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Chemistry World February 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Caramel color in soft drinks linked to cancer Analysis by Johns Hopkins University in Maryland and US Consumer Reports that suggests that legal intervention is needed to cut the amount of 4-MEI found in this food color. The study has been met by scepticism from researchers and industry.
Chemistry World February 23, 2015 Andrea Sella	Young's valve James Young was a Scottish glassblower (1915 -- 1995), who invented the ubiquitous yellow valve
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Paul Yates	Calculations in chemistry The book provides a useful source of chemistry calculations but would need to be used in conjunction with books on physical chemistry and mathematics as appropriate for the audience.
Chemistry World February 25, 2015 Dannielle Whittaker	Computational tool leaves electrides with nowhere to hide Scientists in Spain have proven the existence of gas-phase electride materials through a computational method with the ability to distinguish electrides from similar ionic compounds.
Chemistry World February 24, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Catalytic carbon dioxide convertors The world's demand for energy, and the resultant carbon dioxide emissions, are drastically changing our climate. UK startup Econic Technologies is developing catalysts that could take some of that CO 2 and lock it up in high-performance polymer materials.
Chemistry World February 24, 2015 Geri Kitley	Note-by-note cooking: the future of food In this book, Herve This presents his concept of 'note-by-note' cooking -- making foods out of basic constituent chemicals, combining them to remake known foods or using them in a search for new tastes or dishes.
Chemistry World February 23, 2015 Cally Haynes	Ring closing highlights hydrogen bonding The discoloration rate of a fluorescent dye can act as a visual marker for changes in hydrogen bonding environment, new research shows.
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Mark Peplow	A large life, fully lived 'I'm basically an extremely curious person,' Carl Djerassi told Chemistry World last year. That curiosity -- fueled by boundless energy -- remained undimmed right up until his death on 30 January.
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Geri Kitley	Google Glass to monitor plant health Scientists in the US have developed their very own pair of rose-tinted spectacles by adapting Google Glass to measure the chlorophyll concentration of leaves.
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Philip Ball	Pattern reactions driven by DNA strands A team working in France and Japan have used strands of DNA to control the parameters of the molecular interactions so that the patterns they make might be tailored to order.
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