Chemistry World April 2009

April 2009

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April 2009

News and analysis

Scientists present policymakers with the latest climate change research

05 March 2009

Impact of the new fine-grained RAE on research money distribution

12 March 2009

Academics worried about move towards economically-driven funding of research.

Pittcon 2009, Chicago, US

17 March 2009

A mathematical mix up at the US Department of Energy caused the clean coal project to be shelved last year

25 February 2009

Canada the first country to start a mandatory safety reporting scheme for companies producing nanomaterials

Obama reverses Bush's rulings on mercury and toxic substances

13 March 2009

Sharp drop in output prompts Cefic to appeal to the EU

13 March 2009

The list of mergers and acquisitions in the pharma continues to grow, with four major deals in recent weeks

Industry news, April 2009

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New products, April 2009

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Chemical science

01 March 2009

Polyoxometalate crystals grown into microtubes of controlled size and shape

22 February 2009

A technique to electrically detect DNA bases from a single DNA strand could lead to cheap and simple sequencing

17 March 2009

Korean researchers have created a 'bio-electronic' nose that could help explain how our sense of smell works

11 March 2009

MIT scientists design a better battery using nanoparticles

11 March 2009

Lithium and sodium become insulators and semiconductors in diamond anvil cells

08 March 2009

Ultrasmall chemical reactors have been created at junctions between crossed polymer nanofibres

12 March 2009

Futuristic new polymer uses sunlight to repair surface scratches

11 March 2009

Researchers have welded carbon nanotubes to metal particles to create conducting junctions

16 February 2009

Mole rats reveal that oxidative stress is only half the story

11 February 2009

Testing urine for sarcosine may give new insights into prostate cancer diagnosis and progression

04 March 2009

Improved storage capability takes us one step closer to hydrogen powered cars

26 February 2009

NMR and theory join forces to characterise drugs

17 February 2009

Microbe communities shun an artificial sweetener for a means to study biofilm growth

05 March 2009

A Prasanna de Silva tells Nicola Wise about sensors, supramolecular chemistry and how Sri Lankan percussion can play a part in Irish music

Chinese news supplement

01 April 2009

Annual R&D budget allocates extra funds for industry and academia

24 February 2009

China's government approves petrochemical industry economic revival plan

Accurate measurement first step to improving energy efficency

Second chemist wins China's prestigious S&T prize

24 February 2009

An oil-repelling surface could prevent leaks from pipelines, say Chinese researchers

13 March 2009

Microbial fuel cells can store away carbon dioxide as well as produce electricity, according to an international team of scientists

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Features

The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy celebrates its 60th birthday this year. Matt Wilkinson finds out how the show has evolved

The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies

DNA nanotechnology has moved a long way since its first public appearance in 1991 - and its first applications are already on the horizon, says Michael Gross

Northern Ireland-based Almac is ploughing the profits from its pharmaceutical support divisions into a range of new research ventures. James Mitchell Crow visits the company

Opinion

Bibiana Campos-Seijo introduces herself

Varied and confusing array of chemistry courses on offer at today's universities.

Derek Lowe considers the problems of addressing drug development out of sequence

Unwinding protein fibrils could give a glimpse of how peptides survived on early Earth

Hopeahainol A and Hopeanol

Assessing the RAE

Chemistry World Jobs

There are decent job prospects in biopharmaceuticals, but you'll need to learn your trade and gain work experience. Helen Carmichael gets advice from an industry expert

Michael Braungart - an environmentalist, chemist, and businessman - is determined to use science to remove waste from industry, as Ned Stafford finds out

No matter what stage you're at in your career, you'll need to do your homework before working as a consultant, writes Caroline Tolond

The Australian Wine Research Institute is using cutting-edge chemistry to boost and support the wine industry, as Karen Harries-Rees finds out