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How Chemistry can Reveal the Secrets of Ancient Worlds

June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

How Chemistry can Reveal the Secrets of Ancient Worlds: The day-to-day lives of prehistoric humans have been revealed following new research developed by chemists at the University of Bristol. The research, which combines archaeology with cutting-edge chemistry allowing scientists to reconstruct the past, will be presented at the Royal Society’s annual Summer Science Exhibition [30 [...]

Jun

30

New Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles

June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

University of Leicester researchers discover new fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body’s cells.
Dr Klaus von Haeften [...]