Dec

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Recent Advances in Chemistry: 2006 C&EN Review

December 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Chemistry Highlights 2006. ‘Once a year, C&EN reviews the chemistry research developments we’ve reported on that seem among the most significant of the past 12 months. We evaluate the novelty and breakthrough nature of individual scientific developments covered in our news stories, select about two each month that seem likely to have the most long-lasting [...]

Dec

21

sectroscopyNOW.com

December 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

spectroscopyNOW.com. sectroscopyNOW.com is a free access spectroscopy portal that fulfills the information needs of all spectroscopists. spectroscopyNOW.com, a Community of Interest website, has become the definitive spectroscopy resource on the internet, offering a wealth of valuable information, resources and services. Techniques covered: Mass Spectrometry (incorporating Base Peak), X-ray Spectrometry, NMR (incorporating NMR Knowledge Base), Chemometrics [...]

Dec

20

Ulf Bossel on Hydrogen Economy

December 20, 2006 | 1 Comment

Why a hydrogen economy doesn’t make sense. ‘In a recent study, fuel cell expert Ulf Bossel explains that a hydrogen economy is a wasteful economy. The large amount of energy required to isolate hydrogen from natural compounds (water, natural gas, biomass), package the light gas by compression or liquefaction, transfer the energy carrier to the [...]

Dec

17

Nano DNA-Like Ice

December 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

DNA-like ice ‘seen’ inside carbon nanotubes. ‘Nanoscale ice formations resembling the double helices of DNA will form when water molecules are frozen inside carbon nanotubes, detailed computer simulations suggest. Researchers at the University of Nebraska, US, used a supercomputer to run detailed mathematical models of the behaviour of water molecules. In their simulations, they inserted [...]

Dec

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Christmas Nanotechnology Gifts Ideas

December 15, 2006 | 1 Comment

Have Yourself A Merry “Nano” Christmas!. ‘Tell a friend you are buying them a nanotechnology gift for the holidays, and visions of Star Trek collectables or geeky electronic toys may start to dance in their heads. But nanotechnology gifts can include everything from fleece jackets and gloves from the Lands’ End™ catalog—with Nano-Tex® Resists Static [...]