Chemistry World China Jan-Mar 2011

January-March 2011

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January-March 2011

News and analysis: China

Safety issues have come to the fore again following a number of accidents at Chinese pharmaceutical plants

Gendicine, the world’s first commercialised gene therapy, is at the centre of significant legal battles at home in China and abroad

China's first five-year national plan on energy saving came to an end in 2010

Chemistry remains a leading discipline according to the 2010 national science and technology (S&T) awards

Zhang Jingli, former deputy head of China’s State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), has been found guilty of serious misconduct

Following the visit of the Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States in January, Sino-US collaborations on new energy and clean technologies have made progress

The Chinese higher education system and bureaucracy in universities should be reformed

China is to expand the enrolment of foreign postdoctoral researchers to strengthen its research workforce

For Huang Ming, the most important technique in his early solar unitization career was not technological know-how, but the skill to climb trees

Short items

News and analysis

09 February 2011

After nearly three decades at Dow, Wen Chyu Liu is found guilty of stealing trade secrets to sell in China

28 January 2011

President proposes to freeze US domestic spending for five years, next budget will invest in research to spur innovation

01 February 2011

The UK has seen a jump in battery recycling – but could advances in portable power technology eventually make it a thing of the past?

20 December 2010

US takes delivery of Mo-99 made without bomb-grade uranium, but urgent supply problems remain

10 January 2011

State being sued for allowing methyl iodide to be used as a fumigant pesticide, despite objections from scientists

15 February 2011

New criteria for the EU’s Ecolabel scheme allow products containing ‘nanoforms’ to be included

04 January 2011

US whistleblower lawsuits filed against drug companies could provide attractive investment opportunities for hedge funds

02 February 2011

Challenging industry climate looks set to claim majority of 2400 pharma jobs at renowned facility in Sandwich in Kent

New products, January-March 2011

Research

18 January 2011

Pig bones could improve battery performance

28 January 2011

Arsenic could be removed from water using a low cost, natural mineral found on the Earth’s surface

06 January 2011

A sensor to detect toxins produced by algae in drinking water

21 December 2010

A magnetic catalyst for the conversion of biomass into sugar that can be pulled out for reuse

06 February 2011

Chemists have used living cells as test tubes to carry out chemical reactions never before seen within living cells.

21 January 2011

US scientists look into how the first cell-like structures could have come about

15 December 2010

Ocean microbe found to produce large amounts of hydrogen under aerobic conditions

12 January 2011

Researchers find that up to 85 per cent of the voltage developed by the lead-acid car battery is due to relativistic effects

16 January 2011

Antibodies against a crucial MRSA protein stop the bacterium in its tracks

30 January 2011

DNA can be used as a molecular wire to effectively conduct electricity over long distances without being damaged

30 January 2011

Functionalised carbon nanotubes can protect brain from damage caused by stroke according to researchers in Korea

26 January 2011

Researchers design 3D carbon-based nanotube matrix that can store and release hydrogen extremely efficiently

17 January 2011

Nanoparticle breaks up into smaller units once it reaches a tumour, allowing it to penetrate deeper and deliver treatment more effectively

15 February 2011

Researchers in Singapore discover which dye molecules alter the colour of the core silk fibre

17 December 2010

Martyn Poliakoff talks to Kathleen Too about the periodic table of videos and his passion for green chemistry

Features

Unerring in her enquiry and not afraid of hard work, Marie Curie set a shining example for generations of scientists. Bill Griffith explores the life of a chemical heroine

To celebrate the international year of chemistry, James Mitchell Crow looks back at some of the discoveries and developments made by chemists over the past six decades

Taking a coffee break could help find cures for cancer or Aids. Katrina Megget looks at the future of research that harnesses the computing power of the World Community Grid

As our supply of some essential elements dries up, it’s time to start urban mining. Emma Davies reports

Regulars

Happy new year! And a very special one as in 2011 we will be celebrating the International Year of Chemistry

Some medicinal chemists can’t get enough fluorines in their molecules. Derek Lowe explains the love-hate relationship

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Harry Kroto tells us why Sir John Kappa is his hero in chemistry

Aaron Ciechanover tells us why Charles Darwin is his hero in chemistry

The greatest influences of chemistry

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