Chemistry

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Chemistry World August 20, 2014 Zbigniew Szydlo	The chemistry of alchemy Three chemist authors said, "Let's learn about the alchemists and their experiments, and then write a book, in order that others can have fun with alchemical experiments."
Chemistry World August 19, 2014 Jennifer Newton	Stefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry A team is trying to develop new materials for food packaging applications, particularly in the form of coatings to improve and enhance plastic substrates.
Chemistry World August 18, 2014 James Urquhart	History of King Richard III written in his teeth The chemistry of King Richard III's bones and teeth has shed light on how his social status, diet and where he lived changed during his life.
Chemistry World August 18, 2014 Laura Fisher	Radiolabels help evaluate emerging cancer treatment Researchers in Spain have come up with a way to track the biodistribution of a boron cluster complex used to prepare boron-carrier drugs for a prospective cancer treatment called boron neutron capture therapy.
Chemistry World August 15, 2014 Patrick Walter	Former Royal Society of Chemistry president dies After retiring from active research, John Mason Ward continued to play an active role in the chemistry community.
Chemistry World August 14, 2014 Ned Stafford	Research on ice at British Antarctic base A power outage has halted research at the Halley Research Station in Antarctica and might not start again for the remainder of the Antarctic winter in order to conserve power for heating the station.
Chemistry World August 14, 2014 Elisabeth Ratcliffe	Photoredox route to medically-important heterocycles Researchers in the US have developed a new photo catalyzed coupling reaction that could provide a pathway to a huge number of biologically active compounds.
Chemistry World August 13, 2014 Stephen McCarthy	Wind-powered lighting is almost a breeze Scientists in South Korea have created a material that emits bright white light when a stream of nitrogen is blown over it. The discovery paves the way for eco-friendly displays and lighting systems.
Chemistry World August 13, 2014 Andy Extance	Photon pinball identifies chemicals from afar US scientists have pushed the range at which chemicals can be remotely identified beyond a kilometer by turning the samples themselves into lasers.
Chemistry World August 12, 2014 Emma Stoye	Catching criminals' coffee adulteration A test to detect counterfeit coffee -- ground beans that have been bulked up with cheap, low quality filler ingredients -- has been developed by scientists in Brazil.
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