Unreported emissions link to EU chemical industry

02 September 2011

A top down analysis of atmospheric HFC-23 suggests that countries are releasing up to 140 per cent more than they are reporting

King's College resurrects chemistry department

09 September 2011

After an eight year hiatus chemistry will return in a new course combining the discipline with biomedicine

Chemists vent anger at funding body in letters to UK government

16 August 2011

More than 200 top chemists have signed two letters complaining of their frustration at how the EPSRC makes funding decisions

Electric vehicles set to charge ahead

26 September 2011

Batteries may be the future for cars but there are still a number of technical hurdles to overcome

ACS aims to stimulate creation of 100,000 jobs

30 August 2011

US chemical society hopes lobbying on tax and R&D credits will boost chemistry entrepreneurial spirit

Green fire retardant swells to suppress flames

01 September 2011

Environmentally friendly polymer coating expands to form a flame-proof foam in the face of fire

Analytical techniques employed in art forgery case

07 September 2011

Science will take centre stage in art forgery court case starting in Germany

London rolls out dust suppressant technology

23 August 2011

Chemical dust suppressant cuts small particulate levels by up to 14 per cent by 'gluing' them to the road

Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery

10 August 2011

An electrolyte that pairs magnesium with sulfur is a crucial step on the road to new efficient rechargeable batteries

Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy

18 August 2011

A dual-purpose system degrades organic compounds in wastewater, powering a fuel cell that generates electricity

Getting to the core of a tumour for drug study

11 August 2011

Regions of tumours that are difficult to target with drugs are being studied to help scientists to develop more effective drugs

High-throughput catalyst screening for the masses

09 September 2011

Rapid reaction screening approach automates the accidental discovery of new catalytic reactions

Bacteria responsible for missing 'atmospheric brooms' that sweep the sky clean

19 August 2011

The puzzle of where key chemical species that remove pollutants from the atmosphere come from may have been solved

'Dial a molecule' approach controls antibiotic production

11 August 2011

The structure of the pacidamycin antibiotics can be refined by genetic tinkering

Microscopy reveals why ketchup squirts

02 September 2011

Researchers claim to have uncovered the particle dynamics behind 'non-Newtonian' fluids

Meteorites are a chip off the old asteroid block

25 August 2011

Dust scraped from an asteroid 300 million km away will help researchers to form a picture of the solar system's history

Breaking open boranes to power fuel cells

23 August 2011

A new reusable ruthenium catalyst can efficiently extract hydrogen from ammonia borane for potential use in fuel cells

Expanded genetic alphabet could spell out new genes

23 August 2011

DNA with six, rather than four, bases could be used as the genetic code for synthetic life

Fuelling the future

Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term, as Laura Howes finds out

Engines of innovation

Our desire for economical but environmentally friendly transport has driven progress in fuel and oil additives. But as Andy Extance discovers, further development is needed

Where the rubber meets the road

A tyre's composition affects grip, fuel economy and its lifetime. Fiona Case investigates how new materials are improving tyre performance and reducing environmental impact

Editorial: Odd couple

Here's a headline that really stands out

EPSRC funding

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is having to make some tough funding decisions, says David Delpy

Formula 1 chemistry

On their return from Monza, Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to the Williams F1 team about tyre performance, fuel and the chemistry of racing

Facing up to the challenges of sustainable development

Biofuels are needed more urgently than ever, but issues of land use change and management must be considered first, say Jeremy Woods, Seyed Ali Hosseini and Nilay Shah

Managing change: Moving to China

Is this the change you are looking for? Emma Davies investigates the opportunities China has to offer western chemists

Profile: 3D vision

As a computational chemist, Gabriela Barreiro relishes being able to give a new perspective to medicinal chemistry problems, as she tells Sarah Houlton

Reviews

Chemistry World Reviews, September 2011

Letters

Chemistry World Letters, October 2011

Puzzles

Puzzles, October 2011

Chemistry through the lens

A clutch of unidentified butterfly eggs on a raspberry plant