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New fingerprint technology presented at Faraday Discussion 164

Nanoscale control of interfacial processes for latent fingerprint enhancementRobert Hillman and co-workers describe their new technique that allows latent fingerprints on metal surfaces to be visualised, even after the culprit has tried to wipe them away, in their recent Faraday Discussion paper, which was presented at Faraday 164 in Durham, UK.

Their technique exploits the insulating characteristics of the fingerprint deposit as a “mask” to direct electrodeposition of an electroactive polymer to the bare metal between the fingerprint ridges.

Their research has been covered by BBC News, The Guardian and The Daily Mail.

Read their article in Faraday Discussions:

Nanoscale control of interfacial processes for latent fingerprint enhancement
A. Robert Hillman, Rachel M Brown, Karl Scott Ryder, Claire Fullarton, Maximilian W. A. Skoda, Robert M Dalgliesh, Erik Watkins, Charlotte Beebee, Robert Barker and Andrew Glidle
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00053B

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Faraday Discussion 170: Mechanochemistry: From functional solids to single molecules – call for oral abstracts

Call for oral abstracts – deadline 29 July 2013

We invite you to join us for Faraday Discussion 170, which will cover:

  • Mechanochemistry of organic molecules and soft organic molecules
  • Mechanochemistry of inorganic compounds and coordination-based materials
  • Sonication and macromolecular mechanochemistry
  • Mechanistic understanding, catalysis and scaling up of mechanochemistry

Speakers include:

  • William Jones, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Anthony Cheetham, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Leonard MacGillivray, University of Iowa, USA
  • Laszlo Takacs, University of Maryland, USA
  • Dario Braga, University of Bologna, Italy
  • Nair Rodriguez-Hornedo, University of Michigan, USA
  • Stephen Craig, Duke University, USA
  • Jeffrey Moore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • Vladimir Šepélak, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • Kenneth Suslick, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US

Faraday Discussions are a long-established series of meetings which provide a unique international platform for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in developing areas of physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and chemical physics.

All the presented papers and the discussion, including new research presented by any delegate, are published together in the Faraday Discussion volume. The latest Impact Factor is 5.0.

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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is a sister journal to Faraday Discussions. PCCP brings you content of the highest quality in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

We invite you to submit your research to PCCP today

Articles from PCCP in this area include:

Dynamics of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the polymorphs of paracetamol in relation to crystal packing and conformational transitions: a variable-temperature polarized Raman spectroscopy study
Boris A. Kolesov, Mikhail A. Mikhailenko and Elena V. Boldyreva
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20139E

Electrochemical insertion of lithium in mechanochemically synthesized Zn2SnO4
Sebastian M. Becker, Marco Scheuermann, Vladimir Sepelák, Andreas Eichhöfer, Di Chen, Reiner Mönig, Anne S. Ulrich, Horst Hahn and Sylvio Indris
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22298H

Monitoring selected hydrogen bonds in crystal hydrates of amino acid salts: combining variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and polarized Raman spectroscopy
Boris A. Zakharov, Boris A. Kolesov and Elena V. Boldyreva
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20599D

Mechanically activated rupture of single covalent bonds: evidence of force induced bond hydrolysis
Sebastian W. Schmidt, Alfred Kersch, Martin K. Beyer and Hauke Clausen-Schaumann
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02827D

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Faraday Discussion 165: Registration deadline coming up soon

You have just a few days left to secure your place at the 165th Faraday Discussion as registration for Tropospheric Aerosol – Formation, Transformation, Fate and Impacts will close on Friday 21 June 2013.

Join us for this participative meeting and explore the emerging frameworks which aim to integrate our theoretical or empirical understanding of the atmospheric aerosol.

Remember that taking part in a Faraday Discussion can help to get your own research in the field better known, so be sure to join us by registering now.

For further information including themes, speakers and the full programme, please visit our dedicated webpage.

On behalf of Professor Gordon McFiggans and the rest of the Scientific Committee we look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to the University of Leeds this July.

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Recent HOT articles in Faraday Discussions

Strong field control of predissociation dynamics
María E. Corrales, Garikoitz Balerdi, Vincent Loriot, Rebeca de Nalda and Luis Bañares
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20143G

Mechanistic insights into the partial oxidation of acetic acid by O2 at the dual perimeter sites of a Au/TiO2 catalyst
Isabel Xiaoye Green, Wenjie Tang, Matthew Neurock and John T. Yates
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00002H

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Recent HOT articles in Faraday Discussions

Take a look at these two recent HOT articles, which are part of Faraday Discussion 162:

Stability and migration barriers of small vanadium oxide clusters on the CeO2(111) surface studied by density functional theory
Joachim Paier, Thomas Kropp, Christopher Penschke and Joachim Sauer
DOI: 10.1039/C3FD00012E, Paper

Operando atomic structure and active sites of TiO2(110)-supported gold nanoparticles during carbon monoxide oxidation
Marie-Claire Saint-Lager, Issam Laoufi and Aude Bailly
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20157G, Paper

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FD166: Self-Assembly of Biopolymers – registration now open

Faraday Discussion 166

Registration for Self-Assembly of Biopolymers: Faraday Discussion 166 is now open.

Registering early guarantees you an early bird discount of £50.

You can submit an abstract to have your own poster space at the meeting.

Professor Ian Hamley and the rest of the Scientific Committee look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to Bristol in September 2013 for Self-Assembly of Biopolymers: Faraday Discussion 166

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Faraday Discussion 165: Tropospheric Aerosol – update

Faraday Discussion 165

There are just a few weeks left to submit your poster abstract to Tropospheric Aerosol – Formation, Transformation, Fate and Impacts: Faraday Discussion 165 – so don’t delay.

Act now to take advantage of:

  • Faraday Discussion 165 register nowEarly bird discount – £50 saving on the standard fee
  • Poster presentation space – a chance to showcase your own work
  • Bursaries – a limited number offered to students and younger members of the RSC in the early stages of their career – worth £150 – check your eligibility

This Discussion will explore the emerging frameworks which aim to integrate our theoretical or empirical understanding of the atmospheric aerosol.

Professor Gordon McFiggans and the rest of the Scientific Committee look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to Leeds in July 2013 for Tropospheric Aerosol – Formation, Transformation, Fate and Impacts: Faraday Discussion 165.

Please don’t miss the 24 May deadline for posters and early bird registration.

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Faraday Discussion 169: Molecular Simulations and Visualization – call for abstracts

Faraday Discussion 169 Molecular Simulations and Visualization

Call for oral abstracts – deadline 22 July 2013

We invite you to join us for Molecular Simulations and Visualization: Faraday Discussion 169, which will cover:

  • virtual and augmented reality; immersive molecular simulations
  • advanced visualization and visual analytics
  • computing power revolution and new algorithms: GP-GPUs, clouds and more
  • applications and serious games: from molecular docking to protein folding

Speakers include:

  • Helmut Grubmüller, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Germany
  • Graham Johnson, University of California, San Francisco, USA
  • David Glowacki, University of Bristol, UK
  • Valerie Daggett, University of Washington, USA
  • Thomas Ertl, University of Stuttgart, Germany
  • Vijay Pande, Stanford University, USA
  • John Stone, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • Melanie Stegman, Federation of American Scientists, USA
  • Jim Zheng, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
  • Frederick Brooks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
  • Thomas DeFanti, University of California, San Diego, USA

Faraday DiscussionsFaraday Discussions are a long-established series of meetings which provide a unique international platform for the exchange of views and newly acquired results in developing areas of physical chemistry, biophysical chemistry and chemical physics.

All the presented papers and the discussion, including new research presented by any delegate, are published together in the Faraday Discussion volume. The latest Impact Factor is 5.0.

PCCPPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is a sister journal to Faraday Discussions. PCCP brings you content of the highest quality in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

We invite you to submit your research to PCCP today.

Recent articles from PCCP in this area include:

Anisotropy of the water–carbon interaction: molecular simulations of water in low-diameter carbon nanotubes
Guillermo Pérez-Hernández and Burkhard Schmidt
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP44278K

Molecular simulations of green leaf volatiles and atmospheric oxidants on air/water interfaces
Thilanga P. Liyana-Arachchi, Christopher Stevens, Amie K. Hansel, Franz S. Ehrenhauser, Kalliat T. Valsaraj and Francisco R. Hung
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP44090G

Molecular simulation and experimental studies of a mesoporous ZSM-5 type molecular sieve
Baoyu Liu, Yongbiao Wu, Defei Liu, Ying Wu, Hongxia Xi and Yu Qian
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP43900J

Modeling environment effects on spectroscopies through QM/classical models
Benedetta Mennucci
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP44417A

Microsecond folding experiments and simulations: a match is made
M. B. Prigozhin and M. Gruebele
DOI: 10.1039/C3CP43992E

Professor Dr Marc Baaden and the rest of the Scientific Committee look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to Nottingham in May 2014 for Molecular Simulations and Visualization: Faraday Discussion 169.

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Faraday Discussion 168: Astrochemistry of Dust, Ice and Gas – call for oral abstracts

Faraday Discussion168 Astrochemistry of Dust, Ice and Gas

Call for oral abstracts – deadline 15 July 2013

Astrochemistry of Dust, Ice and Gas – call for oral abstracts

We invite you to join us for Astrochemistry of Dust, Ice and Gas: Faraday Discussion 168, which will cover:

•             Observations on Dust, Ice and Gas relevant to Astrochemistry
•             Laboratory Astrochemistry of Dust and Ice
•             Astrophysical Modelling
•             New Directions in Solid and Surface Astrochemistry

Submit your abstract today via our new submission system.

You can find more details about submitting your abstract here

Confirmed speakers:

•             Professor Ewine van Dishoeck (Introductory), Leiden University, The Netherlands
•             Professor Eric Herbst (Closing), University of Virginia, USA
•             Dr Herma Cuppen, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
•             Dr Jean-Hugues Fillion, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
•             Professor Liv Hornekær, Aarhus University, Denmark
•             Professor Nigel Mason, The Open University, UK
•             Dr Bérengère Parise, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, Germany
•             Dr Klaus Pontoppidan, Space Telescope Science Institute, USA
•             Professor Helmut Zacharias, Universität Münster, Germany

Professor Martin McCoustra and the rest of the Scientific Committee look forward to welcoming you and your colleagues to Leiden in April 2014 for Astrochemistry of Dust, Ice and Gas: Faraday Discussion 168.

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Core-shell metal nanoparticles successful in solvent-free aerobic oxidation

Graham Hutchings, Christopher Kiely et al. have found that trimetallic Au-Pd-Pt nanoparticles supported on activated carbon are highly active and selective catalysts for the solvent-free aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol.

In their recently published paper, they demonstrate that when a small amount of Pt metal is alloyed into Au-Pd sols, a high selectivity toward benzaldehyde can be achieved while still preserving high conversion levels. Their work is an exciting step towards making the industrially very important process of oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes cheap and environmentally friendly.

Read this HOT article today:

Switching-off toluene formation in the solvent-free oxidation of benzyl alcohol using supported trimetallic Au–Pd–Pt nanoparticles
Qian He, Peter J. Miedziak, Lokesh Kesavan, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Jose Antonio Lopez-Sanchez, Michael M. Forde, Jennifer K. Edwards, David W. Knight, Stuart H. Taylor, Christopher J. Kiely and Graham J. Hutchings
DOI: 10.1039/C2FD20153D

They recently presented and discussed their paper at the Faraday 162 meeting in Berlin.

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