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  1. Prosthetic limbs have been getting a nanotech makeover, thanks to Thomas Webster at Brown University #MRS http://bit.ly/8vRhYg
  2. In this week’s podcast, we hear about palladium, the element introduced to the world through a leaflet in a shop window http://bit.ly/WhEbV
  3. Are diamonds a biosensing expert’s best friend? I’ll let you know later #MRS
  4. Graphene oxide has found a quirky potential use, as an ignition source for rocket fuel #MRS http://bit.ly/5CafU6
  5. Metal-organic framework with open magnesium sites selectively captures CO2 and releases it with ease http://bit.ly/884XqL
  6. To mark World Aids Day, some of the stories we've covered about research into preventing and treating HIV/Aids #red http://bit.ly/6aU4Zc
  7. New colour-change gold nanoparticle-based test quickly measures arsenic levels in groundwater at v. low concentrations http://bit.ly/6c9NNK
  8. Chemists develop a simple and effective way to bolt an olefin to an aromatic ring http://bit.ly/7VMOqX
  9. New EU regulation will require cosmetics to list nanoparticles on ingredients list; Germany raises concerns http://bit.ly/4SA8W4
  10. One pot synthesis for nylon precursor http://bit.ly/65NW87
  11. Did you know that 80 per cent of the fuel used by the MOD is used to transport other fuel around? http://bit.ly/5FDQQ7
  12. Sesame Street is plugging science for the next 2yrs - what sciencey characters do you think could join Big Bird et al?? http://bit.ly/62fbNB
  13. Scientists devise a way to pack large numbers of proteins into the empty shell of a virus http://bit.ly/7hGrq3
  14. PS: The podcast is recorded by the official discoverer of the element, Sigurd Hofmann at the Institute for heavy ion research in Germany
  15. This week’s Chemistry in its element podcast covers the controversy behind the proposed name of 'new' element 112 http://bit.ly/WhEbV
  16. Alaskan beetles lead scientists to new class of biological antifreeze molecules - the first that don't contain proteins http://bit.ly/8AyZCg
  17. EU debut of international consortium to tighten security in the pharma supply chain & stop drug contamination http://bit.ly/7I7OmI
  18. Unusual compound of xenon and hydrogen made under high pressure by researchers in the US http://bit.ly/7GkXV0
  19. New enthusiasm for nuclear power focuses attention on stockpiles of 50 years' worth of accumulated radioactive waste http://bit.ly/3olTik
  20. New research helps explain why antibodies designed to disarm HIV don't work unless they hit their target spot on http://bit.ly/D9vNj