April 2007
Vol 4, No.4
News and analysis
Thinking big about small stuff
The ethical concerns surrounding nanotechnology are to be the focus of a new academic journal, Nanoethics
Desperately seeking silicon
Silicon has been blamed for the faulty fuel that caused thousands of UK cars to break down in late February
Roll up, roll up! Flexible electronic displays come to town
Flexible electronic displays are finally racing to be first to bring their products to mass market
News in brief
Short items
Business roundup
Industry news
Funding briefs
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New on the market
New products - April 2007
In the papers...
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Chemical science
Neolithic Europeans were lactose intolerant
27 February 2007
Rise in dairy farming drove genetic changes to allow milk digestion
The brain's insatiable appetite revealed
07 March 2007
The will to diet may not be enough; obesity reprogrammes the brain to just keep on eating
Migrating mysteries
14 March 2007
Measurements of strontium isotope ratios in birds' feathers could help unravel the mysteries of their migration patterns.
Fingerprints revealed by nanotechnology
12 March 2007
Hidden fingerprints can now be revealed quickly and reliably thanks to two developments in nanotechnology.
Dropping cells in it
23 February 2007
Miniature drops can make ideal reaction vessels for single cell experiments, say researchers from the UK.
Manipulating microcoils
01 March 2007
A prototype chip can be used to make cells hop along a magnetic field.
First graphene transistors may herald future of electronic chips
28 February 2007
'Flat' carbon sheets also found to be corrugated
Keeping the 'ooh' in ouzo
28 February 2007
Understanding the photochemistry of anise-flavoured drinks could help to extend their shelf life, say researchers in France.
Swings and roundabouts in the palladium playground
05 March 2007
An unexpected barrier to the palladium-catalysed formation of carbon-nitrogen bonds has been uncovered by UK chemists.
Gut feeling for antibody detection
09 March 2007
A protein-coated electrode offers a sensitive test for people with gluten intolerance.
3D tissue culture
05 March 2007
Singaporean scientists grow 3D cell cultures for tissue engineering and drug discovery.
Individual atoms' chemical ID revealed
28 February 2007
Atomic force microscopy can now identify atoms
How to catch an insulin-doping athlete
08 March 2007
Urine test identifies metabolites of a synthetic form of insulin used by cheats to enhance performance
Removing interactions simplifies spectra
06 March 2007
UK researchers have improved a technique that simplifies the NMR spectra of mixtures, enabling the spectrum of each individual component to be seen
Flexible battery power
15 March 2007
Japanese scientists have made a paper-like, polymer-based rechargeable battery.
The mother of all enzymes
15 March 2007
Scientists have uncovered the three-dimensional structure of what might be biology's first enzyme.
Protein stops HIV infection in its tracks
05 March 2007
Scientists have discovered a protein that might pave the way to an improved generation of anti-HIV gels
Is solar UV frying fish?
27 February 2007
A UN report into the impact of ozone layer depletion on aquatic ecosystems reveals wider links between UV levels and global warming.
Organic electricity generator is hot stuff
21 February 2007
US researchers show thermoelectricity in a carbon-based molecule
Complex organic molecules teamed with iodine
21 February 2007
Enantioselective synthesis opens route to marine natural products
Chinese news supplement
Ethics rules outlined by Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese science authorities have established ethics committees and released guidance for researchers
China News in brief
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Features
Better, stronger, faster
Now we have bionic eyes and limbs, and chemists are creating artificial bodily tissues to rival nature's own, as Jon Evans discovers
The click concept
To some, 'click chemistry' is simply a relabelling of standard organic chemistry practices. Others follow its principles almost religiously
Fuelling China's future
Min Enze helped to kickstart China's industrial boom. Fifty years on, his research focuses on tackling the environmental damage of development, reports Bea Perks
Ready for Reach?
Reach will start to be implemented in June and companies are being urged to prepare for it. This is easier said than done, with many areas of the legislation still decidedly fuzzy
The shape shifters
A sudden change in the properties of a drug as a new polymorph appears can be highly damaging for pharma firms. The industry now appears to be in control of the situation
Regulars
Editorial: Swindled?
The UK government has long seen itself as a world leader in tackling climate change
Comment: Pricing pills
The UK's National Health Service is paying over the odds for its drugs, an Office of Fair Trading report claims. Not so, argues Richard Barker
Careers: Record breaker
As a teenager in a small Russian town, Andrei Khlobystov stood out for his desire to be a chemist. He is now making waves in the UK with his nano work, as he tells Yfke Hager
Opinion: The crucible
Copper doorknobs could be the latest - and oldest - way to beat the bugs, says Philip Ball
Puzzles
Puzzles, April 2007
The last retort: Daily Planet
Yet more land goes back to nature
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