June 2007
Vol 4, No 6
News and analysis
Europe speeds medicines to market under revised rules
Revised European regulations alow drugs to be approved faster
News in brief
Short items
Business roundup
Industry news
Funding briefs
Short items
In the papers...
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Chemical science
Yearly anti-osteoporosis jab goes straight to the bone
08 May 2007
An annual injection could stop osteoporotic bone fractures in post-menopausal women
Eastern blot on the landscape
04 May 2007
Molecular biologists have a Southern blot, a northern blot and a western blot, but is there space on the compass for an eastern?
Scientists clash over methane mystery
27 April 2007
Controversy around plants' greenhouse gas emissions compared to cold fusion furore
Iron taxis
01 May 2007
Scientists are closer to understanding a neurodegenerative disease thanks to a study into the role of the protein frataxin.
Water's surface is acidic
26 April 2007
Although neutral in the middle, pure water's outer skin is as acidic as beer
Malaria drug cures mice with single dose
25 April 2007
New generation of antimalarials most potent ever
Tomatoes once tasted like cucumbers
25 April 2007
Wild tomatoes may have lost their unusual flavour when the fruit was domesticated
The clean art of conservation
15 May 2007
Supercritical carbon dioxide cleans up ancient textiles without damaging them
Hot-wiring enzymes for fuel cells
10 May 2007
Using anthracene to link laccase to electrodes delivers electrons straight to the active site.
New superabsorbents to clean up future oil spills
30 April 2007
Lipophilic polyelectrolyte gel swells to hundreds of times its weight by soaking up nonpolar organic solvents
Pocket-sized PCR machine
01 May 2007
A device for amplifying DNA that runs on two-AA batteries and costs about £5 to make.
Mild green ionic liquids
03 May 2007
Washing with eutectic solvents cleans up biodiesel - and produces glycerol.
Nanobombs away!
04 May 2007
A porous silicon nanobomb that heats up with near-infrared irradiation could cause cancer cells in the body to explode.
Revealing the mysteries of mauve
01 May 2007
Two new compounds have been identified in an original sample of Perkin's mauveine dye.
Double ion carriers offer drug lead
14 May 2007
Synthetic molecules that can simultaneously transport two different ions across a membrane could lead to a new class of drugs.
Chemists arrive at the island of stability
02 May 2007
Despite predictions of exotic properties, 'superheavy' element 112 behaves like one of the family
Instant insight: Back in black
24 May 2007
Markus Antonietti, Arne Thomas and Maria Titirici discuss the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass - is it a solution to the CO2 problem?
Features
The gadget scrap heap
As we constantly upgrade and replace our numerous electronic devices, the rubbish tip of forgotten, out-of-date equipment continues to grow. Maria Burke investigates
Going it alone
Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year Ian Shott started his company, Excelsyn, from nothing in 2003.
Spun from bench to boardroom
Academics are making their mark on the business world, profiting from their ideas.
The woman that inspired Faraday
Jane Marcet wrote what was to become one of history's most important chemistry books. Hazel Rossotti dips into her pioneering 'Conversations on Chemistry'
Opinion
Comment: Blair's legacy
Peter Cotgreave reflects on what 10 years under Tony Blair's leadership have done for UK science
Opinion: In the pipeline
Derek Lowe sets the record straight about pharmaceutical patents on traditional medicines
Opinion: The crucible
Philip Ball discusses Europe's efforts to communicate innovations in nanotechnology to a wide audience
Regulars
Letters
Chemistry World Letters, June 2007
Student Book Reviews
Chemistry World Student Book Reviews, June 2007
Puzzles
Puzzles, June 2007
