Instant insight: Watching the burn

23 January 2008

Craig Taatjes of Sandia National Labs, Livermore, US, and colleagues look inside the mysterious chemistry of combustion

Interview: Analyse this

24 January 2008

Joe Caruso talks to May Copsey about warfare agents, proteomics and why elemental mass spectrometry is not just all about the metal.

Bimetallic particles from sputter deposition

09 January 2008

Gold and silver alloy particles have been made using a simple technique involving ionic liquids.

Intelligent inks

04 January 2008

An ink that changes its colour when exposed to oxygen could help shoppers decide if their packaged food is fresh.

SARS on a plane

11 January 2008

It's fairly unlikely that you'll ever worry about snakes on a plane, but what if one of your co-passengers has SARS, or worse, is about to release some anthrax spores?

Lanthanide ions hold key to disease screening

14 January 2008

Canadian researchers have devised a way to assess biological samples for the presence of multiple small molecules.

Make nanoparticles while the sun shines

07 January 2008

Concentrated sunlight is all you need to make useful nanomaterials, according to Israeli researchers.

Immunoassays put pay to foal play

18 January 2008

French scientists have designed tests to catch cheats who use prohibited drugs to dope racehorses.

Get set

16 January 2008

Researchers from the US have discovered that soy bean oil could be used as a renewable feedstock for gels and resins.

Celebrating a decade of success

Read the latest news from RSC publishing, including how four journals are celebrating their tenth year of publication.