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In this issue
Features
Life, but not as we know it
Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it. Hayley Birch investigates
Sniffing out explosives
Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
Cutting power
Elisabeth Jeffries examines energy consumption in the chemical industry
Opinions
Column: The crucible
Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC's decision to cut surface science funding
Column: Totally Synthetic
Hopeanol and hopeahainol A
Column: In the pipeline
It took Derek Lowe a while to find his motivation
Editorial: Trade shows
How many deals are closed?
The Iron Lady
Howard Peters takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, an Oxford chemistry graduate who became the UK's only female prime minister
Help or harm?
Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not
Biotech's bravura performer
Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans
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Tropical fruit to tackle obesity
25 May 2012
Chemicals in mango peel prevent fat accumulating in the body
Can magma crystals predict eruptions?
24 May 2012
Researchers home in on a chemical fingerprint for volcanic eruptions but can currently only examine it after the eruption
EPA's chemical assessment programme scrutinised
24 May 2012
US National Academy of Sciences to launch 'comprehensive examination' of agency's chemical health assessments
Solar cell performs solidly
23 May 2012
New all-solid state solar cell design proves to be efficient, robust and easy to produce
Drug watchdogs mark out global territory
23 May 2012
US and European regulatory agencies are leading worldwide collaborations to ensure drugs from outside their borders are safe
NRC chief quits with a bang
23 May 2012
Resignation of under pressure chairman of US nuclear agency meets with mixed reaction
Rewritable DNA for digital data storage
21 May 2012
Cells respond in easy to follow binary manner to chemical switches
Bromine anion caught in a supramolecular trap
21 May 2012
A rare host-guest arrangement could help scientists to design improved photocatalysts
Ultra-low sulfur jet fuel on the radar
18 May 2012
Desulfurising aeroplane fuel would improve public health but could have unanticipated effects on the climate
The Commercial Chemist
18 May 2012
Chemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
Plutonium in a spin
17 May 2012
Japanese and US researchers have solved the decades-old problem of plutonium-239's NMR spectrum
Enhancing fingerprints with electrochromism
17 May 2012
A method to detect latent fingerprints on metal surfaces with a high level of detail
The death of UK science?
16 May 2012
Campaign group launches with PR stunt to highlight perceived failings at physical sciences research council
Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestine
16 May 2012
The oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction powers a tubular gel that expands and contracts in waves
The Commercial Chemist
16 May 2012
Chemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
Chiral confusion
15 May 2012
There are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists
Powering up retinal prosthetics
14 May 2012
A system of video goggles and an artificial retina powered by infrared lasers could restore sight to the blind
Campaigners win fight to reform English libel laws
14 May 2012
Bill will protect scientists and journalists from vexatious suits when critiquing scientific claims
Gas separation with graphene nanopores
11 May 2012
Functionalising tiny holes in graphene should theoretically allow simple separation of a wide range of gases
Sacked EPA chemist wins job back
11 May 2012
US Environmental Protection Agency scientist who was fired after warning about toxic dust at Ground Zero reinstated by court
Forensic electrochemistry to detect firearms use
10 May 2012
On site gunshot residue detection made possible using cyclic voltammetry
