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Robert Slinn

Robert Slinn is the guest "Slinn Pickings" columnist for ChemSpy.com, having previously written a column of the same name for sibling site ReactiveReports.com Robert is a Chartered Chemist (CChem), Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC). He has extensive experience in R&D: synthesis, analysis and analytical methods development; troubleshooting, consultancy, and teaching/training methods in industry and in academe. He is also a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool and 'Physical Methods' author for the Specialist Periodical Report series 'Organophosphorus Chemistry', Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. Robert has worked alongside ChemSpy's David Bradley on several chemistry publications over the last couple of years (including the soon to be published Bedside Book of Chemistry) and is currently consultant researcher with David on a major report into the state of the pharma industry to be published as part of the IYC11 celebrations.

Exposure to air transforms gold alloys into catalytic nanostructures

June 12, 2013 – 9:03 pm
  • Exposure to air transforms gold alloys into catalytic nanostructures - Scientists have created promising gold-indium oxide nanoparticles through room-temperature oxidation.(10.1073/pnas.1305388110)

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    Dance of the atoms: Clustering of atoms observed

    June 12, 2013 – 4:03 am
  • Dance of the atoms: Clustering of atoms observed - Lone people standing in a ballroom don’t tend to move a lot. It’s only when they find a suitable dance partner that rapid motion sets in. Atoms on iron-oxide surfaces behave in a similar way: Only with the right molecular partner do they dance across the surface. Scientists have now filmed the atoms, proving that carbon monoxide is the partner responsible for the quick motion.(10.1038/nmat3667)

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    Testing artificial photosynthesis: Fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems

    June 11, 2013 – 11:03 am
  • Testing artificial photosynthesis: Fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems - Researchers have developed the first fully integrated microfluidic test-bed for evaluating and optimizing solar-driven electrochemical energy conversion systems. This test-bed system has already been used to study schemes for photovoltaic electrolysis of water, and can be readily adapted to study proposed artificial photosynthesis and fuel cell technologies.
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