Chemistry World February 2009

February 2009

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February 2009

News and analysis

07 January 2009

EPSRC reinstates cap on first grants to spread funds more widely - but adds two year time limit

Australia has unveiled a global institute to help develop flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects

UK chemistry has received a general thumbs-up from the nation's massive 2008 research assessment exercise

Iupac and Unesco take lead in planning celebrations

15 January 2009

Health officials rush to ban 'Spice' mixtures

06 January 2009

Collaboration provides tools to help chemists tag their own compounds online

12 December 2008

Research programme addresses Europe's 'metrology dilemma'

20 January 2009

President's picks please US science community

Framework agreement lessens impact of carbon emissions trade

Falling demand and a failure to renegotiate sizeable debts has forced LyondellBasell to seek protection under US bankruptcy laws

Industry news, February 2009

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Chemical science

09 January 2009

An evolving, self-replicating RNA system adds weight to 'RNA World' theory of life's emergence on earth

15 January 2009

Elaborately curved crystalline structures can grow from simple solutions of metal carbonates

23 December 2008

First ever uranium-gallium bond may shed light on the chemistry of nuclear waste separation

13 January 2009

Crab-like microscopic grippers move cells in response to biochemical signals

05 January 2009

Molecular synergy between flavour enhancers may hold lesson for drug designers

22 December 2008

Raman imaging technique maps lipids and drugs in living cells

08 January 2009

Masking metallic nanotubes reveals the true potential of their semiconducting neighbours

08 January 2009

US team reveals structure of human aromatase enzyme

12 December 2008

Improved mass spectrometry methods may help keep babies safe from melamine contaminated milk

14 January 2009

Virus images show how high-resolution imaging could revolutionise structural biology

19 December 2008

Electricity boosts space travel on the microscale

08 December 2008

UK scientists have made hydrogen from water in a simple experiment on a lab bench

08 December 2008

Scientists are looking to the elements to detect cancer cells before they spread

15 January 2009

US chemists can 'see' if patients have been infected with the flu virus

04 December 2008

Hans-J�rg Schneider and Kazuaki Kato introduce polymers that respond to chemical and biological stimuli through movement

Chinese news supplement

Government to salvage the chemical industry

Many researchers are becoming increasingly frustrated by the time that it takes Chinese customs to release imports and exports of vital research materials

26 January 2009

Chinese researchers urged to apply for international patents

Cash for ranking scandal erupts

22 December 2008

A new water repellent coating for aluminium foil could prolong the lifetime of air conditioning units, say researchers in China.

17 December 2008

Chinese scientists have developed fluorescent drug delivery vehicles that can be used to monitor drug release

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Features

Emma Davies pokes her nose into some of the world's most celebrated perfume molecules

Metal organic frameworks are molecular mops that have the potential to solve some of the world's most pressing environmental problems. Hayley Birch finds out more

Being able to break selected C-H bonds empowers the synthetic chemist and could revolutionise the petrochemical industry, as Emma Davies discovers

One drug can be useful for many different conditions - some of which it isn't licensed for. Peter Mitchell finds out how far is too far when it comes to off-label promotion

Opinion

The results of the UK's 2008 research assessment exercise

How important is it to have the best equipped lab, wonders Derek Lowe

The flowery language of fragrance chemistry doesn't distract Philip Ball from the sharp scent of olfactory understanding

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Chemistry World Jobs

Training and funding is available to chemists and related scientists who want to encourage future generations to follow in their footsteps.

US materials scientist Brian Smith got himself an MBA in order to build a business based on his research

CV fashions come and go, and what's good in the UK might not be right for the US. Here are some invaluable pointers from Caroline Tolond.

Big pharma's outsourcing is key to predicted success for a growing UK contract research organisation, reports Emma Davies