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Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Helen Bache	Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity.
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Yan Yan	China targets renewables to cut energy dependence The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) has unveiled its 12th five-year plan for renewable energy. Unsurprisingly, the plan focuses on the mature renewable technologies of hydropower, wind power, solar energy and biomass.
Chemistry World September 11, 2012 Holly Sheahan	Micromotors with built in compasses A collaboration between scientists in Germany and Singapore has produced a micromotor that can be controlled by a magnetic field.
Chemistry World September 10, 2012	Low Salt Diet to Flush Out Oil BP has announced the first deployment of a new technology that it says will lead to a 'step change' in the amount of oil recovered from reservoirs.
Chemistry World September 10, 2012	Carbon Wire a Double Helix An ultrathin carbon nanotube has been predicted by computational chemists to be stable up to 1000K.
Chemistry World September 10, 2012 Andy Extance	Sweaty Buildings Cool Themselves Covering the roofs of buildings with a hydrogel could help them keep cool by sweating.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Andrew Shore	Groundwater arsenic detector Groundwater contaminated with arsenic has led to an epidemic of arsenic poisoning in parts of Bangladesh and India. Scientists in China have developed a sensor to detect arsenic quickly and accurately in water.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Rebecca Trager	EPA urged to rethink chemical risk evaluation process The US Environmental Protection Agency's process for assessing the risk of human exposure to various chemicals is deeply flawed and actually threatens public health, according to two experts with inside experience.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012	Food with a function Compounds normally thought of as medicines are being added to food. Elinor Hughes looks at the scientific and regulatory challenges facing these nutraceuticals.
Chemistry World September 7, 2012 Simon Cotton	Not Just Microchips Sand and Silicon: Science That Changed the World by Denis McWhan sets out to show how the scientific discoveries of the past century are inextricably interlinked with SiO 2 and the chemicals derived from it.
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