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Chemistry World
May 22, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Lords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines A new bill being introduced in the UK House of Lords proposes to make it mandatory for medicine labels to declare when animal research has been used in their development.   |
National Defense
June 2013
Insinna & Tadjdeh |
Air Force Making Headway on Fuel Efficiency Goals The Air Force is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The service requires massive amounts of fuel to power its aircraft, but in a budget crunch, officials know they must curb consumption in order to save money and be less susceptible to a volatile oil market. |
Chemistry World
May 15, 2013
James Urquhart |
Sugar solution to toxic gold recovery US researchers have discovered a way to selectively isolate and recover gold from raw materials, including alloys, using a simple sugar derived from corn starch. The work could offer a greener and cheaper alternative. |
Chemistry World
May 14, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Scientists to crowdsource power plant data US researchers at Arizona State University are enlisting the help of citizen scientists to map carbon dioxide emissions from power plants around the world. |
Chemistry World
May 10, 2013
Ned Stafford |
EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme A plan to bolster the flagging price of permits to emit carbon dioxide that are traded in the EU's Emissions Trading System appeared dead last month after being voted down by the European parliament. |
National Defense
June 2013
Dan Parsons |
Marines Hope to Preserve Advances in Renewable Energy Over the past 10 years, the Marines have made significant inroads to becoming self-sustaining in the field because saving energy and water translates directly to moving faster and killing more bad guys. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2013
James Urquhart |
Greener, cleaner steel US researchers have developed a greener way to produce metals such as steel. Their process could cut greenhouse gas emissions while using earth abundant and affordable metals. |
Chemistry World
May 9, 2013
Philip Ball |
Materials for a sustainable future This multi-author volume edited by Letcher and Scott does an excellent job of explaining how we can make better use of available resources. It considers the dwindling of elemental sources, biomass and chemical feedstocks, and materials for energy and the built environment. |
National Defense
June 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Catching Terrorists Carrying Bombs Still a Tough Problem to Solve When police in Watertown, Mass., honed in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat stored in a backyard in April, they had several tools familiar to service members who fought in the Iraq and Afghan wars at their disposal. |
Chemistry World
May 2, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Suspect charged over ricin letters A martial arts instructor from Mississippi has been charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Obama, a Republican Senator and a state judge last month. The letters were intercepted at postal screening facilities. |
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