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In this issue
Features
Life, but not as we know it
Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it. Hayley Birch investigates
Sniffing out explosives
Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
Cutting power
Elisabeth Jeffries examines energy consumption in the chemical industry
Opinions
Column: The crucible
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC's decision to cut surface science funding
Column: Totally Synthetic
Hopeanol and hopeahainol A
Column: In the pipeline
It took Derek Lowe a while to find his motivation
Editorial: Trade shows
How many deals are closed?
The Iron Lady
Howard Peters takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, an Oxford chemistry graduate who became the UK's only female prime minister
Help or harm?
Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not
Biotech's bravura performer
Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans
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Ultra-low sulfur jet fuel on the radar
18 May 2012
Desulfurising aeroplane fuel would improve public health but could have unanticipated effects on the climate
The Commercial Chemist
18 May 2012
Chemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
Plutonium in a spin
17 May 2012
Japanese and US researchers have solved the decades-old problem of plutonium-239's NMR spectrum
Enhancing fingerprints with electrochromism
17 May 2012
A method to detect latent fingerprints on metal surfaces with a high level of detail
The death of UK science?
16 May 2012
Campaign group launches with PR stunt to highlight perceived failings at physical sciences research council
Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestine
16 May 2012
The oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction powers a tubular gel that expands and contracts in waves
The Commercial Chemist
16 May 2012
Chemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
Chiral confusion
15 May 2012
There are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists
Powering up retinal prosthetics
14 May 2012
A system of video goggles and an artificial retina powered by infrared lasers could restore sight to the blind
Campaigners win fight to reform English libel laws
14 May 2012
Bill will protect scientists and journalists from vexatious suits when critiquing scientific claims
Gas separation with graphene nanopores
11 May 2012
Functionalising tiny holes in graphene should theoretically allow simple separation of a wide range of gases
Sacked EPA chemist wins job back
11 May 2012
US Environmental Protection Agency scientist who was fired after warning about toxic dust at Ground Zero reinstated by court
Forensic electrochemistry to detect firearms use
10 May 2012
On site gunshot residue detection made possible using cyclic voltammetry
Borosulfate breaks through
10 May 2012
German chemists have created what they say is the first of a new kind of free borosulfate anion cluster
Cracks break the rules of nanofabrication
09 May 2012
Controlled cracks offer a cheaper and easier way to create nano-sized patterns, say researchers in South Korea
Disposable paper electronic touch pads on their way
09 May 2012
Cheap paper devices could be used in smart packaging, biomedical devices and many other applications
Keep stirring that Suzuki
08 May 2012
Reactor shape can influence the behaviour of organotrifluoroborate compounds in Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, say chemists in the UK
Pharma firms see mixed fortunes in Québec
08 May 2012
Canada's pharmaceutical and life sciences hub hit by cutbacks as effects of global slowdown continue to be felt
What to do with leftover prescription drugs?
04 May 2012
Study examines whether to bin, flush or return our unused medication
Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial Synriam
03 May 2012
India is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
Russia to ease qualification vetting bureaucracy
03 May 2012
Simpler recognition process for foreign qualifications planned to attract more skilled workers
