April 2005
Vol 2, no. 4
News and analysis
Department closures and the election
Scientists and politicians on the place of science in the general election
Ambitious women scientists held back
Despite being more ambitious than their male colleagues, women still occupy only a minority of key senior positions in UK academic science.
Safety first
Shanghai Lianheng Isocyanate Company (SLIC) is celebrating its recently achieved safety record of five million man hours worked with no serious accidents.
Chinese chemical industry: friend or foe?
The European chemical industry could be threatened by the success of the ever growing Chinese chemical industry
Researchers call for nanotech funding
The UK government's response to a Royal Society report on nanotechnology calls for close regulation of nano-products
Focus on security could harm innovation
American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting
Ecological restoration in political quagmire
Iraq's marshland, with its unique ecological and cultural history, is showing surprising signs of recovery despite extensive damage
Examine the evidence
Leading US forensics scientists are campaigning to take the showbiz shine off their profession.
Rising temperatures beneath the surface
The world's oceans have warmed up over the past 40 years
Muon probe
Hiding nuclear materials by encasing them in lead will actually make them easier to spot if the latest prototype detector becomes reality.
One pollutant removes another
Ochre from disused mines to treat sewage
CIA launches policy priorities
The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has released its policy priorities for the UK chemical industry
In Brief
United Nations; Serono; Rebif; Long-range research innovative science award; Centre for Process Innovation; JEM
Chemical science
Nature's part in marine pollution
Nature produces a bioaccumulating compound similar to a flame retardant
Non-covalent dendrimers
Self-assembly using only hydrogen bonding
Transmutation of fullerenes
Temperature is critical to decomposition and isomerisation
Isolating DNA from GM food
Monolithic anion-exchange chromatography provides effective DNA separation
Lighting the biological clock
Melanopsin could be the mystery light sensor
U2 wins battle of the bonds
Discovery of quintuple bond completes understanding
Finding resistance in electrolyte solutions
Scientists solve long-standing problem in molecular computing
Lipid flip-flops
Fluorescent probes prove lipid flipping is not stereochemically controlled
Self-propelling nano-transporter
Nature's cellular machinery inspiration for a miniature fuel-laden vehicle
Airport explosives detection made easy
Mass spectrometry technique developed for quick on-the-spot analysis
Koalas turn their noses up at eucalyptus
Eucalyptus trees have evolved a complex set of chemical defences
Put another nickel in
A new and potentially useful base pair for DNA has been created
Mobile phone microwaves
Radiofrequency transmissions affect electric eel enzyme
The mysterious nature of water
Questions about ultraviscous water remain after new information emerges
Potential for anti-tumour drugs
Transition metal complex shows exceptional cytotoxic activity
Seeing the whole picture
A new approach to investigating petroleum-contaminated sites has been explored by US researchers.
Screening for SARS in blood serum
Chinese research is pointing to an effective SARS diagnostic test.
Three-in-one spectroscopy
A way to monitor chemical reactions as they happen during catalysis has been developed.
Templates for holes in polymers
An easy, cheap way to make polymers with large in-built holes has been developed after a fortuitous discovery by UK chemists.
Pest's pheromones made easy
The dream of a straightforward method for making complicated natural products is moving closer to reality thanks to a team of Dutch chemists.
Channels standing out
Channels standing out
Getting inside silica channels
Getting inside silica channels
Recent Features
The beauty of chemistry
Can a chemistry experiment be beautiful? Philip Ball gives his opinion and invites us to see beauty in everything
Just a spoonful of sugar
Chemists have developed new vaccine delivery systems that could do away with the need for refrigeration. Henry Nicholls looks at the implications
Science on display
Katharine Sanderson meets Richard Friend: inventor, businessman, academic, scientist
Chemistry on the fringes of the former USSR
Following admission to the European Union, are the Baltic states on course for economic reform? Bea Perks reports
Innovative places for innovation
To succeed start-up companies need a supportive network. Hermann Hauthal looks at the experiences of some German companies' that have found that network by locating on an industria...
Regulars
Editorial: Working at the interface
Interaction between chemists and chemical engineers remains a problem
Chemistry education's plight
Chemistry education in Australia is in decline. Bill Price discusses the problems and proposes some solutions
Your views...
Q: Is it important to know the history of chemistry?
The chemist's guide to.
Marathons
The Last Retort: Double, double, toil and trouble
It is almost 50 years since C P Snow first identified the rift between the 'two cultures' of the arts and the sciences
Flashback
April - 75 years ago, 90 years ago, 95 years ago, 100 years ago, 105 years ago
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