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Chemistry World
August 27, 2013
Polly Wilson |
Hydrogel treatment targets tumors Hydrogels of cancer drug taxol injected directly into tumors have been shown to be more effective at inhibiting tumor growth than intravenous taxol injections of four times the dosage.   |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2013
Ian Le Guillou |
A golden answer to drug competition The golden ratio, first noted around 300BC by Euclid in his mathematical treatise The Elements, can be found across geometry, nature and now even pharmacology. The golden ratio could point the way for a simple method of determining competition between drugs. |
Chemistry World
August 27, 2013
Tom McCreedy |
Essentials in modern HPLC separations This book, by Moldoveanu and David, sets out to deliver practical guidance to users of high performance liquid chromatography and to provide criteria for method selection. |
Chemistry World
August 25, 2013
Daniel Johnson |
Unconsidered chemistry could amplify global warming A link between the world's oceans' pH and climate change that has, until now, passed unnoticed could dramatically speed up global warming by lowering production of a smelly molecule, dimethyl sulfide, important for cloud formation. |
Chemistry World
August 23, 2013
Laura Howes |
Greener flares better for the environment Researchers are looking for replacements for perchlorates in flares because of their environmental effects |
Chemistry World
August 23, 2013
Jessica Cocker |
Plant protein regulates diabetes treatment A plant protein has been used to make a new class of glucose-responsive polymer nanogels that could one day negate the need for diabetes patients to constantly monitor their blood glucose levels and inject themselves with insulin. |
Chemistry World
August 22, 2013
Emma Eley |
Next-generation vascular stents Scientists in the US and China have developed a biodegradable alloy for use in medical implants. The new alloy, called JDBM, mixes magnesium, neodymium, zinc and zirconium. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2013
James Urquhart |
Ball lightning captured in the lab US researchers have developed a new way to create glowing orbs of plasma similar to ball lightning in the lab, allowing them to study their chemical and physical properties. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2013
Yuandi Li |
Temperature responsive polymer stops overheating problem Researchers in China have designed a smart supercapacitor that reversibly shuts down when it gets too hot. |
Chemistry World
August 21, 2013 |
Stemming the tide While overt gender discrimination is less common today in universities and corporations, women are still leaving chemistry in greater numbers than men. Laura Howes looks at how people are mending the leaky pipeline |
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