It reads like the plot of an action movie: against all odds, an unassuming catalyst avoids deactivation and captures its target with record effectiveness.
Lisa Smith
Lisa studied chemistry, creative writing and the classics at the University of Melbourne, and holds a PhD in Chemistry focused on nanoparticle synthesis. She has been an editor for Wiley's Materials Science portfolio since 2010, and enjoys writing and editing both fiction and non-fiction in whatever spare time she can find.
There is No Step Two: Simultaneous Synthesis and Application of Nanoparticles
The recognition that scaling down would be the key to the future of technology led to research into simpler, greener techniques to synthesise nanomaterial building blocks. It’s not enough that the materials can be created: synthesis techniques need to be precise and...
Are MoS2 Nanosheets Safe for Use in Humans?
Biodegradability and biocompatibility studies show minimal cytotoxicity, particularly for covalently functionalized MoS2 nanosheets.
Monte Carlo Models Micro-OFETs
Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) use voltage to control the flow of current in an electronic circuit. The channel connecting the source and drain is, in this case, made of an organic semiconductor. Improvements in performance of OFETs, in particular their...
Phase Affects Phosphate Fertiliser Fate
A team working across Lebanon and France selected 44 different fertilisers available in the eastern Mediterranean region and conducted a speciation study to determine the mineral phases of the trace metals present in each brand.
Carbon Footprints: Topsoil pH Predicts Organic Carbon Content
Researchers have determined the extent to which pH can predict soil organic carbon density depending upon the nature of the land use.
Making 2D Barcodes Work Harder for Anticounterfeit Technology
Researchers from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, believe that 2D barcodes can be made to work harder by fully exploiting the 3D information they actually contain.
Frozen: Soil Remediation Below Zero Degrees
Soil remediation after an environmental disaster is literally a matter of rescuing an entire ecosystem from the ground up.
Affinity Chromatography for Separating Closely Related Pharmaceuticals
Researchers collaborating between the USA and the Netherlands have adapted a technique typically used for the removal of process-related impurities in order to separate out product-related impurities.
