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Chemistry World February 22, 2008 James Mitchell Crow |
Rhodium Fast Tracks Route to Lactones Chemists in Canada have developed an efficient new way to make lactones, chemical components of many natural products and drugs. |
Chemistry World February 21, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Esters Made Easy with Indium Indium is the basis of a novel catalyst designed to make useful cyclic esters. This catalyst could greatly simplify the production of chiral dihydropyranones, important structural elements in many natural products and pharmaceuticals. |
Chemistry World February 20, 2008 Michael Gross |
Rubber That Heals Itself Chemists in France have made a new, rubber-like material that can be repaired simply by pressing cut or broken pieces together at room temperature. |
Chemistry World February 20, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Chemists Tame Acetaldehyde German chemists have prevented acetaldehyde from running amok during the Mannich reaction, opening up new avenues in drug discovery. |
Chemistry World February 19, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Pernod Baffles Chemists Love it or hate it, Pernod is well known for its distinctive flavor. But now it appears that it also has some distinctive and baffling chemical properties. |
Chemistry World February 18, 2008 Michael Gross |
Nanofiber Tape is Sticky Stuff The gecko's ability to walk up vertical walls could soon be copied by humans, thanks to new adhesive materials based on the structures found in its feet. |
Chemistry World February 14, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Molecular Sponges Mop up Carbon Dioxide US researchers have created a range of new chemical 'sponges' that could be used to soak up carbon dioxide from power stations. |
Chemistry World February 11, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Oxidation Goes Green A new 'green' strategy for making useful nitrogen-based chemicals has been announced by chemists in the UK. |
Chemistry World February 7, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
3d Television a Step Closer to Reality Watching televisions in 3D could be a reality in future thanks to a polymer that allows holograms to be recorded and erased on a single display. |
Chemistry World February 6, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Better Detection of DNA Synthesis Researchers in the US have developed a new way to detect DNA synthesis in living cells by using click chemistry -- the concept of reacting together two 'high energy' molecules that 'click' together efficiently under mild conditions. |
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