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April-June 2010

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April-June 2010

News and analysis: China

01 April 2010

China has updated its chemical registration rules, to bring the country in line with other countries

15 April 2010

Chemical transportation in Shanghai will be strictly controlled during a six month long cultural exposition

31 March 2010

Project by which developed countries fund clean energy projects in developing countries faces uncertain future in China

10 March 2010

After a hefty 30 per cent increase in science funding last year, China’s proposed budget scales back research funding growth for 2010

A chemist held the title of China’s richest man for the first time earlier this year

11 May 2010

Report suggests China’s chemical sector is leading the nation’s energy saving efforts and could promote further emission reductions

The decision to grant biosafety certificates to genetically modified (GM) strains of rice and corn in China has prompted criticism and public protests

The winners of China’s first life sciences business plan competition were announced in April

As a successful chemical scientist, Jiang Biao’s focus in his day to day work is perhaps unusual

Short items

News and analysis

25 March 2010

Under Obama’s new healthcare reform, drug companies will pay more than $80 billion for rules that fit the bill

08 March 2010

Study details proportion of developed countries carbon dioxide emissions that are ‘outsourced’ to emerging economies

29 April 2010

A severe and growing global shortage of helium-3 is threatening scientific research and nuclear security

Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana in the US

30 April 2010

Radical changes to EU research funding policies as European Commission responds to calls to cut red tape

05 March 2010

European Commission authorises cultivation of genetically modified potato Amflora, the first new GM crop approved in 12 years

01 March 2010

Agencies partner to create new programme to ensure better integration between cutting edge science and regulatory processes

19 March 2010

Chemicals at risk of being removed from market as large number of firms look set to miss EU chemical regulation deadline

New products, April - June 2010

Chemical science

21 February 2010

Unusual egg-shaped fullerenes containing triple sequentially-fused pentagons have been made by Chinese chemists

02 March 2010

Semi-porous hollow nanospheres could revolutionise the delivery of anti-leukaemia drugs in the body claim scientists in China

05 May 2010

Silicon solar cells with arrays of nano-sized holes could outperform their nanowire-based rivals

09 May 2010

Iron carbenoids with a rigid chiral ligand promise a new breed of cheap, green catalysts

08 April 2010

Researchers have identified the protein target of arsenic trioxide used in leukaemia treatment

16 March 2010

Cotton shirts reinforced with boron carbide have potential for tough-but-flexible new body armour

09 April 2010

A crab shell template produces high performance porous carbon materials for electrodes

25 March 2010

Finding, absorbing and removing mercury from environmental waters could soon be done in one step with magnetic microspheres

05 March 2010

A polymer nanosensor developed by Chinese scientists responds to both metal ions and temperature

12 May 2010

A dye that can be used to detect copper in living cells could be used to help avoid medical problems such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

07 May 2010

Novel nanomaterials can be made using ancient casting technology

10 March 2010

Chinese scientists have developed a superhydrophobic coating that can be repaired by treating the surface with a potassium stearate solution

07 April 2010

Colloidal coal-water suspensions may rise to the challenges of clean coal technology with the help of a new production method

01 April 2010

French scientists have designed a new type of polymer actuator that can push and pull instead of bending

28 April 2010

Ice on 24 Themis points to asteroids as a possible source of some of Earth's water

17 May 2010

Guo-Xin Jin on chemistry in China and the importance of fundamental research

Features

It takes a mix of ingenuity and engineering expertise to develop mass spectrometers for use in extreme environments. Emma Davies investigates

There are 250 million cases of malaria each year, and effective medication is expensive and in short supply. Justine Davies explores possible solutions

Could new sweet enhancers and natural sweeteners finally make zero-calorie products taste more like the real thing? Emma Davies finds out

Katharine Sanderson unveils the proof that finally showed quite how special the green solvents ionic liquids really are

Regulars

At the beginning of May, Peking University (PKU) in Beijing celebrated the 100th anniversary of chemical research and education at the institution

Derek Lowe looks into his crystal ball to see what the future of medicinal chemistry might be

Englerin A

If there is any single substance that unites pretty much all chemists, it has to be water

25 years ago in Chemistry in Britain

I once conducted a dramatic experiment for a BBC TV programme on chemistry

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