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Chemistry World September 19, 2011 Hepeng Jia	Chromium slag contamination in China Thousands of tons of toxic chromium, used in metallurgy, tanning and paint and dye making, could be poisoning residents of the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, but despite criticism the contaminated soil remains untreated.
Chemistry World September 18, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Zeolites under the fluorescence microscope Bert Weckhuysen and his colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with US chemical company Albemarle, have shown that confocal fluorescence microscopy can be used to probe the properties and performance of zeolites, arguably the most important industrial catalysts.
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 David Bradley	Sound Approach to Unclicking Click Chemistry Ultrasound can be used to physically release a triazole from a polymer-companies.
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Polymer Side Chains on the Slide Researchers may now be able to create rotaxane polymers whose properties alter in response to chemical stimuli.
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 Elinor Richards	Electricity - Any Time, Any Place An energy scavenger device that can convert both solar energy and movement energy into electricity to power portable electronics has been made by scientists from Korea and the US.
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 Tamsin Phillips	Corn Microchips US scientists have made microfluidic devices from a corn by-product, which makes them biodegradable and environmentally friendly.
Chemistry World September 14, 2011 Simon Hadlington	World's Longest Carbon-Carbon Bond Created Harnessing both attractive and repulsive forces enabled chemists to make a carbon-carbon bond 30 per cent long than normal.
Chemistry World September 14, 2011 David Bradley	Brewing up Synthetic Yeast Yeast with synthetic genomes could be very useful for medicinal chemists and drug companies.
Chemistry World September 14, 2011 Laura Howes	Aspirin Still Has Some Secrets Left to Give up The overlooked stereoelectric effect in aspirin makes the molecule less polar, which may improve the drug's bioavailability.
Chemistry World September 13, 2011 Hayley Birch	Carbon capture schemes pose low risk to people Any health risk associated with leaks from carbon capture and storage sites will be minor, according to a new study.
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