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Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Urine turned into hydrogen fuel US researchers have developed an efficient way of producing hydrogen from urine - a feat that could not only fuel the cars of the future, but could also help clean up municipal wastewater. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson
Catalysing the fuels of the future US biofuel producer Virent Energy Systems has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Small Business Award for its development of a cost-effective and energy-efficient method of turning plant sugars into hydrocarbon fuels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 2009
Derek Lowe
Column: In the pipeline The author wonders where we'd be without the formulation chemists mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 2009
Paul Docherty
Column: Totally Synthetic When it comes to making large natural products, different researchers will often propose identical 'end-game' strategies to complete the target. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 28, 2009
Jon Cartwright
Antimicrobial nanoparticles may help fight brain infections Antimicrobial nanoparticles that can cross the, almost impermeable, blood-brain barrier have been created by Asian researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 26, 2009
James Urquhart
White phosphorus tamed White phosphorous, a highly reactive and potentially toxic form of the element, can be stabilized in air indefinitely when imprisoned inside a self-assembling molecular cage. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 25, 2009
Ned Stafford
Slow release pesticide hits resistant bugs Italian chemical company Endura has signed a licensing agreement with UK and Australian research institutes allowing it to commercialize a new crop protection method that involves time-delayed release of micro-encapsulated insecticides. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 23, 2009
James Urquhart
Smallest acid droplet formed Scientists in Germany have observed a single molecule of HCl dissociating into its component ions in water - and have discovered that just four water molecules are needed for complete dissociation of the acid. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 23, 2009
Rebecca Trager
EPA halts its chemical review effort The US Environmental Protection Agency is reevaluating its existing chemicals assessment framework and has suspended its Chemical Assessment and Management Program. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
June 22, 2009
Patrick Di Justo
What's Inside Diamond Strike-Anywhere Matches? Which chemicals will you find? mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 22, 2009
Simon Hadlington
ACS compress print journals to favor online While changing habits among students and researchers have meant that online resources are increasingly popular, old-fashioned print journals are likely to linger for at least some time yet mark for My Articles similar articles
Science News
July 4, 2009
Laura Sanders
Protein Caught In The Act Researchers have developed a new way to see where the molecules are active mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 19, 2009
Jon Cartwright
Nanoparticles make 'self-erasing' images Materials displaying 'self-erasing' color images have been created by chemists in the US, who have studied how certain nanoparticles can assemble and disassemble themselves under different wavelengths of light. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 19, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Cutting graphene to ribbons American researchers have used nickel nanoparticles as 'atomic-scale scissors' to cutgraphene sheets into useful pieces. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 18, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Chemical speed-dating even faster Researchers in the US have adapted a DNA amplification technique to develop a simpler way to rapidly screen chemical reactions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 17, 2009
Hayley Birch
Acrylic beads promise scalable organocatalyst production Norwegian scientists have developed a new, more efficient approach to synthesizing polymer beads containing proline and its derivatives, for use in organocatalysis. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 16, 2009
Sean Milmo
Nanomaterials cause classification headache for Reach Confusion over classification of nanomaterials under the Reach chemicals legislation has led to two groups of companies using different criteria to submit data on carbon nanotubes to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
June 15, 2009
Andrew Moseman
10 Geekiest Elements Ever Created in a Lab The periodic table doesn't end at 92 -- not even close. Last week the official tally reached 112 mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 15, 2009
James Urquhart
Meteorite sheds light on birth of the solar system French and Italian scientists have analysed a meteorite and discovered that it contains a unique and primordial rock fragment mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 14, 2009
Hayley Birch
New technique probes Alzheimer's aggregates US and UK researchers have used a new technique to identify what they think could be the primary toxic species in the development of Alzheimer's disease mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 12, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
UK chemists must take control The Engineering and physical sciences research council second international review of UK chemistry has warned that too little is being done to support early-career researchers and encourage high-risk research. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 11, 2009
Lewis Brindley
'Electronic glue' makes nanocrystals connect American chemists have developed an 'electronic glue' to link nanocrystals together - allowing groups of the crystals to be highly conductive. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 11, 2009
James Urquhart
Enzyme-free assembly of DNA-like molecules US scientists have developed a simple peptide nucleic acid system that self-assembles and adapts to new instructions without enzymes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 10, 2009
Jon Cartwright
'Bilayer' graphene shows tunable bandgap Since its discovery in 2004, the carbon-based material known as graphene has revealed a stream of attractive properties. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 10, 2009
James Urquhart
Enzyme employs unusual cleavage reaction The mechanism of an unusual carbon bond cleavage reaction in the biosynthetic pathway of phosphinothricin tripeptide (PTT) - a naturally occurring herbicide and antibiotic compound - has been elucidated by US scientists mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 10, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Nanotubes boost plant pollutants UK researchers have shown that carbon nanotubes can pierce plant root cells, providing a rapid route for other pollutants to infiltrate the cellular structure of plants. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 9, 2009
Simon Hadlington
Super sponges soak up gas Researchers in the US have shown that a recently discovered class of compound based on light elements can store gas at least as efficiently as the most promising metal organic framework candidates. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 7, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Pd(III) catalysis insight The discovery of a bimetallic palladium(III) complex that can catalyse the formation of carbon-heteroatom bonds adds a new facet to our understanding of the chemistry of one of the most widely-used metals in catalysis, say US chemists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 5, 2009
Nina Notman
Color e-books just over the page E Ink Corporation is to be brought by Prime View International in Taiwan for approximately $215 million. The companies say this should speed to market the colored ink devices that are currently being trialled. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 4, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Natural quasicrystals discovered Scientists have discovered a rare form of solid - a quasicrystal - in a rock sample from Russia's Koryak mountains. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 4, 2009
Nina Notman
Nanocrystal growth process revealed Research by US scientists has shed light on precisely how nanocrystals grow, providing key information that could help improve fuel cells of the future. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 4, 2009
Rebecca Trager
US regulator rethink on BPA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revisiting its stance that bisphenol A is safe at current exposure levels. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 2009
Michael Gross
Bubble-wrapped frogs Tropical frogs create remarkable protein foams to protect their spawn. Exploration of the underlying chemistry has only just begun mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 2009
Lord Drayson
World-leading research In the current climate - not just the downturn, but the reality of intense global competition - UK research chemists must join forces with business and government to exploit our abundant talent and potential. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 2009
Paul Docherty
Column: Totally Synthetic With potent bacteria-beating activity, it's no surprise that kendomycin has recently grabbed quite a bit of attention. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 1, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Wider therapeutic possibilities for botulinum toxin Change to a single amino acid in botulinum toxin A causes it to target non-neuronal signalling proteins, potentially widening the product's therapeutic applications mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 1, 2009
Lewis Brindley
Bile acid helps form 'twisted ribbon' nano-structures Molecules that can self-assemble into unique nano-sized structures - such as ribbons resembling microscopic twists of pasta - have been made by Chinese scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 31, 2009
Nina Notman
New probe promises ozone answers Chemists in the US have devised a single-molecule fluorescent probe that is selective for ozone, which they hope will help address controversy over claims that cells can produce ozone. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 31, 2009
Nina Notman
The natural approach to winning at drug discovery High throughput drug screening is often described as a casino, with the odds stacked on the side of success as long as a big enough library is used. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 28, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Nanotube transistors swing both ways Researchers have combined titanium dioxide nanoparticles with carbon nanotubes to make light-sensitive transistors that can be made either to switch on or off in response to UV light. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Salt nanowire surprise Common table salt - normally a brittle crystalline material - can be pulled into nanowires that will extend by more than twice their own length without breaking mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Nina Notman
Wine's chemical memory European researchers have discovered that even 10 years after bottling, wine still holds the chemical signature of the forest from which the barrel used to age it was made. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Hayley Birch
A concrete solution to climate change? A better understanding of how carbon dioxide is absorbed by concrete could help scientists accelerate absorption processes and offset a greater proportion of the emissions from cement production mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 24, 2009
Nina Notman
Toxic mushroom molecule discovered A simple compound containing a highly strained three-carbon ring has been found to be the toxic culprit in a highly poisonous Asian mushroom. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 22, 2009
Jon Cartwright
'Fountain pen' injects nanodiamonds Nanodiamonds have several unique properties that make them attractive in biomedicine. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 22, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
'Printing' organs with hydrogels Dutch researchers have developed a way to 'print' stable cell-containing scaffolds, creating a method that could one day be used to help make tailor-made tissue grafts mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 21, 2009
James Urquhart
Catalyst kinetics revealed French and UK scientists have developed a spectroscopy technique that has elucidated the reaction mechanism of a silver-alumina catalyst. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 21, 2009
Simon Hadlington
Long-awaited structure of famous enzyme challenges the textbooks US researchers have uncovered a biochemical irony: a famous enzyme whose study led to some of the fundamental concepts of biological catalysis does not behave in the way that was previously thought. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Helen Carmichael
Chemical pollution gets personal Two Canadian environmentalists have detailed the rise and fall of chemicals in their own bodily fluids after using everyday products. And they were shocked by the results. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 20, 2009
Lewis Brindley
New ceramic dating process unearthed A new way to find the age of ceramic objects, such as ancient pottery, has been developed by scientists in the UK. mark for My Articles similar articles
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