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Compound conundrum #3 - and the answer!
In the next of this occasional series, can you work out the trivial name of this compound?
- Published: Oct 8, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Flame retardant levels fall in US women
The levels of flame retardants in US women have fallen sharply over the last 5 years due to the effects of a ban on their production and use.
- Published: Oct 7, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Plastic on Titan?
Reports this week that plastic had been found on Saturn's moon, Titan, show the extent to which headline writers choose to bend the truth.
- Published: Oct 2, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Keeping ballet dancers in a spin
The brains of ballet dancers become adapted so that they can perform pirouettes without suffering from severe dizziness, as we mere mortals would.
- Published: Sep 27, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Emergency beacon based on atomic emission
An emergency beacon can send simple messages using the atomic emission of alkali metals embedded in a cotton string that is set alight with methanol.
- Published: Sep 18, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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LGC enters into drug alliance
The British analytical services company LGC has entered into a strategic alliance with TranScrip Partners.
- Published: Sep 17, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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AB SCIEX wins MS award
Frost & Sullivan has given its 2013 Global Market Share Leadership Award for Mass Spectrometry to AB SCIEX.
- Published: Sep 16, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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ACS issues safety guidelines for research labs
The American Chemical Society has issued new guidelines to help ensure the safety of personnel working in research laboratories.
- Published: Sep 12, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Saving our old buildings from water damage
The effects of water on the stonework in old buildings has been studied by spectroscopic methods, to show how the stone degrades and how some restoration processes are actually harmful.
- Published: Sep 6, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Mosquitos hunt better at night
The ability of mosquitos to smell their prey increases at night, due to an increase in the protein that binds the airborne odorant molecules.
- Published: Sep 5, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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