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Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells.
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Chemistry World July 18, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Membranes Weed Out Carbon Dioxide Chemical membranes that can capture the carbon dioxide emitted by fossil fuels have been developed by scientists, who say that they are substantially more efficient than conventional membranes.
Chemistry World July 4, 2014 Andy Extance	Molecular sieve membranes look to greener separations US researchers have made molecular sieving fibers that open up new possibilities for large scale chemical separations that use much less energy than conventional distillation methods.
Chemistry World October 3, 2013 Jon Cartwright	Graphene targets water treatment and carbon capture Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated that a membrane based on graphene and graphene oxide makes an effective filter to separate carbon dioxide from nitrogen gas.
Chemistry World February 14, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Slim-Line Silicon Speeds up Protein Separation Tough, ultra-slim silicon membranes could drastically improve the performance of lab-on-a-chip micro-analytical systems, kidney dialysis machines and, in the future, even produce an artificial kidney, claim researchers.
Chemistry World August 7, 2008	Making Seawater Easier to Swallow Researchers based in the US and Korea have developed a membrane that cuts the costs of filtering salt from seawater.
Chemistry World February 2012	Keeping the tap on James Mitchell Crow investigates routes to quenching our thirst without costing the Earth.
Chemistry World February 3, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Crack-proofing MOF membranes Chinese chemists have developed a way to reinforce metal-organic framework-based membranes to toughen them against cracking.
Chemistry World September 21, 2010 Hayley Birch	Self-pumping membrane mimics cell machinery US researchers have imitated the transport functions of biological membranes by incorporating tiny pumps into synthetic membranes. They say their 'self-pumping' mimics could be used in compartment-less fuel cells.
Chemistry World May 19, 2006 Jon Evans	CNTs Provide Pores for Thought Membranes containing pores made of carbon nanotubes could improve the efficiency of processes such as desalination and removing CO 2 from industrial emissions.
Chemistry World January 23, 2011 James Urquhart	Novel nanoparticle filter Israeli researchers have created a recyclable membrane based on supramolecular linkages that can be used to filter nanoparticles.
Chemistry World August 22, 2008 Hayley Birch	Drug uptake rule challenged A study by UK scientists apparently contradicts a 100-year-old rule thought to govern the rate at which molecules cross biological membranes.
Chemistry World April 30, 2009 Nina Notman	Long live lipid membranes Scientists in the US have massively extended the lifetime of lipid membranes, with potential implications for the pharmaceutical industry
Chemistry World April 22, 2012 Steve Tarleton	Membranes for all Introduction to Membrane Science and Technology by Heinrich Strathmann, is aimed at advanced students as well as process and chemical engineers working in industry.
Chemistry World April 13, 2011 Fay Nolan-Neylan	Nanofiltration for better energy storage Scientists in China have found that nanofiltration membranes could enhance the efficiency of vanadium redox flow batteries making them a more viable tool for large-scale energy storage.
Chemistry World August 10, 2015 Kira Welter	Peptide glue may have held first protocell components together Electrostatic interactions induced by short, positively charged, hydrophobic peptides are all it takes to attach RNA to vesicle membranes.
Chemistry World November 6, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Double reactor makes hydrogen and syngas Two chemical reactions key to producing future fuels can be linked together in a single membrane-based reactor to increase their efficiency, say Chinese chemists.
Chemistry World May 24, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Water purifier harnesses green chemistry Chemists in the US have created a water purifier that can remove organic toxins without the addition of acids or other harmful chemicals.
Chemistry World September 3, 2013 William Bergius	Better separations with more permeable membranes There is usually a trade-off between selectivity and liquid permeability when making an ultrafiltration membrane but new research from scientists in the US suggests this doesn't have to be the case.
Chemistry World March 27, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Membrane Sacs Made in Minutes Strong, flexible, centimetre-sized membrane sacs that could be used to hold cells for study have been developed by chemists in the US.
Chemistry World May 27, 2008 Hayley Birch	Nanomembranes get tough A new chemical approach to making strong carbon films less than 5nm thick could help speed their use in molecular sieves and flexible displays, according to researchers in the US.
Chemistry World June 24, 2012 David Bradley	First Stable Hydroxide-Conducting Membrane Created A team at Simon Fraser University, has developed a polymer based on benzimidazolium hydroxide that can transport the hydroxyl ion and yet does not degrade quickly as other alkaline-transport membranes have done.
Chemistry World July 7, 2011 Hayley Birch	Could Life Have Emerged Inside Inorganic Shells? The basic components of cells can operate within the bounds of inorganic membranes made from nanoparticles, a new study shows.
Chemistry World January 26, 2012 David Bradley	Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through UK researchers have created a graphene-based membrane that allows water through but not helium.
Chemistry World March 18, 2011 Rebecca Brodie	Simple salt removal to get fresh water Scientists in the US have developed a membrane-free, solvent extraction method to remove salt from seawater that works at low temperatures.
Chemistry World December 9, 2014 Emma Cooper	Plastic bottles recycled into cigarette filters A method to recycle the common plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from soda bottles into membranes for filtration, including cigarette filter tips, has been developed by scientists.
Chemistry World January 21, 2011 Russell Johnson	Jump starting prebiotic photochemistry Light activated reactions of organic molecules in fatty acid membranes offers a plausible method for energy transfer and storage in prebiotic systems, claim US scientists.
Chemistry World October 3, 2006 Michael Gross	Imaging for the Masses Two US research groups have made progress in the application of mass spectrometry for imaging.
Chemistry World October 1, 2015 Philip Ball	Drawn out proteins make self-healing scaffolds An international team of researchers has made tubular protein-based structures that can be shaped into a network by manually pulling out new branches from existing tubes.
Chemistry World September 1, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	Drug discovery on a chip Scientists in the US have, for the first time, used microfluidics to discover drug leads. The team's lab-on-a-chip device revealed inhibitors of a key membrane-bound protein in hepatitis C virus
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Stephen Forrest	The Dawn of Organic Electronics Organic semiconductors are strong candidates for creating flexible, full-color displays and circuits on plastic.
Chemistry World December 5, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	Water Cleaning Membrane Shows Hybrid Vigour Scientists in the US have combined naturally-occurring channel proteins with a new polymer to create a membrane that could be used to deliver drugs or purify water.
Chemistry World January 8, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Flexible electronics get even more bendy Researchers in Switzerland have developed a method to create electronic membranes that are thin and flexible enough to wrap around a human hair.
Food Engineering June 1, 2005 Kevin T. Higgins	Not (just) about size Filtration and fractionation are all about different particulate sizes, right? Guess again. Besides drinking water, dairy is the biggest processing application for filtration. Uses for beer, wine and vinegar are growing, as well.
Chemistry World March 21, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Drinking water from sunlight and seawater A device that can 'push' the salt out of seawater has been developed by US researchers.
Chemistry World December 11, 2008 Hayley Birch	Protein threading paves the way for nanomachines A team of Dutch and Italian researchers has discovered how proteins are threaded through pores in cell membranes.
Food Engineering July 30, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	Engineering R&D: Liquid squeeze play An industry expert discusses the development of reverse osmosis technology, and some of the design, installation and operational mistakes he encounters.
Chemistry World May 10, 2013 Michael Parkin	Super Glue for cells Scientists in Canada have made a super-strong cell membrane adhesive and used it to stick red blood cells together. The polymer, based on the phospholipid head group phosphatidyl choline, could be used to secure cells in particular positions for tissue engineering and wound closure.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 Eric Smalley	Microfluidics make flat screens A new method for making big, cheap flat screen displays is a bit like making muffins. Pour liquid polymer into microfluidic channels aligned above an array of electrodes, let cure, and you have organic thin film transistors.
Chemistry World August 12, 2011 Manisha Lalloo	Unraveling cell membranes to understand drugs Researchers in Sweden have found a way to create flattened cell membranes, known as supported lipid bilayers, out of real cell structures.
Chemistry World June 14, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Nicotine hit at the flick of a switch with new nanotube patch A membrane embedded with carbon nanotubes can deliver a pulse of nicotine at the flick of a switch - rather than the continuous diffusion of the drug through current skin patches.
Chemistry World August 12, 2010 Phillip Broadwith	Nanowire-tapping cells Nanoscale electronic probes that can enter cells without damaging them have been made by US scientists.
Chemistry World April 19, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Cell factories package drugs for delivery Scientists in Australia and Germany have used living cells as 'factories' to encapsulate particles such as drugs in biological membranes.
Food Engineering November 4, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	Tech Update: The Economics of Filtration A number of factors, economic and sanitary, are prompting food companies to upgrade filter systems and, in some cases, replace other technologies with advanced filtration.
IEEE Spectrum June 2010 Sally Adee	Eight Technologies for Drinkable Seawater Desalination takes too much energy, but emerging technologies will help
Chemistry World July 7, 2013 Anthony King	Green graphene band-aid Scientists have revealed that graphene kills bacteria by slicing through their membranes and yanking out their phospholipids. They say graphene could become a new type of 'green' antimicrobial material for everyday use.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Isobel Marr	Membrane-less electrolyser set to disrupt water splitting Researchers in Switzerland have side-stepped membrane-cost issues getting in the way of sustainable water-splitting by designing a device that does without a membrane.
Chemistry World September 22, 2011 Erica Wise	Faster acting drugs Ionic liquid drugs can rapidly pass through the skin and may open the way to new, more effective medicines, say scientists in Australia.
Chemistry World February 2, 2014 Emma Stoye	Artificial membrane harvests light like a cell Photosensitive compounds built into an artificial membrane can capture light energy in the same way as proton pumps found in biological cells.