Chemical technology news from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 11
November, 2007, Issue 11
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Organic nanofiltration
23 October 2007
Ivo Vankelecom of the Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Belgium, looks at the potential for solvent-resistant filtration - from the lab to the plant.
Interview
Interview: Hazard warning
19 October 2007
David Russell is using chemistry in the fight against terrorism and disease. Joanne Thomson finds out how.
Application Highlights
Electrochemical method reads fingerprints more easily
18 October 2007
Swiss scientists have developed a way to detect fingerprints by measuring the chemical traces they leave on a surface.
Digital chips cut down on complexity
02 October 2007
Programmable microfluidic devices could help reduce animal testing, according to scientists in the US.
Contrasting nanoparticles
25 October 2007
Medical imaging methods may soon have a new contrast agent thanks to a different way of preparing nanoparticles.
Computer-aided nanoparticle synthesis
04 October 2007
Fed up with having to optimise your own reactions? Ever wondered why you can't get a computer to do it for you?
A photoelectrochemical ruler
09 October 2007
Scientists working in Spain and the UK have developed a photoelectrochemical sensor that can be used to measure micron-sized objects.
Catalyst problems dissolve away
15 October 2007
The products of an important industrial reaction have been found to dissolve the catalysts themselves, dispensing with the need for co-solvents.
Glutamate brainwave
11 October 2007
Selective detection of glutamate in brain tissue using microelectrode arrays has been achieved by scientists in the US.
Additional Web Content
And...stretch
31 October 2007
Devices that release pain killing drugs in response to the amount of strain placed on them could soon be science fact thanks to researchers from France.
Essential Elements
Success for RSC eBook Collection
Successfully launched in early 2007 the RSC eBook Collection is already a global success.
This month sees three RSC journals focus on key research areas.
On September 7th, over 200 senior industrialists and academics gathered in Beijing to mark the launch of Chemistry World: China.
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