Chemistry World March 2009

March 2009

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March 2009

News and analysis

30 January 2009

Producing white LEDs on silicon wafers will make them ten times cheaper than current processes.

23 January 2009

Accidental fire raises questions about chemistry lab safety

30 January 2009

Study could affect US policy on the perfluorinated chemicals used for non-stick surfaces

Roy Jeffreys was an inspirational leader with great enthusiasm

22 January 2009

Dichloromethane-based paint strippers banned by EU legislation

23 January 2009

'Emotional' legislation short on science

23 January 2009

German biochemists have developed a test to beat a potential new doping drug

29 January 2009

Congressional watchdog says US environmental agency needs to overhaul toxic substance controls

04 February 2009

New deals swell GSK's immuno-inflammatory pipeline

04 February 2009

BASF are using directed mutagenesis to tweak plants' own genes

06 February 2009

Confrontation over a proposed law to cut industrial emissions looks likely

Industry news, March 2009

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Chemical science

28 January 2009

Study muddies the waters over plans to add iron to oceans to combat climate change

04 February 2009

Scientists have found chemical proof that sponge life existed 40 million years earlier than previously shown

29 January 2009

Graphene can be reversibly converted into its electrically insulating alter ego, graphane

19 January 2009

Nanoparticle-based HDL mimic could complement statins in tackling cholesterol

09 February 2009

Cyclic pyrophosphate encourages haemoglobin to surrender oxygen more easily in tissues where it is needed most

10 February 2009

A theoretical model for nanotube growth provokes debate among nanotube experts

09 February 2009

Fluorescent polymer accurately takes the temperature inside living cells

27 January 2009

Giving biosensors the ability to scout around may led to improved disease detection

30 January 2009

Scientists seek alternative ways to target bubonic plague by modelling the genetic systems of the bacteria responsible

26 January 2009

Bio-electrospray technique places stem cells with pinpoint precision

30 January 2009

Scientists are learning to control the shape and size of platinum nanoparticles for real world catalytic applications

03 February 2009

German researchers have used a fluorescent tag to monitor the state of a catalyst during a chemical reaction

06 February 2009

A cheaper and easier way to monitor HIV in patients could revolutionise global health care, according to scientists in the US

10 February 2009

Detlef G�nther talks to May Copsey about nanoanalytics, football and measuring the largest crystals in the world

Chinese news supplement

Deregulation could shake up agrochemicals industry

Radical reform of china's healthcare system

Controversial factory may now be built in Gulei, provoking concern

Scheme aims to attract overseas academics back to China

03 February 2009

Metal-organic framework membranes reinforced by wire mesh

27 January 2009

Researchers in China have developed a self-healing epoxy resin which can be repaired by heating when cracks form

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Features

Last summer a team of UK scientists dragged the contents of their lab out into the jungle, to analyse the local atmosphere. Emma Davies finds out what they discovered

The periodic table, cherished by generations of chemists, has steadily evolved over time. Eric Scerri is among those now calling for drastic change

Biomaterials engineers are hijacking the chemistry behind the healing process to create a new generation of smarter wound treatments. Victoria Gill investigates

A few male chemists were fervent supporters of the women who sought to joining their ranks at the turn of the 20th century, as Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham find out

Opinion

As the recession bites deeper, what could be in store for academe?

Derek Lowe worries that mergers are upsetting the balance of the pharmaceutical ecosystem

Thermal motions on the molecular scale are not just useless noise, discovers Philip Ball

A chlorosulfolipid

A fair chance

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Transferable skills prepare MPharm graduates for the jobs market, writes Matt Brown