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A magazine highlighting the latest applications and technological aspects of research across the chemical sciences.
Issue 12
December 2007 Issue 12
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Holographic data storage
16 November 2007
Avtar Matharu and colleagues from the University of York, UK, explain how, when it comes to data, size matters
Interview
Interview: The fascination of catalysis
02 November 2007
Ferdi Schüth talks to Madelaine Chapman about rockets, catalysis and law
Application Highlights
Mastering molecular memory
28 November 2007
A new molecule that switches shape when triggered by light could lead to nanoscale memory devices, say chemists in Japan.
Water splitting
22 November 2007
A team of Italian scientists has created a sunlight-powered cell that produces pure hydrogen from water
Ready-to-use enzyme reactors within minutes
12 November 2007
A fast multi-step microreactor for enzymatic synthesis has been developed by scientists in Germany
LIBS detects explosives at a distance
29 November 2007
Chemistry is helping scientists in the US to detect explosives from a safer distance
I capture the catalyst
06 November 2007
The largest transition metal-catalysed process in the chemical industry could soon get an efficiency boost, thanks to the isolation of a key catalytic intermediate.
Microbes fuel the way to better water treatment
08 November 2007
Microbial fuel cells for detecting pollutant levels in wastewater have been developed by Korean scientists.
Additional Web Content
Finding the right blend
20 November 2007
Non-invasive infra-red spectrometry can provide scientists with improved quality checks for pharmaceutical production.
Cell culture and lysis on a chip is BASIC
15 November 2007
US researchers have come up with a general strategy to integrate several biological steps in one microchip reactor.
Essential Elements
The RSC Books website has recently undergone a substantial revamp, and we are pleased to present our new and improved site.
Tokeshi wins Pioneers in Miniaturisation prize
Manabu Tokeshi has been named as the 2007 winner of the Pioneers in Miniaturisation prize.
Molecular BioSystems unzips...
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