August 2004
Vol. 1, No. 8
News and analysis
Biotech giant pulls GM crops from UK
Syngenta plans to transfer GM research to the US.
Obesity gets up your nose
Desperate dieters may find that a new anti-obesity treatment is not to be sniffed at.
British lab succeeds in the interests of fair play
The UK has become one of only three countries worldwide to have more than one laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Green challenge rewarded
Many companies wishing to become more sustainable choose to go along the route of solvent reduction.
Synthesising a cancer cure
British chemists are poised to complete synthesis of a molecule they predict could make a significant impact on the treatment of prostate cancer.
Ploughing the UK's oil fields
Researchers at the University of York, UK, have launched a website aimed at teaching farmers about the commercial benefits of growing non-food oil crops.
Novel applications line up like peas in a pod
Research teams in the UK and the US are building up the clearest picture yet of how fullerenes pack into carbon nanotubes to produce a range of different 'peapod' structures
CIA rewards sustainability
Chemical Industries Association awards announced.
Cancer research gets technical
Agilent Technologies has been named the first technology company to become a sustaining member of the European Association for Cancer Research.
Synthetic chemists catch their breath
Clinical candidate for asthma treatment on hold.
Bell labs moves to Ireland
Bell Labs, the research arm of US firm Lucent Technologies, is setting up a research centre in Dublin, Ireland.
Mismanagement on Mars?
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee recently heard evidence from Colin Pillinger and other leaders.
In Brief
Environment Council; Rhodia; Warner Chilcott; Aventis; Senior management at the RSC remain hopeful;
Chemical science
Arctic reception for household chemicals
Chemists unravel reactions pathway for carpet chemicals.
Putting gels in a twist
Chiral handles induce helical nanostructures in organogels.
Anti-theft technology aids diabetics
Film implants could end painful blood sampling.
Making allowances for anthrax
Crystal structure brings researchers closer to using anthrax to fight cancer.
New light on bad beer
Sunlight on isohumulones gives beer a skunky off-flavour.
Naturally trapped enzymes
Enzymes trapped in biomimetically synthesised silica retain their activity.
Gardening on the nanoscale
Silicon carbide nanowires could improve solar cell efficiency.
Polymer microgels that take careful tuning
Altering nanoparticle synthesis for a range of microgel applications.
Shock reactions in deep space
Interstellar aldehydes shed light on how space compounds form.
DNA gets hands and feet
Genetic robots take a walk.
How to stop cells getting a grip
Silica nanoparticles help keep microbes at bay.
As the magnetic worm turns
Magnetite reignites mobile phone radiation concerns.
Desulfurisation goes green
Ionic liquids can remove sulfur from oil refinery streams.
Non-stop homogeneous catalysis
Reactor enables rhodium to be used as a catalyst without decomposition.
Twisting the light fantastic
US researchers develop new, low-cost optical fibres.
Coming soon to a screen near you
Lighting up polymer LED technology.
Robots with a sensitive touch
Organic transistors with pressure sensors prepare the way for artificial skin.
Scaffolding for the DNA building site
Molecular engineers home in on DNA replication.
Taking the guesswork out of ionic liquids
What is it about the structures of ionic liquids (ILs) that make them so promising as alternatives to conventional solvent systems?
Progressing the battle against cancer
There are two closely linked research areas in the fight against cancer: microtubules and epothilones.
Smoky black depths of the ocean
Instruments robust enough to survive the treacherous depths of the ocean are being developed by analytical chemists in the US.
All the herbs in China
Current intense interest in natural products as antioxidants has prompted scientists from China and Singapore to revisit the antioxidant properties of Chinese herbal medicines (CHM...
A malarial miracle?
A better understanding of the activity of malaria and an effective vaccine for the disease are both a step closer thanks to a team of chemists in Switzerland and the US.
What it takes to be an environmental model
Understanding the release kinetics of compounds from complex polymeric matrices is important to medical, agricultural and environmental sciences.
Consistent atmospheric measurements
Operations spanning 10 years have yielded the first review of validation exercises using ozone and temperature lidar measurements from the Network for the Detection of Stratospheri...
Recent Features
Hosting a killer
In light of recent virus outbreaks, Ian Jones provides an overview of the agents we tolerate throughout life yet which cause constant concern.
Cell navigation
Bringing a drug to market is an expensive and drawn-out process. Systems biology promises to make it more efficient. Philip Ball examines its potential.
Colourful shades of Gray
Harry Gray has recently been awarded the Wolf prize for chemistry in recognition of his contributions to bioinorganic chemistry. Ian Farrell catches up with one of the most colourf...
Teaching the teachers
As the UK government steps up its effort to educate the next generation of scientists, Katharine Sanderson investigates a new national science learning centre and learns a few thin...
Regulars
Editorial: Breaking a vicious circle
Karen Harries-Rees looks at the problems facing science education.
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