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Chemical Technology

Chemical technology news from across RSC Publishing.



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Biofuel cells powering an mp3 player

Sugar-powered electronics

03 October 2008

Japanese scientists have made a biofuel cell that produces enough power to run an mp3 player or a remote controlled car


Water strider

Like water off a duck's back

29 September 2008

Scientists have made a range of structures that mimic water-repellant surfaces found in nature


Airport security check

Fluorescent polymer detects peroxide

29 September 2008

US scientists report an easy route to an explosive-detecting polymer


Chemical Technology

Issue 10 of Chemical Technology now published

29 September 2008

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research.


Bacteria

How fresh is your fish?

24 September 2008

Rapid and accurate detection of the bacteria that make fish go off is now possible


Cubic container loaded with glass beads

Microcontainers hold cells captive

19 September 2008

Self-loading porous containers provide a realistic environment for studying cells


Boy surfing using the solar reactor boogie-board

Surf's up for science

19 September 2008

Chemists trade white coats for wetsuits to test lab-on-a-surfboard


Thin film of tungsten carbonitride

Toughening up thin films

18 September 2008

New thin film precursors could lead to faster and smaller electronic devices


Luminescent paw print

Colloids light the way to printable electronics

15 September 2008

Cheap electronic devices can be printed using commercial printing presses thanks to light-emitting colloidal inks


Fluorescence image of emulsion droplets

The perfect surfactant

12 September 2008

Water droplets can be used as microvessels for biological assays thanks to a new surfactant developed by scientists in Europe and the US