Further News

People power
25 April 2008
Duncan Graham tells Nina Notman just how important people are for the future of science.

Finding the reaction rates for a particle-in-a-chip
23 April 2008
How does trapping a nanoparticle in a microdevice affect its reactions? US scientists are answering this question thanks to a straightforward method using fluorescent tags.

Search for structures within articles
02 April 2008
RSC Prospect's new features allow you to do just that - and more

Detecting a microbe among millions
06 March 2008
A sensor that can discriminate between closely related bacteria has been developed by material scientists in the US.

Call for communications
15 February 2008
For fast publication of your high impact communications look no further than The Analyst.

The information at your fingertips
22 February 2008
Fingernail clippings could be used in forensic studies and diagnostics, say scientists in Singapore.

Interview: Putting peptides on the map
18 February 2008
Ruedi Aebersold talks to Kathleen Too about proteomics, the PeptideAtlas project and the Trans-Proteomic Pipeline.

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.

Taking iron measures
22 January 2008
A more accurate method to measure iron in clinical samples is proving ahead of its time, say researchers in Spain.

Immunoassays put pay to foal play
18 January 2008
French scientists have designed tests to catch cheats who use prohibited drugs to dope racehorses.

Genetic testing in a shoe-box
18 January 2008
Canadian scientists have succeeded in building the least expensive portable device for rapid genetic testing ever made

Blood sensor for safer surgery
10 January 2008
Medical procedures are poised to become safer, thanks to a tool to monitor the anticoagulant heparin.

How do your neurons grow?
08 January 2008
How does a nerve cell find its way to the end of an elephant's trunk? Microfluidic technology could soon provide the answer.

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.

Cell research goes acoustic
02 January 2008
Canadian scientists are creating waves to study cell behaviour on surfaces.

Solving the insoluble problem for Parkinson's
20 November 2007
Electrochemistry could help us better understand Parkinson's disease.

Finding the right blend
20 November 2007
Non-invasive infra-red spectrometry can provide scientists with improved quality checks for pharmaceutical production.

Interview: Plasma screening
12 November 2007
Norbert Jakubowski talks to Laura Howes about childhood experiments, element-omics and what he'd like to learn from Einstein.

Emotional enzymes
29 October 2007
Chemists in the US have created fluorescent probes that can detect enzymes affecting our emotions.


