News June 2009
Going green with white biotech
29 June 2009
Industrial biotech's advance into the chemicals sector could be boosted by green practices and policies
Antimicrobial nanoparticles may help fight brain infections
28 June 2009
Therapeutic peptides that can cross the blood-brain barrier have been designed
STFC cuts funds to key facilities
26 June 2009
ISIS cut to just 120 days of operation per year as budget cuts bite
Brewing a drug delivery platform
26 June 2009
A tea compound has been used to prepare a drug-releasing film with anticancer properties
Slow release pesticide hits resistant bugs
25 June 2009
Insecticide-resistant bugs hit with double-action crop protection capsules
Tropic wonder
25 June 2009
The solution to keeping the atmosphere clean could lie deep in the heart of the rainforest
Smallest acid droplet formed
23 June 2009
Single molecules of HCl will fully dissociate in just four molecules of water
EPA halts its chemical review effort
23 June 2009
Industry groups urge Obama administration to continue progress made under EPA's ChAMP regulations
Lateral thinking for dye-sensitised solar cells
23 June 2009
A new way of anchoring dyes in organic solar cells improves their performance
ACS compress print journals to favour online
22 June 2009
American Chemical Society to fit two pages on one for print versions of its journals to save money, space and trees
Nanoparticles make 'self-erasing' images
19 June 2009
Colour images that can be programmed to last from seconds to hours could be used for top-secret documents, say researchers
Cutting graphene to ribbons
19 June 2009
Nickel nanoparticles slice up single-layer graphene sheets to make useful nanoribbons
Printing artificial cells
19 June 2009
In a step towards cell mimics, an inkjet printer is being used to make lipid-coated balls containing proteins
A golden result for TB diagnosis
19 June 2009
South African scientists have devised an electrochemical technique that could provide a quick and easy diagnosis of tuberculosis
Phototriggered fuel production
19 June 2009
Light significantly accelerates hydrogen generation from formic acid
Chemical speed-dating even faster
18 June 2009
Reaction-sensitive DNA amplification method simplifies screening for novel reactions
US resumes contentious FutureGen clean coal initiative
17 June 2009
Government to put over $1 billion towards reinstated clean energy project shelved under previous administration
Acrylic beads promise scalable organocatalyst production
17 June 2009
A two-step approach to synthesising proline-containing beads for organocatalysis
Stiff resolution for cells
17 June 2009
Implications for cancer diagnosis as US researchers suggest ridged channels will separate hard and soft cells
Sorting out carbon nanotubes
17 June 2009
Mixtures of useful nanotubes can be separated without destroying either type
Nanomaterials cause classification headache for Reach
16 June 2009
Lack of clear guidelines has led to companies using varying criteria to collect data on carbon nanotubes for Reach submission
Trees take on tissue engineering
16 June 2009
Italian scientists have turned wood into bone mimics that could be used to repair damaged limbs
Meteorite sheds light on birth of the solar system
15 June 2009
High levels of a heavy nitrogen atom found in primitive meteorite, analysis offers insight into the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago
Instant insight: Detecting danger
15 June 2009
Can science end the threat of terrorism? Michael Knapp and Meaghan Germain explain chemistry's key role
The case for using green solvents in HPLC
15 June 2009
Greening up HPLC doesn't necessarily mean diminished performance, say US scientists
New technique probes Alzheimer's aggregates
14 June 2009
Scientists probe synthetic proteins to identify key toxic species responsible for Alzheimer's plaques
UK chemists must take control
12 June 2009
EPSRC international review praises progress but highlights need for better communication
Focus on economic impact the way forward, says RCUK
12 June 2009
Research councils defend the move to focus on research areas that are likely to have direct economic benefits
Chemicals sector key contributor to US toxic pollution
12 June 2009
North America pumps out over 5 billion kilos of toxic releases a year, much of which comes from chemicals manufacturing
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'Electronic glue' makes nanocrystals connect
11 June 2009
Using metal-based molecules to make nanocrystals electrically conductive could lead to new nanocrystal materials
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Enzyme-free assembly of DNA-like molecules
11 June 2009
Researchers have constructed DNA-like molecules that can self-assemble without the need for enzymes
Dow Corning emphasises innovation
11 June 2009
Dow Corning restructure to focus on innovations in sustainability, efficiency and alternative energy
Instant insight: Harnessing nano power
11 June 2009
US scientists Andrei Fedorov and Mildred Dresselhaus and their colleagues explain how nanotechnology might solve our energy crisis
101 uses for guar gum
10 June 2009
A gum normally used as a food thickening agent could be used to make temperature sensors
'Bilayer' graphene shows tunable bandgap
10 June 2009
Wide, tunable bandgap could lead to lasers that change colour, or programmable electronic circuits
Enzyme employs unusual cleavage reaction
10 June 2009
Unusual carbon bond cleavage reaction in a naturally occurring herbicide elucidated by US scientists
Nanotubes boost plant pollutants
10 June 2009
Carbon nanotubes pierce plant cell walls, increasing uptake of atmospheric pollutants
ECHA recommends strict controls for certain chemicals
10 June 2009
European Chemicals Agency recommends seven chemicals be made subject to special authorisation to stay on market
Instant insight: Recognising antidepressants
10 June 2009
Kristian Strømgaard considers why a small change in an antidepressant can dramatically change its target in the brain
US speeds visa process for researchers
09 June 2009
Changes to the US visa system mean foreign science and technology professionals could get approval within two weeks
Super sponges soak up gas
09 June 2009
Covalent organic frameworks shown to have high gas adsorption properties for potential applications in fuel storage or carbon capture
New department takes responsibility for UK science
09 June 2009
Science and business reunite as DIUS scrapped in UK government department reshuffle
A beacon of hope for childhood infection
09 June 2009
Sensitive approach allows naked eye detection of respiratory virus
Green method to kill termites
08 June 2009
Sugar derivative that blocks insects' immune system could find application in pest control
Science wins German funding boost
08 June 2009
Three pronged package increases funding for Germany's research institutes and universities
Pd(III) catalysis insight
07 June 2009
Discovery of a palladium(III) complex that catalyses C-H bond formation boosts understanding of the widely used metal
Pharma's new world order
05 June 2009
'Pharmerging' markets are set to dominate pharmaceutical sector growth over the coming years
Colour e-books just over the page
05 June 2009
Coloured electronic ink has edged closer to market following the purchase of the US e-ink supplier by a Taiwanese firm
Skyscraper approach to nanoelectronics
05 June 2009
Scientists brush up on biofuel cells for powering medical implants
Natural quasicrystals discovered
04 June 2009
Russian mountain rocks have been found to contain naturally occurring quasicrystals thought only to be possible synthetically
Nanocrystal growth process revealed
04 June 2009
US scientists have shed light on how nanocrystals grow, providing information that could help improve fuel cells of the future
US regulator rethink on BPA
04 June 2009
The US FDA is reconsidering its stance on the safety of controversial chemical, bisphenol A
Agrochemical firms in patent battle
04 June 2009
Agrochemical giants are locking horns over biotech patents for genetic technologies
Interview: The frontiers of medicine
04 June 2009
Wilfred van der Donk tells Rachel Cooper about investigating enzymes and the choice between history and science
Interview: Tactical thinking
04 June 2009
Hisashi Yamamoto is inspired by chess, Buddhism and food. Joanne Thomson finds out more
UK's first CCS pilot plant switched on
02 June 2009
The first UK pilot of carbon capture technology on a working coal-fired power plant has started up in Scotland
Wider therapeutic possibilities for botulinum toxin
01 June 2009
Researchers have modified the botulinum neurotoxin to create potential treatments for diseases such as asthma and COPD
Bile acid helps form 'twisted ribbon' nano-structures
01 June 2009
Unusually shaped nano-structures self-assemble with the help of chiral bile acids
Culturing rare microbes
01 June 2009
Getting Escherichia coli to grow may be easy enough, but how do you encourage less common species in a microbe mixture?
Instant insight: Rewriting the genetic code
01 June 2009
Researchers' dreams of automated gene synthesis could soon become a reality, predict Jingdong Tian and colleagues
