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Chemistry World
September 14, 2012
Laura Howes |
TNT for top guns It might seem counterintuitive but one way of making decoy flares for fighter planes better and safer is to make them out of TNT, say European scientists. |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Greener explosives show promise Eco-friendly explosives based on nitrogen compounds could soon compete with conventional detonators and propellants used in pyrotechnics, mining, and military applications. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2008 |
With Green Fireworks Not So Green, Plan for Low-Toxin Alternative Pyrotechnic displays are staples of America's birthday and other celebrations, but the chemicals that produce their eye-catching effects are nothing to cheer about. |
Chemistry World
April 2007
Philip Ball |
Opinion: The Crucible Copper doorknobs could be the latest - and oldest - way to beat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The microbe dies within an hour of so on copper surfaces, whereas the bacteria survive for days on stainless steel. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA decides against regulating perchlorate in water The announcement on 3 October - a preliminary decision that will not be finalized until a month allowed for public comment - received a mixed response from toxicologists. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2009
Sarah Houlton |
Double standard in pesticide ban? A number of pesticides in common use today, including several of those that are currently allowed in organic farming, will soon be banned under new rules in the EU. |
Chemistry World
March 28, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Copper catalysis sees the light Researchers in the US have shown that the oxide coating on copper nanoparticles can be stripped away by light, exposing the metallic, catalytic copper core. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
Curiosity detect hints of complex organics Nasa's Curiosity rover has detected a range of chemical species including chlorinated hydrocarbons on the surface of Mars -- indicators that point to the presence of complex organic molecules. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2006
Michael Gross |
A Physiological Role for Healthy Prions Researchers have shown that the healthy version of the scrapie pathogen helps maintain the optimum concentration of copper ions in the cell. |
