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Chemistry World January 6, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Greener route to carboxylic acids Chemists in Israel have developed a new way to oxidize primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, using water as both the reaction solvent and the source of oxygen.
Chemistry World January 4, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Laser guided maglev graphite air hockey A graphite disk levitating over a bed of rare earth permanent magnets can be 'pushed' around or made to spin using a laser beam, Japanese scientists have shown. The phenomenon can also be used to convert sunlight into movement, offering a possible alternative way to harness solar energy.
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Laura Howes	Hunted becomes the hunter in DNA ecosystem Scientists in Japan have modelled a biological ecosystem containing a predator and a prey using nothing more than short pieces of DNA. The 'striking' similarity between the molecular system and biological ecosystems suggests a new use for these biochemical oscillators.
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Laura Howes	How do these edges glow Tungsten disulfide is a semiconductor and in bulk possesses distinct band gaps. Mauricio Terrones' group at Pennsylvania State University in the US, however, have been looking at this material not in bulk, but as a triangular two-dimensional crystal.
Chemistry World January 2, 2013 Philip Robinson	Shine on you crazy Diamond The UK's Diamond Light Source is celebrating five years since it opened its doors to scientists. The joint venture between the Science and Technology Facilities Council and the Wellcome Trust established Diamond as the successor to the UK's previous synchrotron source at Daresbury.
Chemistry World January 2, 2013 Bibiana Campos-Seijo	My chemistry teacher A few colleagues mentioned the influence that having a good chemistry teacher in secondary school had played in their decision and we ended up recounting memorable chemistry lessons.
Chemistry World January 2, 2013 Paul Docherty	Flueggine A One of the most prolific sources of biologically active natural products is traditional medicines -- whose active components can be exceptionally potent. The Euphorbiaceae family of plants is a productive source of medicinal targets, including the Securinega alkaloids.
Chemistry World January 2, 2013 Derek Lowe	Fear of the unknown My mental file drawer labelled 'Terrible Reagents I Have Known' is even larger than the one called 'Lunatics I Have Worked With and their Life-Threatening Ideas'. We organic chemists really do work with some terrible chemicals, and it's up to us to keep them from causing havoc.
Chemistry World December 21, 2012 Laura Howes	Engineered enzyme performs cyclopropanation by carbene transfer While biomimetic chemistry has been busy learning from nature, other chemists have been busy modifying enzymes to develop biocatalysts for other reactions.
Chemistry World December 21, 2012 Laura Howes	DNA hydrogel has a long memory It might look like a pink gloopy liquid to begin with but when you pour Dan Lou's DNA hydrogel into water it spontaneously reforms into its original shape.
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