Chemistry

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Chemistry World January 24, 2010 Andy Extance	Boron cluster forms unique ring system Clusters of nineteen boron atoms gather together in a ring structure unlike any other seen, with two planar -bonded aromatic systems nestled inside one another.
Chemistry World January 22, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Gel turns clear for cocaine detection Chinese researchers have developed an aptamer cross-linked hydrogel that changes from bright red or blue to colourless when exposed to tiny amounts of cocaine.
Chemistry World January 22, 2010 Kate McAlpine	Chaos at French nanotech debates Protestors have caused the public to be banned from four debates on nanotechnology taking place across France.
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Phil Taylor	Biosuccinic acid ready for take off? Faced with escalating oil prices that are likely to continue rising, the chemical industry is trying to find alternative sources for a number of the chemical ingredients derived from petroleum and other fossil-sources.
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Ned Stafford	Chemist named new CNRS head Chemical engineer Alain Fuchs, head of the French chemistry research institute Chimie ParisTech, has been appointed the new president of the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France's massive government funded research organisation.
Chemistry World January 21, 2010 Rebecca Renner	FDA shifts on BPA safety The US Food and Drug Administration has revised its position on the possible developmental health risks from bisphenol A, the controversial and widely used ingredient in hard plastic bottles and food packaging that it declared safe in 2008.
Chemistry World January 20, 2010 Hayley Birch	Hydrogel self-heals in seconds Japanese researchers have created a rapidly self-healing hydrogel material, composed largely of water, which they say could have applications in regenerative medicine and green chemistry.
Chemistry World January 20, 2010 James Urquhart	Disilicate synthesis success A compound containing a stable silicon-silicon bond between two negatively charged pentacoordinated silicon atoms - silicates - has been synthesized and isolated for the first time by Japanese researchers.
Chemistry World January 19, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Giving gold a smooth ride Chemists from Germany and Poland have discovered a new way to polish gold completely smooth using Fenton's reagent, producing gold surfaces that could be used in the electronics industry and electrochemical processes.
Chemistry World January 19, 2010 Simon Hadlington	New 'click' reaction to modify proteins Chemists in the US have discovered a new way to attach small molecules to proteins and peptides under mild, aqueous reaction conditions.
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