Chemistry World July 2009

July 2009

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July 2009

News and analysis

12 June 2009

EPSRC international review praises progress but highlights need for better communication

05 June 2009

Coloured electronic ink has edged closer to market following the purchase of the US e-ink supplier by a Taiwanese firm

20 May 2009

Leading industrialists call for companies to invest in training and development

10 June 2009

European Chemicals Agency recommends seven chemicals be made subject to special authorisation to stay on market

15 June 2009

Deuterium modified drugs make a splash

09 June 2009

Changes to the US visa system mean foreign science and technology professionals could get approval within two weeks

09 June 2009

Science and business reunite as DIUS scrapped in UK government department reshuffle

08 June 2009

Three pronged package increases funding for Germany's research institutes and universities

02 June 2009

The first UK pilot of carbon capture technology on a working coal-fired power plant has started up in Scotland

12 June 2009

Research councils defend the move to focus on research areas that are likely to have direct economic benefits

21 May 2009

Incoming commissioner Hamburg is a bioterrorism preparedness expert with significant public health experience

20 May 2009

Researchers have measured the rise and fall of chemicals in their own bodies after using everyday products

04 June 2009

Agrochemical giants are locking horns over biotech patents for genetic technologies

16 June 2009

Lack of clear guidelines has led to companies using varying criteria to collect data on carbon nanotubes for Reach submission

05 June 2009

'Pharmerging' markets are set to dominate pharmaceutical sector growth over the coming years

Industry news, July 2009

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Chemical science

09 June 2009

Covalent organic frameworks shown to have high gas adsorption properties for potential applications in fuel storage or carbon capture

10 June 2009

Carbon nanotubes pierce plant cell walls, increasing uptake of atmospheric pollutants

21 May 2009

'Microenvironment' concept corrected for AADase, the enzyme often cited as a classic example of the theory

22 May 2009

Researchers have demonstrated a tool that can pattern nanodiamonds at high resolution and inject them into single cells

17 May 2009

By being confined to small islands in a 'non-stick' sea, self-assembling polymers can form into uniform vesicles of a pre-determined size

14 June 2009

Scientists probe synthetic proteins to identify key toxic species responsible for Alzheimer's plaques

11 June 2009

Researchers have constructed DNA-like molecules that can self-assemble without the need for enzymes

07 June 2009

Discovery of a palladium(III) complex that catalyses C-H bond formation boosts understanding of the widely used metal

13 May 2009

Multitalented nanoparticle can track down, illuminate and treat cancer cells

08 June 2009

Sugar derivative that blocks insects' immune system could find application in pest control

21 May 2009

Catching cells in droplets has enabled scientists to make a highly efficient microchip to separate cells

09 June 2009

Sensitive approach allows naked eye detection of respiratory virus

29 May 2009

Improved understanding of life and technology at extreme temperatures thanks to a microfluidic device that studies ice formation

05 June 2009

Scientists brush up on biofuel cells for powering medical implants

10 June 2009

Kristian Str�mgaard considers why a small change in an antidepressant can dramatically change its target in the brain

Features

Flying through space by catching sunlight on ultra-thin sails could revolutionise space travel - and the idea could soon take off, says Ned Stafford

The history of anticancer drug temozolomide can be traced back over 30 years - and it all started with some novel nitrogen chemistry, says Clare Sansom

Graham Richards, former head of chemistry at the University of Oxford, shares some of the lessons learned from spinning out companies based on good novel chemistry

Patents are crucial for any spin-out to thrive, say patent attornies Bob Pidgeon and Jennifer Delaney

Nobel peace prize winner and doctor Eric Chivian believes environmental change poses a serious threat to human health. Maria Burke talks to him

Opinion

Chemistry World staff hard at work attending and reporting on as many events and conferences as humanly possible

Adam Afriyie, UK shadow science minister, would like to see more investment in training the next generation of scientists and is pioneering a science literacy scheme for MPs

Derek Lowe wonders where we'd be without the formulation chemists

Today polyhedra speak to chemists of fullerenes and other cage molecules. But they once had a very different meaning, says Philip Ball

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