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Features

Pulling our strings

Pulling our strings

There is much more to DNA than that elegant double helix. Philip Ball explores the twists and tangles of chromatin


A forgotten triumph

A forgotten triumph

In 1858, a new theory revolutionised organic chemistry, but its originator was brushed aside. Mike Sutton revives the memory of Archibald Scott Couper


NMR

Snapshots from the NMR frontier

From structural biology to nanoscale catalysts, Joe McEntee finds that researchers are exploring all sorts of creative variations on the NMR theme


Steve Davies

Chemistry’s millionaire

Steve Davies has made successful business his hobby. He reveals some of the secrets of entrepreneurial chemistry to Sarah Houlton


ECHA

Let registration commence

Over the next ten years the European Chemicals Agency will undertake a mammoth task – registering 30,000 chemicals ready for Reach. Brigitte Osterath reports


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Opinions

Editorial

Editorial: Reap what you sow

The biofuel backlash is in full swing


Jeremy Tomkinson

The biofuel backlash

Legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise, argues Jeremy Tomkinson


Derek Lowe

Column: In the pipeline

Derek Lowe wonders what lessons we can learn from the Vytorin fiasco


Philip Ball

Column: The crucible

Philip Ball is feeling chilly


Dylan Stiles

Column: Bench Monkey

Dylan Stiles takes a trip down memory lane


Archive

Past Issues of Chemistry World


China News

Drug capsules in front of Chinese flag

China to fast track pioneering drugs

08 May 2008

Special registration rules to speed approval and encourage innovation


Bitter melon

Bitter melon yields sweet results for diabetes

23 April 2008

Chemicals from the warty Asian vegetable could inspire drugs for diabetes


Traffic in China

Industrial standards promote methanol for Chinese cars

11 April 2008

Higher uptake of methanol-blended gasoline expected Also available in Mandarin


Coal gasification plant

China revives coal chemicals drive

09 April 2008

Green light expected for new plants after months of deadlock Also available in Mandarin


The charge distribution of a multilayer film

Unbalanced polymers offer route to ultrathin films

31 March 2008

Chinese scientists have demonstrated a different way to make multilayer thin films.


GM cotton

Big funding for GM research

26 March 2008

China to spend over a billion dollars on improving crop yield, nutrition and drought resistance


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更多中文新闻

World News

A peppermill and a glass of red wine

Overlooked pepper compound spices up red wine

13 May 2008

Peppery flavour compound discovered in Australian Shiraz wines is also a key aroma molecule in peppercorns


Engineered yeast expressing the green fluorescent protein (GFP) with unnatural amino acids incorporated

‘Super-yeast’ tackles unnatural proteins

12 May 2008

Genetically engineered yeast cells can efficiently make proteins containing unnatural amino acids


beads bound to crystals

A joint effort

12 May 2008

Easy separation method allows study of arthritis and related diseases


The Commercial Chemist

The Commercial Chemist

09 May 2008

Chemistry World gets down to business with our weekly round-up of money and molecules


IBN

All-in-one gene detection on a chip

09 May 2008

Miniature one-stop shop prepares, purifies and analyses tiny blood samples in minutes


Cars on motorway

Blueprint for £1bn UK technology drive unveiled

09 May 2008

Push for low carbon cars and energy saving materials under Technology Strategy Board plans


protein secondary structures

Instant insight: Cooperating catalysts

09 May 2008

Mark Davis explains why catalysts need to learn to cooperate in order to compete with nature


UV light induces photopolymerisation

Low energy light source for on-chip construction

08 May 2008

For the first time, scientists have used ultra violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) to make polymer columns in lab-on-a-chip devices.


Metal distribution in the water flea

3D biological metal detection

08 May 2008

The water flea acts as a testbed for a non-destructive 3D imaging method that pinpoints metals in vivo.


Computer generated images showing the structure of ZIF-100

Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture

07 May 2008

Robust zeolite remove carbon dioxide from a mix of gases at room temperature


RNA

Knowledge out of chaos

07 May 2008

Scientists have upset gene expression to investigate its randomness.


The N-bridged diiron phthalocyanine complex

Catalyst mimics nature's methane oxidation

07 May 2008

Scientists in France have developed the first mild, enzyme-inspired method to convert methane to industrially valuable products


Bottles of tabasco sauce

Electrochemistry takes the heat

07 May 2008

UK electrochemists are offering a more accurate technique for measuring the strength of hot sauces using carbon nanotubes


Helices from a protein

Building peptides from the wrong end

06 May 2008

Solution to synthesis problem nets commercialisation cash


122

Heaviest element claim criticised

02 May 2008

Sighting of element 122 in piles of thorium is probably suspect, experts say


The Samoan mamala tree, which produces prostratin

Synthesis boost for HIV research

02 May 2008

Scarce anti-HIV plant compound made in large quantities from seed oil


tweezer-like triangles

Miniature devices make the cut

02 May 2008

Chemically-powered molecular scissors and tweezer-like triangles offer new ways to manipulate structures on the nanoscale


powellite structure

Locking up radiotoxicity

02 May 2008

International scientists are using computer simulations to give insights into the long-term safety of nuclear waste in deep geological repositories


Lead sulfide nanowires in tree-like pattern

Nanotrees without the seeds

01 May 2008

Intricate nanowire shapes produced without templates or catalysts


Zebrafish embryo illuminated with fluorescent reagents

Click chemistry illuminates embryo development

01 May 2008

Synthetic sugars shipped into developing zebrafish embryo and ‘clicked’ with fluorescent dye


Blood bag

Blood substitutes pose worrying risks

01 May 2008

Experts call for caution in clinical trials


Circuit board

Nanoscale memristor is electronics’ missing link

30 April 2008

Titanium oxide film ends four-decade quest for basic circuit component


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