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- ‘Solar’ jet fuel made out of air http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/05/solar-jet-fuel-made-out-thin-air 123 comments
- 17th century Damascus sabres contained carbon nanotubes http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2006/November/15110602.asp 17 comments
- published in 1896 in a British Journal of Science: Arrhenius’s paper https://www.rsc.org/images/Arrhenius1896_tcm18-173546.pdf 6 comments climate
- A “black” gold material has been developed to harvest sunlight, and then use the energy to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful chemicals and fuel. https://www.rsc.org/news-events/journals-highlights/2019/jul/black-gold/ 57 comments science
- Crime lab chemist accused of fabricating drug test results http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2016/03/forensic-crime-lab-chemist-drug-test-fraud 3 comments law
- Move over moonshine, here comes sunshine: Nanoparticle process uses light to distil alcohol and produces up to 99% pure alcohol - more than conventional distillation can manage and more efficiently too http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/11/energy-efficient-alcohol-distillation-move-over-moonshine-here-comes-sunshine 18 comments science
- Synthetic stomach membrane to minimise animal tests: Scientists in the UK have made a synthetic surface that could replace animal tissues in liquid drug formulation tests. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/08/synthetic-stomach-membrane-minimise-animal-tests 7 comments science
- Russia faces international scientific blockade http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/08/russia-faces-international-scientific-blockade 20 comments europe
- High-speed cameras help explain high-school chemistry. The textbooks need to be rewritten on what's happening when a piece of sodium is dropped into water http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/01/alkali-metal-explosion-explained 4 comments science
- Scientists in China have developed an intelligent nanoparticle system that delivers a chemotherapeutic and radiosensitiser drug directly to the nucleus of cancer cells. Tests suggest this intranuclear radiosensitisation technique could intensify the effects of radiotherapy. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2015/01/smart-nanoparticles-intranuclear-radiosensitisation-cancer-treatment 35 comments science
- Researchers have taken magnetic resonance imaging to its extreme by developing a technique to detect the spin of a single nucleus. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/11/magnetic-resonance-taken-limit-single-nucleus-spin-nmr 3 comments science
- E-cigarette smoke has higher level of some metals, yet still much better than normal cigarettes. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/09/e-cigarette-smoke-nickel-silver 158 comments science
- Largest Möbius molecule synthesised http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/10/largest-mobius-molecule-synthesised 3 comments science
- Chlorophylls help eyes see red, and might improve night vision. http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/cb/volume/2007/7/chlorophylls_help_eyes.asp 3 comments science
- Organic solar cells reach manufacturing milestone: In an impressive feat of engineering, scientists in Denmark have devised a rapid, scalable and industrially viable way to manufacture large sheets of flexible organic tandem solar cells. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/06/roll-roll-flexible-organic-tandem-solar-cells 12 comments science
- ‘Solar’ jet fuel made out of thin air: The dream of producing hydrocarbon fuels from carbon dioxide and sunlight is one step closer thanks to chemists in Europe who have made jet fuel from scratch in a solar reactor for the first time. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/05/solar-jet-fuel-made-out-thin-air 497 comments science
- DNA cube programmed for an exclusive reveal: Scientists in Canada have made DNA cubes that are programmed to unzip and reveal molecules locked inside them in response to a carefully chosen trigger. The cubes release the drug cargo they might be carrying only in diseased cells and not normal cells. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/04/dna-cube-unzip 85 comments science
- Computer memory made from sugar cube: A sugar cube that functions as computer memory has been created by scientists. The sugar-based metal–organic framework infused with rubidium hydroxide can be switched between high and low resistance states, in a similar way to resistive random-access memory. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/03/computer-memory-sugar-cube 14 comments science
- Yellowstone spews out ancient helium: Researchers have found that huge amounts of helium are being released through steam plumes in the US’s Yellowstone National Park, having been stored in the Earth’s crust for billions of years. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/02/yellowstone-ancient-helium 3 comments science
- Zeolite–polymer composite adsorbs uremic toxins: Scientists in Japan have developed a nanofibre mesh that can adsorb creatinine from blood with the hope that it can eventually be developed into a wearable blood-cleaning device for patients with kidney failure. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/02/zeolite-polymer-composite-adsorbs-toxins-kidney-failure 4 comments science
- Real time visualization of electron movement between molecules may now be possible http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/01/x-rays-set-reveal-electrons-dance 4 comments science
- "A non-stop trip from London to Paris in an eco-friendly car could soon be possible, if powered by the latest lithium–sulfur battery created by scientists... The new batteries hold more than double the energy of ordinary lithium-ion batteries weight-for-weight and see little drop off in performance" http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/12/lithium-sulfur-batteries-ready-go-distance 37 comments science
- A new, extremely hard superconductor has been discovered by researchers in Europe and the US.1 Significantly, iron tetraboride's superconductivity was predicted from advanced electronic structure computations years before it was synthesised. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/10/new-superconductor-predicted-then-created 9 comments science
- Searching for a hangover cure "Scientists suggest that what you drink following the consumption of alcoholic beverages could alter the effect of alcohol on your body. Following tests on a number of drinks, the carbonated drink Sprite emerged as a potential reliever of alcohol-related symptoms" http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/10/alcohol-hangover-cure 25 comments science
- Creating an equivalent to the periodic table for self-assembling nanoparticles http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/07/mirkin-periodic-table-nanoparticle-assembly 4 comments science
- Relativity behind mercury's liquidity http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/06/why-mercury-liquid-relativity-evidence 10 comments science
- Humans detect isotope by smell http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/01/controversial-molecular-vibration-theory-smell-olfaction 4 comments science
- Superomniphobic surface can repel any kind of liquid, even non-Newtonian ones like oils or blood http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/01/super-omniphobic-non-newtonian-fluid-repelling-surface 46 comments science
- Researchers Turn Hydrogen Gas Into Metal http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2011/november/14111102.asp 27 comments science
- Which molecule is a chemical armadillo? And why should we hate it? http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/ciiecompounds/transcripts/sf6.asp 3 comments science
- Einstein in your engine: Cars start thanks to Einstein's principle of relativity http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2011/january/12011103.asp 15 comments science
- Nitrogen triiodide - booby trapped pianos and floors and all sorts of other mischief (plus a few lost eyes and fingers) with this contact explosive [podcast] http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/ciiecompounds/transcripts/nitrogentriiodide.asp 3 comments science
- New immigration cap could bias against scientists looking to come to the UK http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2010/november/25111002.asp 10 comments science
- An organic material made from *inactivated* amyloid core proteins (a la Alzheimer's disease) is now the hardest organic material (harder than Kevlar) http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2010/october/08101001.asp 26 comments science
- Carbon dioxide free iron production http://www.rsc.org/publishing/chemtech/volume/2010/10/step_up_for_green_iron.asp 11 comments science
- Samarium is a rare-earth element that can have a half-life of 106 billion years. You'll note that the entire freaking capital-U Universe, itself, is only around 14 billion years old. http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/podcast/interactive_periodic_table_transcripts/samarium.asp 18 comments science
- Israeli Scientists Freeze Water By Warming It http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2010/february/04021002.asp 3 comments science
- Urine turned into hydrogen fuel, will be used in piston engines of course! http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/news/2009/july/02070902.asp 16 comments science
- Large Hadron Collider name "fails to reflect drama of its mission" - £500 for anyone who can come up with a catchier one http://www.rsc.org/aboutus/news/pressreleases/2008/renamelhc.asp 9 comments science
- Scientists launch competition, with a £500 prize, for a better name for the Large Hadron Collider http://www.rsc.org/aboutus/news/pressreleases/2008/renamelhc.asp 6 comments reddit.com