The dominance of proteins over nucleic acids in biological receptors and catalysts is generally explained by the presence of 20 amino acids as compared to the four bases found in DNA and RNA. But what if the chemical diversity of nucleic acids was increased through the addition of large numbers of protein-like side chains? Would the synthesis of highly functionalized DNA libraries enable the ev...

'What Manchester thinks today, London thinks tomorrow' (19th century saying) This issue is dedicated to Manchester and its celebration of 60 years of academic occupational medicine. As a Mancunian myself I am particularly proud to be writing this editorial and introducing you to a special issue that has seen the people of Manchester respond to another challenge. Whether it is industry, art, mus...

Walter Zapp was born on 4th September 1905 in Riga. In the 1920s, when he was already living in Estonia, Walter Zapp became fascinated with the idea of developing a small precision camera that would produce pictures with no lesser quality than the considerably bigger cameras. A decade later, in 1936 the first Minox camera prototype was ready. Unfortunately, no producer in Estonia was interested...

Critical and theoretical concepts and theories are now firmly embedded within design education, but to what goal? How will the practice of design develop and change under the ethos of critical inquiry? Indeed, what version of ‘critique’? Taking inspiration from Latour’s essay 'Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern (2004), this paper will outline how we ar...

Polycrystalline MFI zeolite membranes were prepared on α-alumina tubular support by hydrothermal treatments at 413 K. The synthesized zeolite membranes were characterized by XRD, SEM and single gas permeation. The influence of hydrothermal treatment steps and the calcination time on the zeolite layer formation were investigated. MFI zeolite membrane prepared by four subsequent hydrothermal ...