Monthly Archives: January 2011

Robert Slinn’s chemical picks

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 31, 2020 Comments Off

Nanosilver: a new name – well known effects – Nanosilver is not a new discovery by nanotechnologists – it has been used in various products for over a hundred years, as is shown by a new Empa study. The antimicrobial …

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Slinn Pickings – chem news

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 31, 2020 Comments Off

Extreme oxygen isotope anomaly with a solar origin detected in meteoritic organics – Analysis of micrometre-sized grains of acid-insoluble organic matter from a carbonaceous chondritic meteorite recovered in Antarctica shows that the organic matter has the highest 18 O/16 O …

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Robert Slinn’s chemical picks

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 30, 2020 Comments Off

Could Ketamine be used to treat depression? – Scientists at the University of Cambridge are investigating the possibility that Ketamine – a horse tranquiliser, used illegally as a class C hallucinogen – could be used medicinally to treat depression. What …

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Robert Slinn’s chemical picks

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 29, 2020 Comments Off

Eliminating arsenic from drinking water – An iron-rich, porous material can remove arsenic from drinking water in under two hours, say Chinese scientists. Touchscreens Made of Carbon – Touchscreens are in – although the technology still has its price. The …

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Chemical news from Robert Slinn

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 28, 2020 Comments Off

Filtered chemistry news from Robert Slinn for Reactive Reports. First report on fate of underwater dispersants in Deepwater Horizon oil spill – Scientists are reporting that key chemical components of the 770,000 gallons of oil dispersants applied below the ocean …

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Slinn Picking Chemistry

Posted by Robert Slinn on January 28, 2020 Comments Off

Filtered chemistry news from Robert Slinn for Reactive Reports. Tiny magnetic switch discovered – A Kiel research group, headed by Prof Rainer Herges, has succeeded for the first time in directly controlling the magnetic state of a single molecule at …

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