Chemistry

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Chemistry World June 16, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Nano-embrace makes insulators conduct Scientists in The Netherlands have discovered that placing two highly insulating compounds next to each other creates an interface between them that conducts electricity.
Chemistry World June 13, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Asymmetric ketone catalysis gets pharma-scale makeover An asymmetric catalysis reaction limited to laboratory syntheses has received a makeover that could see it used on a large scale by drug-makers.
Chemistry World June 12, 2008 Michael Gross	Light Drives Plastic Motor Chemists in Japan have built a rotary motor driven purely by light shining onto a polymer film.
Chemistry World June 11, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Houdini Molecule Escapes Energy Trap A team of international chemists has captured and caught on camera a small, elusive molecule that has previously never been seen.
Chemistry World June 11, 2008 James Mitchell Crow	New Hope for Anticancer Agent The mode of action of a rare natural product with promising cytotoxic activity has been revealed by scientists in the US while a UK group have come up with a particularly efficient chemical synthesis.
Chemistry World June 5, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Cheaper Catalysts Designed by Computer Researchers have used computer calculations to discover cheap alloys that selectively catalyse an industrial reaction better than the current expensive systems.
Chemistry World June 4, 2008 Simon Hadlington	Man-made protocell hosts DNA synthesis US researchers have taken a step towards creating a synthetic cell in the laboratory that could resemble the first primitive stirrings of life on Earth.
Chemistry World June 4, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Peptide printer goes into overdrive Synthesizing arrays of short peptides could soon be as easy as printing them out - thanks to the development of a modified laser printer that uses amino acids instead of colored ink.
Chemistry World June 3, 2008 Hayley Birch	How to keep beer fresher for longer Venezuelan researchers have identified a chemical pathway that can be blocked to help preserve the fresh flavor of beer during storage.
Chemistry World June 2008 Sarah Houlton	Breaking the rules The author finds out about some chemical tricks that can give a new drug the best possible odds of success
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