Chemistry World October 2009

October 2009

Vol 6, No 10

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October 2009

News and analysis

14 September 2009

Researchers suggest doing away with traditional definition of a nanoparticle to provide a focus for environmental, health and safety studies, and future regulation

09 September 2009

International survey of reviewers reiterates concerns over demand, quality control and detecting plagiarism in peer review

17 September 2009

Medical nutritional supplement can slow the decline in immunity in HIV-positive patients, according to clinical trial results presented this week

27 August 2009

The EU's Reach chemicals legislation could use 20 times more animals and cost six times more than originally estimated, say two toxicologists

ACS Fall 2009, Washington, DC, US

During the American Chemical Society's Fall meeting in Washington, DC, Sarah Jones and Dan Sykes, from Pennsylvania State University, presented work

Noroviruses, also known as 'winter vomiting disease' or the 'cruise ship virus', spreads very quickly

03 September 2009

For the first time in decades, researchers have discovered new broadly neutralising antibodies that could lead to an effective vaccine for HIV

25 August 2009

German prosecutors investigate at least 100 cases of professors taking cash bribes to help students obtain PhDs

08 September 2009

Developers hope for renewed support for new polymer-based anti-graffiti coating that lets buildings 'breathe'

26 August 2009

Germany ploughs an extra €500 million into electric vehicle R&D in a bid to have a million electric cars on the road by 2020

11 September 2009

Photography has provided the inspiration for a fast, room temperature route to produce flexible electronic components

04 September 2009

National agencies issue warnings to firms breaching Reach chemical regulations in signs of tough approach to compliance

10 September 2009

The worldwide chemical industry appears to have stabilised and could show mild growth by the end of the year, say industry economists

Industry news, October 2009

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Chemical science

27 August 2009

A tuning-fork-like device that measures atomic forces can image every single atom in a molecule, according to its Swiss inventors

20 August 2009

Tiny cubes fold themselves up in a new way to make patterned 3D structures on the nanoscale

30 August 2009

Late stage oxidation strategy passes the test in complex molecule synthesis

22 September 2009

Ian Norton talks to Phillip Broadwith about engineering the structure of foods to make them smarter and healthier

02 September 2009

DNA triangles have been designed that self-assemble into three-dimensional, macro-sized crystals

02 September 2009

Supramolecular machines attached to nanoparticles allow the controlled release of their encapsulated cargo

03 September 2009

US chemists have identified a unique chemical bond that holds together a type of collagen molecule in all animals

26 August 2009

European scientists have developed a method to detect potential biological warfare agents in food

21 August 2009

A one-step microfluidic chip that can detect disease markers in a single drop of blood serum

17 August 2009

Drug abuse detected by antibody-coated nanoparticles

28 August 2009

Unique nanospiral structures could be useful for miniaturising optoelectronics

04 September 2009

Monika Pischetsrieder and Rainer Baeuerlein look at how the safety of GM food can be assured

Chinese news supplement

On 1 September, the Central Audit Office released a shocking report, exposing 54 ministries or central government-affiliated institutions as having misused their funding.

This week a Chinese think tank formally predicted that the country has the potential to reduce its carbon emissions significantly earlier than previously expected.

A serious case of pollution in Fengxiang County in northwestern Shaanxi Province in early August led to 174 children from three villages being diagnosed with lead poisoning.

China is planning a reshuffle of its rare earth metal industry

Peng Zhaohui, the father of the world's first commercialised gene therapy, Gendicine, is now fighting a legal war with the company he established

Funding through China's multi-billion yuan key drug development scheme could become harder to come by

Hu started his medical career as a barefoot doctor working in the countrywide in the remote northwestern Chinese province of Heilongjiang

Air pollution exceeded guidelines set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and was about one third higher than reported by Chinese officials during the Games.

25 August 2009

Chinese researchers are a step closer to being able to regrow tooth enamel in the mouth.

19 August 2009

Ultrasensitive detection platform uses nanoparticles to measure levels of cancer biomarkers

14 July 2009

Clothes could repel hot water with a Teflon-carbon nanotube composite coating

24 July 2009

Scientists have made a non-toxic scaffold for stem cell tissue engineering

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Features

Many of the world's favourite ingredients have more to offer than just flavour, says Ned Stafford. Many also show health benefits

Billions of people owe their lives to our ability to grab nitrogen out of the air to fertilise our crops. But there can be too much of a good thing, reports Kira Weissman

Food scientists are developing increasingly sophisticated packaging materials to extend shelf life of many foods. Nina Notman looks at the delicacies on offer

The ancient tradition of bread baking depends on a cascade of chemical reactions. Scientists have found myriad ways to modify the process, say Bryan Reuben and Tom Coultate