August 2006
Vol 3, No 8
News and analysis
Open access, take it or leave it
23 June 2006
The Royal Society, UK, is trialling a hybrid author-pays/reader-pays publishing model.
Outdoor chores outlawed
10 July 2006
Petrol-fuelled lawnmowers and household painting put on hold as ozone levels rise over France.
UK government unveils energy plans
14 July 2006
Energy Review has warm words for renewables, but lacks bold decisions
Estonian chemical industry at a competitive disadvantage
29 June 2006
Relying on oil shale as a feedstock will make it difficult to comply with Europe's Reach directive.
Insecticide acts on insect muscles
28 June 2006
Cabbages are about to be saved from caterpillar attack thanks to an insecticide under development in the US.
Peptide agent tracks angiogenesis
21 June 2006
A molecular imaging agent that can track the progress of tumour growth is about to be trialled in the UK.
News briefs
Short items
New on the market
New Products - August 2006
Business roundup
Industry news
Funding briefs
Short items
In the papers...
Short items
Chemical Science
Quick-release store for light
06 July 2006
A collection of chemicals that can harvest the energy of light, storing and then releasing it on demand, has been unveiled by chemists.
Perfect coating won't touch water
05 July 2006
A container that holds water without touching it could become reality with the development of a perfectly hydrophobic surface.
Nano-urchins unveiled
06 July 2006
Spiny balls of vanadium oxide could become useful molecular scaffolding.
Insecticide simplified
06 July 2006
Structure-function analysis will help to tackle the growing problem of insecticide resistance.
Drug screen reveals antimalarial agent
03 July 2006
Screening a library of known drugs is beginning to turn up unexpected benefits.
Phosphorus concentrations catalogued in coral
23 June 2006
A species of cold-water coral keeps an accurate record of marine phosphorus concentrations, report geoscientists.
Colloidal crystals enter period of trial separation
04 July 2006
Colloidal crystals made of self-assembling silica particles are highly effective at separating a variety of different compounds.
Microbial alchemists under the microscope
13 July 2006
Australian prospectors may have found an unlikely assistant: bacteria.
Bioelectronic nose sniffs out odours
06 July 2006
Researchers in France have developed a bioelectronic nose, which they hope will find applications in cancer diagnosis.
Holographic detection of glucose
11 July 2006
UK scientists have made a holographic sensor that could be used to continuously monitor blood glucose levels in people with diabetes.
Quick PCR microchip
06 July 2006
A detection device for identifying diseases in remote geographic areas could become a reality, claim scientists from Singapore.
Nanoparticles illuminate cell machinery
12 July 2006
Nanoscale crystals of cadmium telluride have been used to image components inside living cells.
Hexaferrocenylbenzene - the impossible molecule
07 July 2006
Chemists in the US and Denmark have made a molecule that many had thought would be impossible to synthesise.
Arthritis drug found in mushrooms
04 July 2006
Mushrooms could play a pivotal role in the treatment of arthritis, suggest scientists in Germany and Vietnam.
Nanoparticle support for enzymes
05 July 2006
Gold nanoparticles can stabilise enzymes at air-water interfaces, enhancing their applications as biocatalysts.
Biomedical zinc sensor
18 July 2006
Scientists in the UK have developed a new class of luminescent probe for the biomedical imaging of zinc.
Molecular diodes hit new highs
03 July 2006
UK researchers have made a molecular diode that they say could provide the answer to electronic device miniaturisation.
Biosensing benefits from ionic liquids
14 July 2006
Enhanced biosensors are on the horizon thanks to research on ionic liquids by scientists in the US.
Molecular switch controlled by pH
28 July 2006
A colour-changing molecular switch that can be monitored by the naked eye has been developed by chemists in Taiwan.
Analysing atmospheric aerosols
24 July 2006
A technique for studying aerosol droplets could provide crucial information for global climate modelling.
Features
Down on the plastics farm
Soaring oil prices could see biomass become competitive as a source for chemicals traditionally derived from petroleum. Andrew Scott investigates
Catalysts of creation
In the quest to understand the origins of life on Earth, scientists are finding fresh evidence that bundles of RNA called ribozymes were the first truly biological molecules.
Ions in the open air
Ionisation techniques that remove the need for sample preparation are taking mass spectrometry into new and exciting research areas, reports Steve Down
Joined-up testing
Europe's Joint Research Centre has played a significant role in developing Reach legislation and is at the forefront of the drive to develop alternatives to animal testing.
Regulars
Editorial: Action please, not reviews of reviews
The UK government had the chance this month to take some bold decisions in two seemingly disparate fields: nanotechnology and energy.
Comment: Common sense for sensors
Researchers must consider how sensors can be manufactured reproducibly from the outset, and not as an afterthought, argues David Walt
Your views...
Which chemistry book would you take to your desert island?
Careers: The analysis jigsaw
Cathy Brookes makes sense of pharmaceutical formulations by analysing fragments of drug degradation. Yfke Hager reports
Crossword and Su Doku
Prize crossword and Su Doku, August 2006
The last retort: Hot as hell
It was not the only story on 1 April in the UK newspaper 'The Times' that could have been a joke, but the half-page devoted to 'the chilli so hot you need gloves' was certainly sho...
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