Chemistry World March 2011

March 2011

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March 2011

News and analysis

04 February 2011

Universities in England lose almost �1 billion in funding, with cuts coming sooner than expected and money focused on elite research

28 January 2011

President proposes to freeze US domestic spending for five years, next budget will invest in research to spur innovation

02 February 2011

Challenging industry climate looks set to claim majority of 2400 pharma jobs at renowned facility in Sandwich in Kent

01 February 2011

The UK has seen a jump in battery recycling - but could advances in portable power technology eventually make it a thing of the past?

16 February 2011

Luminaries from the world of chemistry highlight the project goals at the Paris launch event

27 January 2011

German pharma industry agrees to block exports of drug used in lethal injections to the US, major producer ceases manufacture

15 February 2011

New criteria for the EU's Ecolabel scheme allow products containing 'nanoforms' to be included

09 February 2011

After nearly three decades at Dow, Wen Chyu Liu is found guilty of stealing trade secrets to sell in China

Industry news, March 2011

New products, March 2011

Short items

Short items, March 2011

Short items, March 2011

Research

06 February 2011

Chemists have used living cells as test tubes to carry out chemical reactions never before seen within living cells.

21 January 2011

US scientists look into how the first cell-like structures could have come about

30 January 2011

DNA can be used as a molecular wire to effectively conduct electricity over long distances without being damaged

30 January 2011

Functionalised carbon nanotubes can protect brain from damage caused by stroke according to researchers in Korea

26 January 2011

Researchers design 3D carbon-based nanotube matrix that can store and release hydrogen extremely efficiently

18 January 2011

Pig bones could improve battery performance

28 January 2011

Arsenic could be removed from water using a low cost, natural mineral found on the Earth's surface

17 January 2011

The infectious misfolded protein molecules that cause mad cow disease can be transmitted in the air, say scientists

21 January 2011

Hydrogenation used to introduce disorder into titanium dioxide nanocrystals, increasing the amount of solar light they absorb

02 February 2011

Does gold need help from palladium to catalyse coupling?

17 January 2011

Nanoparticle breaks up into smaller units once it reaches a tumour, allowing it to penetrate deeper and deliver treatment more effectively

15 February 2011

Researchers in Singapore discover which dye molecules alter the colour of the core silk fibre

04 February 2011

Scientists have developed a microchip that can test DNA at a crime scene in half the time

04 February 2011

Strychnine synthesis goes from 14 to six steps

03 February 2011

Impurities in a fifty year old crystal could explain why some drugs are stable and others lose their therapeutic effect

23 January 2011

Researchers create a recyclable membrane based on non-covalent bonds to filter nanoparticles

25 January 2011

Scientists have been able to rebuild eroded tooth enamel with a hydrogel

26 January 2011

An on chip model of breast ducts is used to demonstrate how to get further into the ducts than before to collect samples or deliver drugs

19 January 2011

Attaching polypeptides to small molecules can significantly increase the specificity and affinity of protein binders

20 January 2011

New technique uses DNA origami to provide visual read out of the most common form of genetic variations

10 February 2011

A solid mixture of methanol and water expands under pressure and shrinks when heated

20 January 2011

RNA structures generated through computer-aided design could deliver novel therapeutics

16 January 2011

Antibodies against a crucial MRSA protein stop the bacterium in its tracks

27 January 2011

Scientists have used elementary particles to investigate the effect of isotope identity on one of the most fundamental reactions in chemistry

Features

To celebrate the international year of chemistry, James Mitchell Crow looks back at some of the discoveries and developments made by chemists over the past six decades

A series of mistakes over 3.7 billion years has left us with a spectacular array of protein structures and functions, which are responsible for life itself, writes Bea Perks

Ten years of investment has turned nanotechnology into a booming research and industrial landscape. Fiona Case investigates whether it has lived up to the hype

Andrew Turley takes a tour of the latest tools for particle sizing, and finds that the answer depends very much on the way you ask the question

Opinion

The news that most of Pfizer's employees at the Sandwich site will be made redundant over the next two years was met with surprise, disappointment and anger

Microwave-assisted chemistry might not deserve its environmentally friendly reputation, argues Jonathan Moseley