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Chemistry World May 9, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
All-in-one gene detection on a chip Scientists in Singapore have invented a tiny machine that can rapidly prepare, purify and genetically analyse blood or other biological samples in less than 20 minutes.  |
Chemistry World May 9, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Blueprint for 1bn UK technology drive unveiled The UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has outlined how it will invest 1 billion over the next three years to boost innovative R&D and business.  |
Chemistry World May 7, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture Super-sized molecular sponges that trap and store carbon dioxide have been unveiled by chemists in the US.  |
Chemistry World May 2, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Heaviest element claim criticised Scientists claiming to have discovered the super-heavy element 122 have had their research dismissed by physicists who say their measurements are suspect.  |
Chemistry World May 2, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Synthesis boost for HIV research Hopes for a new type of HIV therapy have been raised by the first chemical synthesis of a scarce plant compound which flushes the virus out of hiding.  |
Chemistry World May 1, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
Nanotrees without the seeds Lead sulfide wires that sprout in intricate tree-like patterns show you don't need templates or catalysts to control nanowire growth, say US-based chemists.  |
Chemistry World May 1, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Click chemistry illuminates embryo development US researchers have smuggled modified sugar molecules into a developing zebrafish embryo and then used 'click chemistry' to snap a fluorescent tag onto them to watch cells and tissues forming.  |
Chemistry World May 2008 Philip Ball |
The crucible When the going gets tough, the tough get sweet. There are many physiological responses to cold conditions, but one of the common strategies for insects is to fill their cells with sugar.  |
Chemistry World May 2008 Dylan Stiles |
Bench Monkey It takes at least five years before an average chemistry student can form a hypothesis and test it in a laboratory. Even the most gifted stars of the field don't emerge until their mid-twenties.  |
Chemistry World April 30, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Chemical compass clue to migration mystery Trying to identify the mysterious innate compass that many animals use to navigate the globe, chemists at the University of Oxford, UK, have shown for the first time that the Earth's magnetic field can influence the outcome of a chemical reaction.  |
Chemistry World April 28, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Nanodiamonds gain low-cost sparkle Fluorescent nanodiamonds can now be made 100 times more cheaply than before, thanks to work by chemists in Taiwan.  |
Chemistry World April 28, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Gene silencing gets fat A team of researchers in the US has developed fat-like nanoparticles that can carry fragments of RNA into cells, bring treatments based on gene silencing a step closer.  |
Chemistry World April 24, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Radiochemicals firm first to recycle tritium GE Healthcare's radiochemicals group has developed a way to turn all the radioactive tritium waste it produces back into material pure enough to be used again.  |
Chemistry World April 23, 2008 Jane Qiu |
Bitter melon yields sweet results for diabetes Researchers have identified active ingredients in the warty green fruit that could lead to new treatments for diabetes.  |
Chemistry World April 22, 2008 Killugudi Jayaraman |
Indian Chemist Accused of Plagiarism The Indian Academy of Sciences is to investigate after Chemistry World alerted it to a possible instance of plagiarism by an Indian chemist.  |
Chemistry World April 18, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
EPA probes its own dismissal of scientist The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched an internal enquiry on its decision to remove toxicologist Deborah Rice from an internal review panel last summer, amid a congressional enquiry on the issue.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 73 David Bradley |
Super Insulator An international team of scientists has created a material that at close to absolute zero has an electrical resistance 100,000 times higher than its room temperature value.  |
Reactive Reports Issue 73 David Bradley |
Fake Bird Flu Chemists have developed a rapid technique for detecting fake Tamiflu, the mainstay medication for preventing and treating bird flu.  |
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Richard Van Noorden |
The shortest recipe for Tamiflu US chemists have published the shortest synthesis to date of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), the anti-influenza drug which is also used to treat bird flu.  |
Reactive Reports December 2007 David Bradley |
Reactive Profile--Egon Willighagen Interview with one of the new breed of chemists who are using the information tools of our age -- the blogs, wikis, and online social media -- to further their chemistry and benefit the wider chemical community.  |
Chemistry World April 11, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Super Cells Made with 'Inorganic Armor' Chemists in China have coated living cells with egg-like shells, granting them a wide range of new properties.  |
Chemistry World April 10, 2008 Mark Peplow |
'Pot-in-a-Pot' Technique Makes Impossible Cascade Reactions Easy A simple technique that nests a series of reaction vessels could help chemists avoid the tedium and expense of purifying organic compounds after each step of a long synthesis.  |
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Kira Welter |
Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies Atmospheric chemists have been overestimating the harmful effects of rainforests' hydrocarbon emissions, German scientists say.  |
Chemistry World April 8, 2008 Mark Peplow |
Meteorite Source for Life's Handedness Scientists have long speculated that life's preference for left-handed amino acids may have been triggered by compounds brought to Earth by meteorites. Now they've shown exactly how two crucial steps in this process could happen.  |
Chemistry World April 7, 2008 Kira Welter |
Industrial emissions boost pollution at coastlines Pollution along our coastlines is worsened by chemical reactions that occur when emissions from ships and heavy industry combine with ocean air, US scientists have found.  |
Chemistry World April 7, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Polyketide ring mystery solved US researchers have worked out how some microbes produce polyketides - a class of polycyclic compounds that have antibiotic and anti-cancer properties but are difficult to manufacture.  |
Chemistry World April 4, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
More to Catalysis Than Meets the Eye Catalysts are more than just a reactive surface. Changes beneath a metal's skin can completely change the course of a reaction.  |
Chemistry World March 31, 2008 Luisa Massarani |
World's First 'Green' Linear Polyethylene Launched Braskem, one of Brazil's largest petrochemical companies, has developed the first internationally certified linear polyethylene made from 100 per cent renewable raw materials.  |
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