecule ever seen in interstellar space |
Chemistry World March 10, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Aerosol data from BP spill Analysis of atmospheric data suggests that emissions of intermediate volatile organic compounds and semi-volatile organic compounds were low compared with those of volatile organic compounds. |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry Professor Wendy Brown's research reproduces the cold and low pressures of space to model chemical reactions that occur when particles are brought together on interstellar dust grains. |
Chemistry World April 11, 2012 Andy Benniston |
Identifying unknowns As a person who has taught undergraduate students the basics of how to identify unknown organic compounds using spectra I looked forward to reading Interpretation of Organic Spectra by Yong-Cheng Ning. |
Chemistry World November 2011 Derek Lowe |
Column: In the Pipeline In recent years there's another class of 'unknown' compounds that's become more prominent than ever: the ones you can buy from the chemical catalogues. |
Popular Mechanics December 10, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
What NASA's WISE Space Mapper Will Look for in the Sky Hunting for brown dwarf stars, crashing galaxies, and asteroids. |
Chemistry World July 16, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Confirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way The presence of buckyballs in the Milky Way has been confirmed by scientists who matched the absorption spectra of C 60 + ions to two previously unidentified absorption features in spectra of the interstellar medium that were identified over 20 years ago. |
Reactive Reports Issue 72 David Bradley |
Seagull as Environmental Canary Seagulls may be the unwitting canary in the proverbial coalmine allowing us to monitor oil pollution levels in marine environments more precisely than before, according to scientists in Spain. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 James Urquhart |
Wealth of undiscovered volatiles found drifting above orange groves Scientists have measured the exchange of hundreds of volatile organic compounds in the air above an orange grove in California and the ecosystem below. The finding could have implications for climate and air pollution models |
Chemistry World July 24, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
Prenatal exposure to urban pollutants lowers IQ Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are byproducts from burning organic material, and their primary source in cities is motor vehicle emissions. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2009 Hayley Birch |
More data from mixtures via NMR Finnish scientists have developed a new technique for separating out the NMR spectra of compounds in a mixture. |
Popular Mechanics January 20, 2010 Cassie Rodenberg |
A Common Pavement Sealer May Lead to Unhealthy Homes Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey found that coal-tar pavement sealant contains 1000 times more polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are by-products of fuel burning, than its asphalt-based counterpart |
Science News June 14, 2003 |
TimeLine: June 10, 1933 Brainlike stalagmites found in Maryland cave... Matter created experimentally from light and cosmic rays... Contents of "empty space" revealed by colors of nebulae |
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams |
Carbon Film Enhances Space Probe Diamond like carbon films that were developed at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are being used on NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer to help determine how solar wind interacts with the matter that exists between stars. |
Chemistry World October 15, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
ExBox snares polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons US chemists have designed a novel macrocyclic molecule that may be able to scavenge an important class of toxic hydrocarbons from the environment. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Michael Dumiak |
A Telescope Takes Flight A landmark moment in the exploration of the deep cosmos occurred recently. A powerful flying telescope, SOFIA, made its first checkout flights, having survived a bureaucratic near-death experience only a year ago. |
Chemistry World August 18, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy A fuel cell system that can generate electricity from organic compounds and clean up wastewater at the same time has been developed by scientists in China. |
Wired July 24, 2007 Erin Biba |
Son of Hubble, Prepare for a 2013 Liftoff The James Webb Space Telescope will soon replace its aging predecessor. |
Technology Research News January 26, 2005 |
Spray-on Photocells Harvest Infrared Researchers from the University of Toronto have found a way to cheaply and easily harvest the infrared portion of the sun's spectrum of lightwaves with a paint-like material that can be sprayed on large surfaces. |
Science News April 21, 2007 |
Timeline: From the April 17, 1937, Issue Water and Woods Form an Ideal Photograph Subject... More Elements Discovered in Cold of Interstellar Space... May Yet Tap Atom's Energy, Yale Scientists Declares... |
Chemistry World April 25, 2013 Andreas Barth |
Chemical bibliometrics Counting compounds instead of publications and citations opens new perspectives for data-based scientific discovery and it can complement and stimulate both experimental and theoretical research. |