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Crystal phases get ID'd
20 August 2008
It is now easier to automatically ID crystal phases in zeolites, thanks to scientists in Spain
Knockout nanoparticles fight infection
20 August 2008
Septicaemia causing bacteria take a blow from two different types of antibacterial nanoparticles
Chemical Science issue 9 available online now
20 August 2008
Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications, to provide a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Propylene oxide gets a green makeover
18 August 2008
An industrially important compound is made in a more environmentally conscious way
Sweet smell of success
18 August 2008
German scientists have used an ionic liquid coating on a hydrogenation catalyst to make sweet smelling chemicals
Getting to grips with complex chirality
14 August 2008
A proposal for defining the chirality of octahedral complexes with chelate ligands has been put forward
Energy from model enzymes
12 August 2008
Mimicking enzymes with inorganic complexes could offer a new route to catalysing hydrogen fuel cells, claim Japanese scientists.
Instant insight: Tasting the chemistry
12 August 2008
Susan Ebeler, University of California, Davis, US, reveals the science behind the flavour in everyone's favourite tipple
When convection goes without a bang
05 August 2008
UK researchers have been investigating how to predict whether a reacting mixture will explode
Newspaper filters out gold
04 August 2008
Ordinary newspaper can be used to recover precious metals from industrial wastewater, say researchers in Japan
The wine fraud detective
31 July 2008
An electronic tongue that can 'taste' the grape varieties and vintages of wine has been created by Spanish scientists.
Shining a light on molecular muscles
30 July 2008
Australian researchers have developed a novel molecular muscle driven by light
Prices of microreactors stamped down
29 July 2008
Polymer-based microreactors turn inorganic to beat organic solvent attacks and reduce prices
