News January 2012
Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency
31 January 2012
Banned organochlorine pesticides such as DDT could be causing chronic illnesses
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
Iron accumulation linked to neurodegenerative diseases
30 January 2012
New discovery suggests iron chelation could treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
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
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
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
Illumina fends off Roche hostile bid
27 January 2012
Roche aims to expand personalised medicine diagnostics by acquiring the gene sequencing leader
Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through
26 January 2012
Graphene oxide film allows water through but not helium, opening up possibilities for separation technologies
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
Conjuring graphene oxide from thin air
25 January 2012
US chemists have turned carbon dioxide into graphene oxide
Water repellent polymer slows down drug delivery
25 January 2012
Superhydrophobic dopant allows polymer mesh to slowly release drugs over months rather than days
Fake pesticides rife in Europe
24 January 2012
The trade in illegal pesticides is widespread in Europe and growing, according to the European law enforcement agency
Simple one stop shop for difluoromethylation
23 January 2012
Drugs and agrichemicals can be easily improved using the new process and pharma is already making use of it
Asteroid ages united by new isotope standard
23 January 2012
Hydrous asteroids are as much as 9 million years younger than thought
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
Tube-wrapped lamp makes malaria drug
20 January 2012
Continuous flow photochemistry enables critical singlet oxygen hydroperoxidation, raising hopes of cheap artemisinin production
New microbe turns sugary seaweed into fuel
19 January 2012
Engineered E coli uses genes from a marine bacterium to turn seaweed into bioethanol
Korean doors inspire new energy converter
19 January 2012
Dye-sensitised solar cells based on glass paper bonded to metal makes them highly bendable for a range of applications
Efficiently harvesting the power of the sun
19 January 2012
A dye-sensitised solar cell with the highest recorded efficiency
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
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility
18 January 2012
German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US
A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes
18 January 2012
Metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes can be easily separated using their electronic characteristics
Rainbow hued graphene oxide repels water
17 January 2012
Researchers in China pattern graphene oxide to create superhydrophobicity and iridescence simultaneously
EPA publicises greenhouse gas emissions data
17 January 2012
US agency launches database of greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, opening them up to public scrutiny
China mulls tax on carbon emissions
16 January 2012
Chinese government reportedly interested in study that recommends a carbon price of £1 per tonne of carbon dioxide
Stripped down spectroscopy to probe single molecules
16 January 2012
Spectroscopy has been taken to its most basic level - a single photon interacting with a single molecule
Ionic polymers open door to greener, safer explosives
13 January 2012
Metal hydrazine chains could replace toxic lead and mercury salts
Mineral regulates early metabolism
13 January 2012
Mineral-based photochemistry could have led to the beginning of life
Composites reinforced in 3D
12 January 2012
Nanoparticles and magnets are the key to a new type of polymer, with improved strength and wear resistance
Staining tissue samples at the microscale
12 January 2012
A microfluidic probe allows fine control of immunohistochemistry staining
Shortages spur race for helium-3 alternatives
12 January 2012
A dearth of helium-3 is holding up research projects around the world
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
Drive towards detecting drugs at the roadside
11 January 2012
Can drug detection technologies deal with the demands of roadside testing?
BMS spends $2.5 billion on antiviral firm
11 January 2012
Inhibitex acquisition is one of several recent moves in the hepatitis C market
Amino acid residues give away bloodstain's age
10 January 2012
Scene of crime scientists might one day be able to use protein fluorescence to determine how old bloodstains are
Indian science needs to raise its game
10 January 2012
Prime minister Manmohan Singh says that the country is falling behind other research competitors such as China
A question mark over cubic ice's existence
09 January 2012
UK scientists suggest that one form of ice crystal thought to arise from supercooled water may have been misidentified
What does it take to improve laboratory safety?
09 January 2012
With criminal charges brought over the death of a UCLA student, US labs are looking at ways to improve safety
Nanoear listens in on cellular motoring
09 January 2012
Scientists working in Germany have developed a tiny listening device to eavesdrop on the sounds of microscopic objects such as living cells
The TNA world that came before the RNA one
08 January 2012
Chemists find evidence that a nucleic acid that is simpler than RNA could have been the primordial genetic material
Blood barrier gel aids medical analysis
06 January 2012
A gel to form a permanent barrier between blood components in separation tubes prevents the components mixing again during transportation
Surfing the plasmonic wave
05 January 2012
New technique reveals the electric field created by optical excitation of plasmonic modes
UK government proposes science universities
05 January 2012
New type of university would receive no public money with funding to come from businesses
Cleaning cadmium from blood
05 January 2012
A supermagnetic particle could reduce heavy metal pollution in blood
EU membership holds research promise for Croatia
04 January 2012
Joining the EU will offer Croatian researchers access to more funding but they may find it difficult to secure
Controlling termites with nanoparticles
04 January 2012
Silica nanoparticles could help exterminate entire termite colonies
