Nature: "Green" Chemistry, Natural Antioxidants, and a DNA-Fueled Machine
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2001
Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
School
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Abstract
This report from Nature summarizes two breakthroughs in "green" chemistry: A rechargeable Mg battery that might one day become an environmentally benign replacement for our current car batteries, and new polymers that greatly improve the solvent properties of supercritical CO2. Another article highlighted in this column confirms that fresh apples contain oxygen radical scavengers that are more potent than pure vitamin C. Finally, DNA-fueled molecular tweezers are featured that take advantage of the specific interactions between complementary strands of DNA to bring about opening and closing of this nano-device.
Publication Title
Journal of Chemical Education
Volume
78
Issue
2
First Page
150
Last Page
151
Recommended Citation
Heinhorst, S.,
Cannon, G. C.
(2001). Nature: "Green" Chemistry, Natural Antioxidants, and a DNA-Fueled Machine. Journal of Chemical Education, 78(2), 150-151.
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