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Chemistry World

 

June 2010

Vol 7, No 6

June 2010

News and analysis

UK under new management

12 May 2010

The UK finally has a government - but what will the Tory-Lib Dem coalition mean for science?

US oil spill testing ground for dispersants

Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana in the US

EU research faces radical overhaul

30 April 2010

Radical changes to EU research funding policies as European Commission responds to calls to cut red tape

Key helium isotope supply crisis

29 April 2010

A severe and growing global shortage of helium-3 is threatening scientific research and nuclear security

Feeding the world

Syngenta's efforts to help us grow food for 9 billion people

Australian emissions trading scheme on hold

29 April 2010

Emissions trading scheme will be delayed until the end of 2012 at the earliest

Nanotecture powers up

12 May 2010

Nanotecture is gearing up to commercialise a new nanoporous material that it believes will find uses in a wide range of electricity storage applications

Business roundup

Industry news, June 2010

In the papers...

Short items

Market Place

New products, June 2010

News in brief

Short items, June 2010

Note book

Short items, June 2010


Chemical science

Chemical secrets of dinobird revealed

10 May 2010

High-speed chemical imaging of prehistoric feather and bone confirm the link between dinosaurs and modern birds, say scientists

Three steps to potential anticancer drugs

21 May 2010

Shortcut speeds up synthesis of natural marine sponge product

Frosty asteroid surprises astronomers

28 April 2010

Ice on 24 Themis points to asteroids as a possible source of some of Earth's water

Filming fullerene formation

09 May 2010

Atomic resolution microscopy enables researchers to see fullerene formation in action

Nanomachinery gets a spring in its step

04 May 2010

Molecular springs that always twist the same way have been developed by Japanese researchers

Methane oxidising enzyme mystery solved

21 April 2010

US scientists crack a long-standing mystery surrounding an enzyme which oxidises methane to methanol

Nanotube chip creates bioelectronic link

06 May 2010

Wrapping a carbon nanotube in a lipid bilayer containing 'biological machines' integrates active proteins into a transistor for the first time

OLETs have bright future in electronic lasers

02 May 2010

Italian scientists develop organic light-emitting transistors that are more efficient than organic light-emitting diodes

All clear for e-paper

27 April 2010

A new nano-structured approach to creating electronic paper devices could produce clearer images

Automating cell culture using digital microfluidics

21 April 2010

The first lab-on-a-chip platform for complete mammalian cell culture has been developed by scientists in Canada

Molecular robots on nano-assembly lines

12 May 2010

Teams of automated programmable molecular robots working together on nanoscale assembly lines are one step closer, say US scientists

Lego-like gene delivery system is child's play

12 May 2010

Functionalised gold nanoparticles make a more efficient and versatile delivery system for use in gene therapy and cancer treatment

Natural artificial muscles

05 May 2010

Scientists develop artificial muscle from proteins that mimic elastic and mechanical properties of natural muscle

Ricin antidote on the horizon

23 April 2010

Researchers reveal compounds that protect against potent poison

Setting traps for uranium

21 May 2010

Seawater could provide a source of uranium for nuclear reactors

Tying up spider silk's loose ends

12 May 2010

The way spider silk proteins can be stored as a fluid but spun instantly into fibres is all down to their end parts, research suggests

Nanoholes promise solar power

05 May 2010

Silicon solar cells with arrays of nano-sized holes could outperform their nanowire-based rivals

Iron catalyst breaks the mould

09 May 2010

Iron carbenoids with a rigid chiral ligand promise a new breed of cheap, green catalysts

Interview: Fundamental chemistry is key

17 May 2010

Guo-Xin Jin on chemistry in China and the importance of fundamental research


Features

How to disappear completely

Animals use all sorts of optical trickery to make themselves invisible to predators. Hayley Birch finds out how the natural world can help develop new camouflage materials

Sweets for my sweet

Could new sweet enhancers and natural sweeteners finally make zero-calorie products taste more like the real thing? Emma Davies finds out

Cultivating the seeds of hope

There are 250 million cases of malaria each year, and effective medication is expensive and in short supply. Justine Davies explores possible solutions

Solar storms

Storm clouds looming over Solar Valley in Germany, the world's largest cluster of solar panel producers, as Ned Stafford reports


Opinion

Editorial: Averting disaster

These last few months have seen a fair deal of natural disasters

Science and the arms race

Mark Welland underlines the importance of funding scientific research to ensure that the UK Ministry of Defence stays ahead of the game

Cooperation, collaboration and compromise

A passion for science will be more important than a PhD for members of the UK's new parliament, argues Diana Garnham

Column: In the pipeline

Derek Lowe looks into his crystal ball to see what the future of medicinal chemistry might be

Column: Totally Synthetic

Decarestrictine D

Column: The crucible

Man and the machine: Philip Ball welcomes the age of automated chemical crystallography


Chemistry World Jobs

The Educated Chemist: Managing a career in chemistry

Chemists keen to build up management skills might be interested in Strathclyde's part-time MSc in chemical technology and management, writes Yfke Hager

Profile: The chemistry of biological systems

From work on cancer vaccines to the hunt for TB drugs, Richard Payne's life as a medicinal chemist is far from dull, reports Yfke Hager

The insider: Helping new students stand out from the crowd

In the current economic climate, choosing the right university course and making the best application is more important than ever, writes Robert Bowles

Careers clinic: Bench to bedside

There are plenty of options for pharmaceutical researchers thinking about moving into the healthcare sector, says Caroline Tolond


Regulars

Reviews

Chemistry World Reviews, June 2010



Letters

Chemistry World Letters, June 2010



Puzzles

Puzzles, June 2010

Chemistry through the lens

Hydrogen storage nanocubes

Classic kit: Dean-Stark apparatus

If there is any single substance that unites pretty much all chemists, it has to be water

The last retort: Heated molecular imagination

I once conducted a dramatic experiment for a BBC TV programme on chemistry


Flashback

25 years ago in Chemistry in Britain