Chemistry World China Apr-Jun 2011

April-June 2011

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April-June 2011

News and analysis: China

14 March 2011

Chemical whiteners that can harm the respiratory system are to be banned in China

17 March 2011

Recognition from the World Health Organisation will help strengthen China’s vaccine industry

04 May 2011

Chinese researchers are starting to investigate alternatives to animal testing in a bid to modernise and cut costs

24 March 2011

The momentum for growth of China’s science and technology budget has slowed this year, according to the New Year’s fiscal plans

12 April 2011

China releases more realistic energy saving and carbon emission reductions in its five year energy plan

13 April 2011

China’s ambitious plan to expand its nuclear industry will not falter, even with the escalating crisis in Japan

New food safety centre to be based on scientific evaluation

19 April 2011

China's food regulations are to be overhauled following the exposure of the illegal use of clenbuterol to accelerate livestock growth

Short items

News and analysis

09 March 2011

The ‘enhanced cooperation’ route to an EU-level patent conflicts with EU law

17 March 2011

Political fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster may have a lasting impact on nuclear power policy and research

15 April 2011

Science agencies have fared better than expected in a deal struck nearly seven months late, and thoughts are already turning to next year's budget

10 May 2011

A proposed merger between two European bodies to create a unified voice for European research has collapsed

11 April 2011

The deal marks the end of a period of ‘bolt on’ buying as companies begin to diversify again, experts say

12 April 2011

New insight into activity in the hippocampus could help researchers develop better drugs, researchers say

06 April 2011

The divestment could be the first of several intended to bring about a smaller but fitter company

17 February 2011

Sanofi-Aventis wins over Genzyme board with $1.5 billion increase to August 2010 bid

09 May 2011

The much cheaper but unlicensed option is as effective, according to interim results, but safety remains a talking point

24 March 2011

Two American Airlines planes show low-level radiation, but experts say overly sensitive radiation detectors are the cause

New products, April-June 2011

Research

04 March 2011

A nanomaterial-based biofuel cell can generate electrical energy from soft drinks

16 February 2011

A wireless device to manipulate nanoparticles that’s as simple to use as a microscope slide

10 March 2011

A computer simulation could help scientists understand the processes that lead to breast cancer

18 March 2011

Scientists have created a reflective and hydrophobic coating based on a leaf

11 March 2011

Flat screen technology has been given a boost by a compound with improved colour properties

03 May 2011

A nanomaterial in cigarette filters could reduce the amount of harmful materials inhaled by smokers

17 March 2011

Scientists have replicated nuclear storage pond liquor to find a way to remove plutonium

21 March 2011

Forgotten samples of Stanley Miller’s add clues to the origin of life

27 April 2011

A multiple emulsion system could be used to encapsulate incompatible drug ingredients and to design multi-compartment materials

06 March 2011

‘Two legged’ molecules move across a foothold-covered surface using three distinct mechanisms depending on the environment

17 February 2011

Adding a small amount of fluid to a runny liquid can thicken it, say researchers in Germany

28 February 2011

Nanotubes made from human proteins used to ensnare hepatitis B

04 May 2011

Researchers now know why cisplatin, a leading cancer drug, causes zinc deficiency in patients

20 April 2011

Capturing carbon from power station emissions could usefully be tied in with cement manufacture, researchers show

17 May 2011

Richard Luthy talks to Michael Smith about safeguarding water quality and how military service in the Vietnam War led him to environmental science

On 7 March, it was announced that a chemist, Bai Chunli is to replace Lu Yongxiang

Features

Modern devices waste a lot of energy as heat, noise and vibration. James Mitchell Crow investigates a new breed of energy scavenging materials that could recapture some of it

Chemists in developing countries face unique challenges. But as Mike Brown discovers, for those willing to take them on, the benefits can be enormous

This riddle has come to vex certain corners of the catalysis community. But once solved, it could potentially point to new kinds of chemistry, as James Mitchell Crow discovers

Getting drug molecules into the brain means crossing the defensive blood–brain barrier. Anthony King investigates how chemists are infiltrating the brain’s fortress

Regulars

Hitting an eight-iron 300 times

The map of scientific disciplines is growing ever more complex. Derek Lowe surveys the country