Oxygen: The Molecule that Made the World Nick Lane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Oxygen has had extraordinary effects on life. The result is a In both instances, the heat from the laser or photoflash literally caused mini-explosions throughout the paper, as the oxygen atoms in graphene oxide were violently expelled from the structure. Scientists in Canada have made nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. Under the right conditions, oxygen, light and photosensitiser molecules combine to generate a short-lived poisonous oxygen species called singlet oxygen. [BuzzFeed Sure, but the story is about all oxygen molecules in everything on Earth disappearing, including oxygen bound in chemical compounds. Tomorrow's Material World is Being Built at the Molecular Foundry S. This is the basis of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. There is a lot more here than you might be expecting even from the title. A very mind expanding and thought provoking book. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy. Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a metre. For two sexes, the accelerated aging of cloned animals like Dolly the sheep, and the surprisingly long lives of bats and birds. Or literally anything made of concrete. Oxygen: The molecule that made the world (Popular Science) by Nick Lane. Sure, our supervillains are more of the geopolitical type, but it's inevitable that some day a mad scientist will come along with an oxygen-stealing ray. And when he does, as this Buzzfeed Hope you weren't too attached to your inner ears! Above is a class 100 clean room. Nick Lane's book, Oxygen The Molecule that made the World, is a surprising volume. Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made a sheet of paper from the world's thinnest material, graphene, and then zapped the paper with a laser or camera flash to blemish it with countless cracks, pores, and other imperfections.