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Chemistry World April 1, 2011 Anna Watson	From coffee shop to biodiesel source in one step Spent coffee grounds have been turned into biodiesel by researchers from Portugal and Spain, who combined two separate processes to produce the biodiesel in one step.
Chemistry World April 1, 2011 Erica Wise	DNA detection for rapid HIV diagnosis The diagnosis of HIV in developing countries could be quicker using a low cost device developed by US scientists.
Chemistry World April 2011	Column: In the Pipeline If you look over the whole pharmacopeia, you'll see there are a lot of compounds that got their start as natural products.
Chemistry World April 2011 Paul Docherty	Column: Totally Synthetic Reactions in the synthesis of guanacastepene N. Discovered in fungi growing on trees in the Guanacaste conservation area in Costa Rica, several syntheses of this family have appeared in the decade since their isolation.
Chemistry World April 2011	Molecular Obesity is Weighing Down Drug Discovery Medicinal chemistry's quest for potent drug candidates has resulted in molecules that are too large and too lipophilic for their own good.
IEEE Spectrum April 2011 Joseph Calamia	Solar-Powered Eye Sensor A cornea-implanted computer can monitor the eyeball's pressure
Chemistry World March 30, 2011 Hayley Birch	Amino acid synthesis hints at how the genetic code expanded The detailed pathway for the biosynthesis of pyrrolysine - the 22nd and latest amino acid to be discovered - has been outlined by US researchers.
Chemistry World March 29, 2011	A Single Scale Tells More Than a Whole Wing Scientists in China have made zinc oxide replicas of single scales from butterfly wings to understand and exploit their optical properties for sensor and solar cell applications.
Chemistry World March 27, 2011 Kate McAlpine	Nanotubes make 'exceptional' strain sensor A sensor that can measure the movements of a human body has several requirements: it must report the movement quickly and consistently; hug curves; and survive considerable and repeated stretching.
Chemistry World March 25, 2011 Simon Hadlington	New synthesis for chiral anticancer compound The promising anticancer compound nutlin-3 is likely to become more widely available to researchers thanks to a new synthetic protocol developed by US chemists.
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