Organized by the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia with support from RSEQ, the ICIQ summer school once again proved successful
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Summer School Success
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Purely Nano
Water treatment devices that incorporate nanoscale materials are already available and the need for clean water is pressing
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Electronic DNA Sequencing
New, carbon-based nanoscale platform to electrically detect single DNA molecules has been developed
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ChemPubSoc Europe Impact Factors
The results are in – ChemPubSoc Europe's journals all have impact factors to be excited about
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Fighting Fire with Clay
New method of forming plastic nanocomposites proves less toxic and more efficient for use in flame retardants
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A General Assembly
Crystalline assemblies of Au and Ag nanoparticles have been exploited as sensors for the presence of chemical and enzymatic analytes
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Water-Free Liquid Protein
Example of solvent-less (molten) liquid metalloproteins that retains structure and O2 binding function
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Electrifying Nanowires
A new method of suppressing aggregation during nanowire manufacture has been developed
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Ivy: New Sunblocker
Ivy nanoparticles may protect skin from UV radiation at least four times better than the metal-based sunblocks found on store shelves today
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Which First: Chicken Or Egg?
An article of Angewandte Chemie is lively discussed in the press if it gives the answer to this age old mystery question