GSK to build £350 million factory in UK

22 March 2012

Tax breaks in the UK budget have prompted GSK to reaffirm its commitment

EPA starts over with its hexavalent chromium review

09 March 2012

US agency delays decade-long process to adopt a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium

India green lights production of patented cancer drug

20 March 2012

Patent office says generic firm can manufacture Bayer's Nexavar under emergency licence

Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge

27 March 2012

Nascar racer Paulie Harraka's hydration has been monitored using an epidermal electronic device

Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication

30 March 2012

Vaccines could be made cheaper and more effective using nanoparticle manufacturing techniques

Irish government plans to pick winners in research

09 March 2012

Science funding will be targeted to areas that will deliver the biggest return on investment

Double whammy blow to US nuclear science

08 March 2012

Los Alamos National Lab's budget will be cut by 11% and an actinide chemistry facility postponed

Cutbacks threaten Lords' oversight of UK science

28 March 2012

Cost saving measures could see inquiries by the Lords science and technology select committee halved

Taming an explosive chemical tiger

22 March 2012

Biphasic reaction conditions enable the safe production of a steady stream of the highly reactive methylating reagent diazomethane in situ

Sensor that smells like a dog

21 March 2012

A food quality sensor that mimics the process occurring in an animal's nose

Roll up, roll up!

22 March 2012

Indian chemists have addressed an interesting and unusual question: how do you make something roll uphill?

Germanium-oxygen double bond takes centre stage

25 March 2012

World's first germanone created using bulky ligands to stabilise highly reactive bond

Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor

28 March 2012

A remote sensor operating on tooth enamel is a promising blueprint for non-invasive diagnostic devices

Genetic testing? We've got an app for that

12 March 2012

A smartphone could be used as a wireless interface and data receiver for a genetic testing device

Hydrogen that mimics graphene

02 April 2012

Dense, solid hydrogen forms six-atom rings under high pressure and could be a stepping stone to a metallic form

Static's secret rests with material exchange

27 March 2012

Transfer of nanoscale fragments found to be far more important than previously thought for producing static charges

X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait

29 March 2012

Australian scientists use x-ray fluorescence to bring painted over artwork back to life again

Novel mass sensor is off the scale

03 April 2012

The world's most sensitive balance has been created, capable of measuring the weight of a single proton

Mystery of green bacon solved

02 April 2012

Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon

Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries

29 March 2012

The formation of organic molecules is a natural and inevitable part of the planet-forming process, modelling work suggests

Life, but not as we know it

Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it. Hayley Birch investigates

Sniffing out explosives

Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog's nose? Emma Davies finds out

Editorial: Trade shows

How many deals are closed?

The Iron Lady

Howard Peters takes a look at the life of Margaret Thatcher, an Oxford chemistry graduate who became the UK's only female prime minister

Help or harm?

Malcolm Dando asks whether we are sufficiently aware of the potential for chemistry to be misused and what may result if we are not

Biotech's bravura performer

Bibiana Campos Seijo talks to scientist, philanthropist and serial entrepreneur Chris Evans

The insider: First impressions

In today's competitive jobs market, graduates need to get noticed. Simon Perks explains how to make a standout application

Profile: A gap in the market

With a little luck and a lot of hard work, young entrepreneurs can turn ideas into careers. Emma Davies meets some graduates who are setting out and starting up

Careers clinic: Working in isolation

Living in rural or remote areas can make job hunting even harder. But there may be more opportunities than you think, explains Charlotte Ashley-Roberts

Reviews

Chemistry World Reviews, April 2012

Letters

Chemistry World Letters, May 2012

Puzzles

Puzzles, May 2012

Chemistry through the lens

Zeiss Apotome microscopy showing a highly organised network of beta-tubulin