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Chemistry World December 7, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Striped nanoparticle controversy blows up A prickly controversy has erupted in the rarefied world of nanoscience revolving around the strength of the evidence that molecules can assemble themselves into discrete stripes around gold nanoparticles. The issue highlights the difficulty of interpreting images of nanoscale objects. |
Chemistry World August 13, 2010 James Urquhart |
Zooming in on intermolecular bonds German researchers have captured clear images of intermolecular bonds for the first time using a modified form of scanning tunnelling microscopy. |
Chemistry World February 14, 2013 Mathias Brust |
Safeguarding science against falsehood demands debate False scientific claims are, unfortunately, a reality. When it does happen, journals should act swiftly, welcome controversy and seize the opportunity for self-correction. And scientists should appreciate the need for critical debate. |
Chemistry World August 20, 2008 |
Spying on Self-Assembly Proteins attaching to gold nanoparticles don't mill around randomly, but organise into clusters, according to UK scientists who say they have for the first time spied in detail peptides assembling on a surface. |
Chemistry World October 31, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Filming the Nanoworld Scientists in the US have upgraded the circuitry on a popular microscopy technique to boost the speed of imaging by about 100 times |
Chemistry World September 2, 2007 Lewis Brindley |
Nanoparticles Paint a Finer Picture Swiss scientists have developed a process that can print detailed images using nanoparticles as 'ink', while maintaining their catalytic and optical properties. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2013 David Bradley |
Hydrogen bond under the microscope Scientists in Japan have designed a scanning tunnelling microscope tip that allowed them to measure electron transfer across a single hydrogen bond. |
Chemistry World May 1, 2012 David Bradley |
A colorful way to size up nanoparticles Researchers in China have now developed a straightforward light-scattering technique to estimate the size of gold nanoparticles in the 35 to 110nm range. |
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. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticle Reveals Sulfur's Midas Touch Researchers in the US have taken a snapshot of the inside of a gold nanoparticle, shedding crucial new light on one of chemistry's longest-standing questions: how does sulfur bind to gold? |
Chemistry World October 7, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New light shed on 'photothermal' cell death Photothermal therapy - where tiny particles of a metal are introduced into a cell and heated by laser light to kill the cell - might not work in the way people think, researchers in the UK have discovered. |
Chemistry World June 5, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Nanoparticles scrub up a treat in hot water bath Upping the catalytic activity of gold nanoparticles can be as simple as a good wash in hot water, UK chemists have shown. |
Chemistry World November 7, 2010 Laura Howes |
Inhaled nanoparticles, from there to where? US scientists have for the first time shown how the size and surface properties of nanoparticles can affect where they end up in the body after they are inhaled. |
Chemistry World July 17, 2012 Harriet Brewerton |
Pinning down cancer US scientists have synthesized pin-shaped nanoparticles with magnetic and optical properties. The nanoparticles could be used for magnetic resonance imaging, early detection and photothermal therapy of cancer and other diseases. |
Chemistry World April 1, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Easier Cancer Imaging with Raman A new imaging technique based on Raman spectroscopy has been used to illuminate tumors in mice with unprecedented precision. |
Chemistry World October 19, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Nanoparticles brought to order US researchers have developed a process that could bring the unusual properties of nanoparticles to a larger scale, by using small molecules to evenly space nanoparticles in a polymer composite. |
Chemistry World February 3, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Nanoparticle studies guide coating design A new study provides guidance for designing nanoparticle coatings based on the particles' size and the environment they are to be used in. The research could help scientists create more effective nanoparticle drug carriers. |
Chemistry World January 18, 2007 Michael Gross |
Nanoparticles Bond Like Atoms in a Molecule Researchers have now succeeded in breaking the symmetry of nanoparticles using a mathematical principle known as the hairy ball theorem. |
Chemistry World February 12, 2012 Jon Cartwright |
Nanoparticles slow iron absorption in the gut Nanoparticles used in food and pharmaceuticals could have unintended physiological effects. |
Chemistry World September 23, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Nanoparticles Hide Behind Protein Cloak Polymer nanoparticles suspended in human blood become cloaked in plasma proteins, new research has shown. |
Chemistry World October 25, 2013 James Urquhart |
Water droplets warped into weird shapes US scientists have discovered that self-assembling nanoparticles can lock water droplets into different shapes. The team suggests the work could be useful for several applications including microfluidic devices, sensors and drug delivery. |
Chemistry World September 20, 2012 Jessica Cocker |
Biological fate of nanoparticles in the body Nanoparticles are extremely difficult to detect and measure once they are distributed in a biological system. Now, Spanish scientists have developed a novel way for measuring their biodistribution. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2008 Jonathan Edwards |
DNA Helps Nanoparticles Crystallize Two papers in Nature have each shown a simple way to build designer crystals from nanoparticles, using DNA as 'glue'. Both methods show promise as a cheap way of mass-producing complex materials like photonic crystals. |