Vapour-based method for making crystals
18 December, 2015An international team of scientists has developed a method of producing crystals called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — said to be the world's most porous materials — using vapour rather than liquid.
Your fingerprint can reveal whether you're male or female
01 December, 2015Researchers from the University at Albany are taking crime scene investigation to a new level with the discovery that our fingerprints can be used to identify whether the print belongs to a male or a female.
Anton Paar Multiwave PRO microwave reaction system software update
24 November, 2015Anton Paar's microwave reaction platform, the Multiwave PRO, is receiving a software update. The product is becoming an IoT (Internet of Things) device, enabling users to receive automated notification of completed runs and error reporting via email as well as remotely control the instrument using VNC.
Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser
30 October, 2015The Thermo Scientific Orion 3106 COD analyser combines a digestion step with colorimetric analysis to measure the concentration of organic compounds that can affect water quality.
Chemists create a star-shaped molecule
29 October, 2015Chemists have created a star-shape molecule, previously thought to be too unstable to be made, in work which could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents.
Chemistry can be a game
18 September, 2015ACE EdVenture Studio and Artoncode Indonesia have released ChemCaper — Petticles in Peril, which is said to be the world's first chemistry role playing game (RPG).
Hach QbD120 laboratory TOC analyser
25 August, 2015The Hach QbD1200 laboratory total organic carbon (TOC) analyser implements the UV/persulfate oxidation method, which combines acid and oxidiser into a single reagent.
Copper zeolite converts methane to methanol
08 July, 2015A newly developed bio-inspired zeolite may pave the way to small-scale 'gas-to-liquid' technologies which convert natural gas to fuels and starting materials for the chemical industry.
Synthetic membrane succeeds in skin permeation study
11 May, 2015Researchers from Josai University have demonstrated that Merck Millipore's Strat-M membrane - a synthetic, non-animal-based model for transdermal diffusion testing - predicts skin permeation of chemical compounds during in vitro transdermal diffusion studies as effectively as human or animal skin.
Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?
06 March, 2015One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.
Are lab workers at risk of hearing loss?
06 March, 2015One in six Australians are said to experience some kind of auditory loss, and The University of Queensland (UQ) wants to know if chemicals in the workplace are to blame.
Anton Paar Alex 500 alcohol and extract meter for beer
24 February, 2015An alcohol and extract meter for beer, Alex 500 from Anton Paar, frees craft brewers from the need for external laboratories. The lab-grade analyser determines beer's alcohol and extract content, calories, degree of fermentation and many more parameters.
Bacterial banter: new method of chemical communication discovered
23 January, 2015A team of German scientists, led by Dr Helge B Bode from Goethe University and Dr Ralf Heermann from Ludwig Maximilian University, has succeeded in decoding a previously unknown yet widely distributed chemical type of bacterial communication.
Bacterial banter: new method of chemical communication discovered
23 January, 2015A team of German scientists, led by Dr Helge B Bode from Goethe University and Dr Ralf Heermann from Ludwig Maximilian University, has succeeded in decoding a previously unknown yet widely distributed chemical type of bacterial communication.
I study dead people
11 December, 2014 by Lauren DavisThe decomposition of dead bodies is not the most aesthetically pleasing area of science to study, but for Professor Shari Forbes, it is by far the most interesting.