No one would equate an oil droplet’s apparent ability to solve a maze with intelligence. But new theories on human intelligence and the brain suggest the simple molecular processes governing the oil droplet’s apparently smart behaviour may be fundamentally similar to those that govern how we act. Image: aperte
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There’s some humbling news from the chemical world for anyone who has ever found themselves lost in a garden maze. A simple droplet of organic solvent can find its way through a complicated labyrinth with nothing more to go on than a slight pH difference. Image: ACS
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Whatever you may think of our addiction to fossil fuels, there is no shortage of ideas on how to extract every last tonne. Field trials are now showing that all it takes is common fertiliser. Image: richardmasoner
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A kind of chemical remote control has been developed by UK chemists who are able to mix and...
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US chemists have created a material antisocial enough to repel oil and water. Read more…...
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A humble fungus could help oil companies clean up their fuel to meet tightening emissions...
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