January 2007
Motorbike fanatic is new MD of RSC Publishing Division
31 January 2007
Dr Robert Parker is the new MD of the RSC's Publishing Division, having been promoted from his existing role as editorial director.
Taking a cell's temperature
30 January 2007
Taking the temperature of individual cell components could soon be possible thanks to work by Japanese researchers.
RSC Innovation Awards - final call!
29 January 2007
A final call is being made for entries for this year's RSC Innovation Awards, which will see winners walk away with prizes of £4,000.
Revival of chemistry - The Independent
25 January 2007
The Independent has published a feature, plus an editorial comment, on the reviving fortunes of chemistry across the UK
UK chemistry chief to lead European energy-related working group
23 January 2007
RSC chief executive Richard Pike is to lead a new European working group on Chemistry and Energy, which will discuss chemistry's contribution to EU energy policy.
Intelligent wrappers which biodegrade
23 January 2007
Italian scientists have devised wrappers which can reveal contamination and biodegrade when thrown away
Chief executive's teaching of global warming story featured in national newspapers
22 January 2007
Richard Pike's comments on teaching global warming are in The Independent and the Times Educational Supplement
Less elbow grease in the kitchen and bathroom
22 January 2007
Kitchen surfaces that clean themselves could be a step closer thanks to revolutionary coatings devised by UK scientists.
A future without trans-fats
18 January 2007
Canadian scientists have developed a healthier alternative to artery clogging trans-fats
Cocaine on every bank note
12 January 2007
Every single bank note from a random sample analysed by Irish researchers has tested positive for cocaine.
Teaching of global warming flawed, says chemistry chief
11 January 2007
Climate change and global warming teaching in schools is flawed through omission, simplification and misrepresentation, says the Royal Society of Chemistry's chief executive.
Ramadan fasting alters arsenic metabolism
09 January 2007
People who fast during religious festivals excrete more of a toxic form of arsenic from the body than those who eat at regular intervals.
Silver bullet for superbugs
05 January 2007
A new coating incorporating silver has been developed to fight the spread of superbugs
RSC President receives CBE and RSC Fellow receives Knighthood in New Year Honours
04 January 2007
RSC President Jim Feast has received the CBE for "services to polymer chemistry" and RSC Fellow Fraser Stoddart is knighted.
RSC offers funding to support key Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme
03 January 2007
A scheme that takes undergraduates in chemistry and other subjects into school classrooms is to get a major cash boost from the Royal Society of Chemistry
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