News April 2009
German spud go-ahead inflames GM row
30 April 2009
German approval of GM potato Amflora just weeks after banning a GM maize crop sparks accusations the ban was politically motivated
Long live lipid membranes
30 April 2009
The lifetime of lipid membranes has been extended from mere hours to three weeks thanks to work by US scientists
Obama issues scientific call to arms
30 April 2009
President's scheme has US spending over 3 per cent of GDP on R&D in bid to maintain its position in science and technology
Nanocolloids identify blood clots
30 April 2009
US and UK scientists have discovered a safer contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging
Huge pores in zeolite molecular sieve
29 April 2009
Researchers have synthesised a new zeolite-based crystalline molecular sieve that is chiral and almost mesoporous
World's first 'naked' uranium-transition metal bond formed
29 April 2009
The first unsupported uranium-rhenium bonds have been created by UK scientists
Methyl halides from biomass waste
29 April 2009
Man-made genes help yeast turn agricultural waste biomass into methyl halides
Interview: Bearing fruit
28 April 2009
Alan Crozier on flavonoids, David Bellamy and good wine. Carl Saxton investigates
New catalyst means cheap hydrogen from power stations
28 April 2009
New catalyst could be used to convert methane to hydrogen during power generation
Metal ions give rise to threaded molecules
28 April 2009
Researchers use metal ions to guide synthesis of 'double-threaded' [3]rotaxane
Tailor-made cage for sulfate anions
27 April 2009
Computer aided design has helped make the strongest synthetic sulfate-encapsulating receptor ever
Glowing protein in 'animal photosynthesis'
26 April 2009
Green fluorescent marker protein found in exotic marine animals can convert light into chemical energy
UK carbon capture and storage gets government boost
24 April 2009
All new coal-fired power plants to be fitted with carbon capture and storage technology under new government rules
EPA decision threatens chemical industry
24 April 2009
Chemical facilities could face increased regulation and costs following EPA proposal on greenhouse gas health risks
Metal toughens up spider silk
23 April 2009
Scientists further strengthen a biomaterial already tougher than most man-made fibres
Wetlands caused ancient methane belch
23 April 2009
Analysis of methane in ancient ice suggests wetlands emitted vast quantities of the gas
Germany bans GM maize
23 April 2009
Germany's ban of a GM maize strain raises industry fears the country may reverse its GM-tolerant stance
Pattern recognition spots heart attack markers
23 April 2009
Infrared spectroscopy gets to the heart of chest pain
Darling budgets for high tech growth
22 April 2009
The UK's 2009 budget leans on the high technology sectors to drag the country out of recession
Call for Indian plagiarism watchdog
22 April 2009
Indian experts are still calling for a national agency to tackle plagiarism, one year on from a major case of scientific fraud
Microfluidics pumps it up
22 April 2009
Chemists in Taiwan have developed a bubble-activated micropump that can transport blood on a microchip
Slow uptake for effective drugs?
21 April 2009
Anticancer drugs: the balance between cell uptake and tumour penetration
GSK and Pfizer join forces in fight against HIV
20 April 2009
Unique HIV joint venture formed by two pharma heavyweights
New method reveals small molecule-RNA conjugates
20 April 2009
New screening techniques uncover co-enzyme-A linked RNA
Lead-lined clouds
19 April 2009
Lead in the atmosphere causes clouds to form at warmer temperatures and with less water
Chiral metals shape up for catalysis
19 April 2009
Palladium catalyst free of organic material gains chiral features through morphological memory
Instant insight: Nothing but surface
17 April 2009
Alexander Czaja and colleagues discuss the possible applications of metal-organic frameworks for the chemical industry
Isolated microbes survive for millions of years
16 April 2009
Hidden beneath an Antarctic glacier microbes have survived for millions of years feeding on iron and sulphates
Mass spec pinpoints flu virus types
16 April 2009
High resolution mass spectrometry could provide a new strategy in preparations for influenza outbreaks
Merger creates German research powerhouse
16 April 2009
New Karlsruhe Institute of Technology hopes to compete on a global scale
Heteroaromatic rings of the future
15 April 2009
A new computer program compiles library of untapped aromatic heterocycles
Working together to spot cancer
15 April 2009
Prostate cancer can be detected by combining biology with Raman scattering
Interview: Elemental evolution
15 April 2009
Ariel Anbar talks to May Copsey about fossils, Star Trek and life on Mars
Osmium and pyridine ring together
14 April 2009
New Diels-Alder reaction combines osmium carbene and acetonitrile to give first metallapyridinium complex
DNA electronics a step closer
14 April 2009
Chemical tweaks in adenine-thymine pairs change the electronic behaviour of DNA, opening the way for DNA-based circuitry
Instant insight: Probing radioactive research
14 April 2009
Microfluidic reactors could revolutionise radiopharmaceutical synthesis, according to Siemens' Arkadij Elizarov
UK launches materials chemistry brokering service
09 April 2009
New centre will be one-stop-stop for firms looking to take advantage of research expertise
Dual-action malaria drug reverses resistance
09 April 2009
Chemists have developed a drug that not only protects against malaria, but reverses resistance to other antimalarial drugs
'Nickel famine' caused ancient oxygen rise
09 April 2009
Analysis of ancient rocks suggests nickel shortage could have triggered global oxygen rise 2.4 billion years ago
Natural biomarker can signal cancer
08 April 2009
Fluorescence and spectroscopy techniques detect NADH spikes in cells that can signal disease
Polypill promises?
08 April 2009
Can combination 'polypills' fulfil their promise to offer effective all-in-one treatments?
EIT KIC-starts research drive
08 April 2009
European Institute of Technology launches first call for research proposals for Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs)
Back to basics for drug delivery
08 April 2009
Colon cancer drug could reach its target without being destroyed by stomach acid
Interview: Seeking the killer application
08 April 2009
Abe Lee talks about the fundamentals of micro- and nanofluidics, lab-on-a-chip devices and finding the microfluidics 'killer application'
Instant insight: What is metallomics?
08 April 2009
Amongst the '-omics' fields, metallomics is a relative newcomer. Ryszard Lobinski and colleagues provide their definition
Mass spec exposes seaweed defences
07 April 2009
The activity of a plethora of anti-fungal chemicals on seaweed has been revealed using advanced mass spec imaging
Double standard in pesticide ban?
07 April 2009
EU review approves pesticides used in organic farming based on incomplete data, sparking claims of double standards
Microfluidics doesn't shock cells
07 April 2009
Frozen cells are more likely to survive with the help of microfluidic technology
Biocompatible polymers keep the blood flowing
07 April 2009
Korean scientists have found an effective way of making biocompatible implants
Torn catalysts help polymers heal themselves
06 April 2009
Catalysts activated by ripping their ligands off may lead to a new type of self-healing material
US funding boost - a threat to EU science?
06 April 2009
As President Obama announces billions of dollars in science funding, is Europe at risk of a 'brain drain'?
New dye design for solar cells
06 April 2009
Cyclometalated complexes could improve the stability of dye-sensitised solar cells
Did salt lake halogens help cause mass extinction?
06 April 2009
Volatile halogenated hydrocarbons from a huge salt lake could have helped wipe out life on Earth 250 million years ago, say researchers
Lab-on-a-tube for brain monitoring
06 April 2009
A spiral sensor sandwich could help patients with traumatic brain injury
Wibbly wobbly diagnostics for lung disease
03 April 2009
A jelly-like substrate is being used to detect nitric oxide in exhaled breath, a telltale sign of diseases like tuberculosis and lung cancer
Light-guided hydrogels direct cell growth
02 April 2009
Physical and chemical microenvironment of cells can be manipulated using light-responsive hydrogels
Biological battery powers up
02 April 2009
Electrodes for lithium-ion batteries can be built upon a virus scaffold
Fluorescent probes take screening to next level
02 April 2009
New screening technique uses fluorescence to shed light on the activities on little-understood proteins
The strength of protein SNAREs
02 April 2009
Pulling apart the proteins that pull cell membranes together
Take carbon dioxide, dissolve slowly in water
01 April 2009
Deep CO2 storage: a safe way to combat climate change?
Interview: Making logical connections
01 April 2009
Henry Rzepa tells Carl Saxton about the potential for creativity in both research and teaching activities
Lasers blow cells over microwalls
01 April 2009
Scientists have used the unusual curving properties of laser beams to hurl microparticles and cells over walls
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