Новости за 02.06.2020

Simple method makes conductive materials that stand up to sweat

Study reemphasises that nanoparticles don’t penetrate the skin

$50 smartphone accessory could be adapted for Covid-19

Your views on drug shortages, political representation and the mysterious ways of water

The tests are less reliable than other diagnostics, and some large labs say they won't offer them right away

The Chemists’ Community Fund has never been more important

Learn how Symrise’s approach in Design of Experiments leads to understanding of complex processes and targeted formulation development

A strange asymmetry in the rotation of galaxies we see today hints that the early universe may have spun in a complicated dance

High-profile breaches of voting data in the US and other countries have found their way on to the dark web, where they are being traded for as little as $9.99

Scientists and journals express concern over influential studies of COVID-19 patient data that evaluated possible treatments such as hydroxychloroquine

City living may have set the animals on the road to doglike features

A few more moth species from the actinic lure showing the great diversity of shapes and forms and markings

Over on the Chemistry Reddit, a list of faculty movements and hires for the 2019-2020 season.

Via Twitter, a Chemistry Bumper Cars account, including a Google spreadsheet. 

Damage to vessel lining may drive mysterious clotting disorders, inflammation

The Academic Staff Jobs list has 20 positions.

This list is curated by Sarah Cady and @nmr_chemist. It targets:

And in at least one species, gills double as a nose

Selectivity maps help identify optimal conditions to produce chemicals of choice

Surface chemistry strategies play a pivotal role in personal protective equipment that can neutralise the Sars-CoV-2 virus

An advert persistently appears selling goat’s milk fermented with granules of a yeast-like product called kefir. It claims to “protect your immune system” and the advert details all the benefits to your gut microbes of so-called pro-biotics. Trouble is, you can’t eat or drink something to “protect your immune system” and as far as I … Continue reading "Goat milk and kefir probiotic nonsense"

Does everybody's urine smell after eating asparagus?

Regularly fused pentagon–heptagon pairs

The unpleasant side-effect of enjoying asparagus which is seldomly talked about sounds like exciting chemistry

Hemispherical perovskite nanowire array used for image-sensing

Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Measuring and modeling the contact angle of liquid microdroplets placed on stretched amorphous solid filmsto clarify an opposition