BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility

18 January 2012

German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US

Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing

27 January 2012

Although chemical trade groups support the president's emphasis on manufacturing and energy, they caution against overregulation

AstraZeneca to cut 7300 more jobs

02 February 2012

The cost cutting trend is set to continue as big pharma reels from patent expiries

Takeda slashes 10% of its workforce

20 January 2012

Japanese pharmaceutical firm sheds 2800 jobs in the US and Europe after recent takeover of Nycomed

Shortages spur race for helium-3 alternatives

12 January 2012

A dearth of helium-3 is holding up research projects around the world

Settlement ups UK universities' dependency on fees

30 January 2012

Grant letter holds research funding steady while student numbers are set to drop next year

UK chemistry student numbers hold steady

02 February 2012

Chemistry degrees predicted to buck the trend of a 9% drop in applications to UK universities

Shell shutters UK R&D site

18 January 2012

Fuels and additives technology centre to close in 2014 with research being moved to overseas sites

Calculations reveal carbon-carbon quadruple bond

29 January 2012

High bonding order possible in main group and may be responsible for the ability to isolate molecular species

Toxic mushroom behind Chinese deaths unmasked

03 February 2012

The killer chemicals that have claimed hundreds of lives in China have been identified in a new species of fungi

Magical microwaves

02 February 2012

When a reaction speeds up in a microwave, is it down to the heat or the microwaves?

Sense-act-treat, the nanopharmacy on a patch

11 January 2012

A biofuel-based device controlled by molecular logic could one day detect and treat injuries wherever you are

Ultrafast NMR shows the way

02 February 2012

Scientists working in Israel and Spain have used two-dimensional NMR to monitor a reaction in real time

Tube-wrapped lamp makes malaria drug

20 January 2012

Continuous flow photochemistry enables critical singlet oxygen hydroperoxidation, raising hopes of cheap artemisinin production

Iron accumulation linked to neurodegenerative diseases

30 January 2012

New discovery suggests iron chelation could treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism

31 January 2012

A computer programme to find a pathway to decontaminate VX, a toxic nerve agent that featured in the Nicolas Cage film The Rock

Efficiently harvesting the power of the sun

19 January 2012

A dye-sensitised solar cell with the highest recorded efficiency

The world's first magnetic soap

26 January 2012

Iron has been incorporated into a surfactant to produce a liquid that responds to an external magnetic field

A new generation of tuberculosis drugs

09 February 2012

Antibacterial drugs that can discriminate between human and bacterial enzymes to target TB

A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes

18 January 2012

Metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes can be easily separated using their electronic characteristics

Pressurising red blood cells for information

09 February 2012

A microfluidic device that can distinguish between stages of malarial infection

Water repellent polymer slows down drug delivery

25 January 2012

Superhydrophobic dopant allows polymer mesh to slowly release drugs over months rather than days

Another brick in the whorl

The scientists on the inside of advanced fingerprinting research are cross-examined by Simon Hadlington

Speciation measures

The boom in analytical methods for determining the distribution of an element between its different chemical forms is charted by Andy Extance

Editorial: What makes a good chemist?

Define in 140 characters

Lead-oriented synthesis

Ian Churcher and Alan Nadin call for the development of more robust synthetic tools to improve small molecule survival rates in the perilous journey from lead to drug

Gaining trust for nanotech

To secure public confidence in nanotechnology, we must learn from the past, says Donald Bruce

Company profile: Chew's life

Revolymer's expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market as Hayley Birch discovers

Educated chemist: The future of medicine

Emma Davies takes a look at a medicinal chemistry course that's giving students a real taste of pharma - failure, frustration and all

Reviews

Chemistry World Reviews, February 2012

Letters

Chemistry World Letters, March 2012

Puzzles

Puzzles, March 2012

Chemistry through the lens

Direct surface view of a charge coupled device sensor