Reach dossiers failing on data

02 March 2012

Companies registering chemicals in Europe are providing incorrect or insufficient data in a majority of cases

Chief scientific advisers ignored by UK government

02 March 2012

House of Lords says that science advisers need to be given funding and access to ministers

Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death

02 March 2012

Legislation to block open access publishing of US taxpayer-funded research loses backing of Elsevier and its congressional sponsors

Quake-hit Japanese universities move on

21 March 2012

One year after the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami things are slowly starting to return to normal

Molecular dance set to make waves across the pond

05 March 2012

A simulation that lets people 'play' with atomic particles has proven so popular in the UK it's going to the US

Croatia to slim down funding for science journals

07 March 2012

The Croatian government has said it will fund only the best journals, leaving some facing an uncertain future

Cyclotron remedy for imaging isotope shortages

22 February 2012

Medical isotope shortages could be a thing of the past as a breakthrough will allow hospitals to make their own

Nanocellulose has paper potential

21 February 2012

Material would cut the carbon footprint of paper substantially - by 15% or more, the researchers say

Observing charge distribution in molecules

28 February 2012

Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time

Can arsenic bind to bacterial DNA?

29 February 2012

Contrary to accepted wisdom, scientists claim that arsenic could replace phosphorus in the DNA backbone and remain stable in water

Roaming reactions double up in atmospheric chemistry

01 March 2012

The hitherto elusive mechanism that underlies the atmospheric photochemistry of nitrogen(VI) oxide has been unravelled by chemists

Picturing bacteria on your phone

05 March 2012

A mobile phone could be used to detect Escherichia coli

Nanopore sequencing bags its first genome

21 February 2012

Oxford Nanopore sequences a viral genome and aims to launch its sequencing platforms within the year

Luminescent carbon nanodots from coffee

06 March 2012

A greener and less toxic way to make carbon nanomaterials using waste coffee grounds

In the sky with (nano)diamonds

24 February 2012

Meteoric nanodiamonds were formed from 'carbon onion' collisions

Making crisps healthier

16 February 2012

Less salt may not necessarily mean less flavour, according to new crisp research. It's all in the way the salt is released into the mouth

Magnetic levitation to measure protein binding

05 March 2012

Diseases could be diagnosed cheaply in the developing world using a simple device that measures density with magnets

Killer crystals turn pyroelectricity on bacteria

07 March 2012

Powdered pyroelectric crystals that catalyse the formation of reactive oxygen species could be harnessed to kill bacteria

Cleaning up antibodies for disease studies

09 March 2012

Scientists have come up with a quick and cheap way to purify antibodies

Going with the flow

When it comes to scaling up organic synthesis, it pays to think small. James Mitchell Crow explains

Making light work

Could light prove to be the ultimate weapon in the battle against deadly superbugs, asks Anthony King

Editorial: It's all about presence

Who is the living chemist you admire most?

Be careful what you wish for

The struggle for a single unitary European patent may be close to an end, says Darren Smyth, but we must still hold out for an agreement that performs as it should

The complex paradox of science

Science can provide solutions for society, says Rutger van Santen, but only if it is given the freedom to find the unexpected

Integrity governance, a no-brainer

Ireland must match recent research investment efforts with appropriate research integrity oversight or risk losing public support, says Maura Hiney

The insider: Educating scholars

With many universities now opting to employ dedicated teaching staff, Sarah Houlton meets two of them for a lesson in undergraduate chemistry

Profile: Views from a tall poppy

Craig Priest tells Yfke Hager that stumbling into chemistry and tripping round the globe have given him a passion for science that he's eager to share

Reviews

Chemistry World Reviews, March 2012

Letters

Chemistry World Letters, April 2012

Puzzles

Puzzles, April 2012

Chemistry through the lens

HeLa cancer cells using 2-photon fluorescence by Thomas Deerinck