CHEMISTRY News : page 43

Folded wax paper: a fast method in detecting malaria

Feb 25, 2019

A fast and reliable way of detecting malaria has been developed by scientists

University of Queensland researchers convert waste glass using new method

Feb 25, 2019

Researchers develop new method of converting waste glass into useful products

Singapore Beaches hounded by microplastics with pathogenic bacteria

Feb 15, 2019

Bacterial scare on the beaches of Singapore

Waste brine from desalination: A useful source of chemicals

Feb 14, 2019

Desalination results to waste products that can be used to produce useful chemicals

Swiss scientists developed probes designed to reveal the physical forces inside living cells

Feb 12, 2019

The detection of physical forces is one of the most complex challenges facing science. Although Newton's apple has long solved the problem of gravity, imaging the physical forces that act in living cells remains one of the main mysteries of current biology. Considered to play a decisive role in many biological processes, the chemical tools to visualize the physical forces in action do not exist.

New device simplifies measurement of fluoride contamination in water

Feb 11, 2019

Adding fluoride to water has been common practice in a number of countries, including the US, Australia, Brazil, Malaysia, India and Vietnam. In low concentrations (below 1.5 mg/L) can help prevent tooth decay and even strengthen bones, but going above that can have the opposite effect, causing serious dental and bone disease, especially in children and developing fetuses.

Fashion Breakthrough: Adaptive Clothing Material Dependent on the Environment

Feb 11, 2019

A group of researchers discovered fabric that adjusts to the environment

Nitrogen gets in the fast lane for chemical synthesis

Feb 08, 2019

Rice University scientists have given organic chemists a boost with their latest discovery of a one-step method to add nitrogen to compounds for drugs, pesticides, fertilizers and other products.

Cooking chemistry minus heat equals new non-toxic adhesive

Jan 31, 2019

A new soy-based, non-toxic adhesive could be used in organic food packaging and some speciality food items.

Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

Jan 24, 2019

The new materials produce a singlet fission reaction that creates more and extends the life of harvestable electronic charges

Scientists discover new 'architecture' in corn

Jan 21, 2019

New research on the US\'s most economically important agricultural plant -- corn -- has revealed a different internal structure of the plant than previously thought, which can help optimize how corn is converted into ethanol.

Viennese scientists develop promising new type of polymers

Jan 14, 2019

S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells through to medicine but, until recently, they were almost impossible to produce. Now, a new synthetic method has been patented.

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals

Jan 14, 2019

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes