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Butterfly-inspired structural colours could replace synthetic pigments
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (338+ words) Inspired by butterflies and damselflies, Clara Dou and colleagues created colourants that mimic nature to potentially overcome concerns associated with the metal oxides used in products such as cosmetic glitter Chemists at Northeastern University in Boston are developing new colourants…...
Ada Yonath, chemistry Nobel winner who mapped the ribosome, dies at 87
1+ week, 3+ day ago (199+ words) Her career at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel spanned more than five decades, starting when she arrived there in 1964 to pursue a doctorate in x-ray crystallography. After receiving that PhD four years later, she completed her postdoctoral research…...
Boron: in search of the real fifth element
3+ week, 4+ day ago (555+ words) Chemistry World Boron: in search of the real fifth element What makes boron so extraordinary? Find out on 21 October with author Stephen Mansell You are probably most familiar with boron as borosilicate glass, also known as Pyrex, found in laboratories…...