News March 2012
Half of sun products have BASF UV filters
30 March 2012
Company says that 50% of all 'sun care' products sold today contain its organic UV-A filters
Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication
30 March 2012
Vaccines could be made cheaper and more effective using nanoparticle manufacturing techniques
Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close
30 March 2012
The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has finished its research funding assessment programme
Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
30 March 2012
A temperature cycle created using a triangular prism could lead to a portable device for amplifying DNA
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
Hair and polymers click
29 March 2012
Thiol-ene click chemistry has been used to covalently bond a polymer to hair for new cosmetic applications
Mouldy film (block)buster
29 March 2012
Detecting mould on old cinema film could help to preserve historical records
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
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
Drug release polymer triggered by ultrasound
28 March 2012
Ultrasound can control drug release from a polymer by changing the polymer's shape
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
Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge
27 March 2012
Nascar racer Paulie Harraka's hydration will be monitored during a race this Saturday using an epidermal electronic device
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
Unlocking the mysteries of ice
27 March 2012
A novel computational model explains the anomalous behaviour of ice under compression
Phosphate-scavenging nanoparticles starve microbes
26 March 2012
Nanoparticles with controllable toxicity provide an antimicrobial strategy with a small environmental footprint
Watching the double-slit experiment in real time
26 March 2012
Demonstration allows observer to watch build up of interference pattern using fluorescence microscopy
Germanium-oxygen double bond takes centre stage
25 March 2012
World's first germanone created using bulky ligands to stabilise highly reactive bond
Court throws out patent covering drug dosing
23 March 2012
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Prometheus' patent that covers management of gastrointestinal drugs is invalid
Molecular chaperones caught on film
23 March 2012
Thousands of snapshots of chaperone proteins at work have given researchers a unique insight into how they function
Picking out cysteine for health study
23 March 2012
A way to monitor cysteine levels in the blood, high levels of which are linked with neurological diseases
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
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GSK to build £350 million factory in UK
22 March 2012
Tax breaks in the UK budget have prompted GSK to reaffirm its commitment
Roll up, roll up!
22 March 2012
Indian chemists have addressed an interesting and unusual question: how do you make something roll uphill?
Back to the future: old reactions to help the new
22 March 2012
Computer software to predict the effect a functional group has on another within the same molecule
Sensor that smells like a dog
21 March 2012
A food quality sensor that mimics the process occurring in an animal's nose
Rediscovered Native American remedy kills poxvirus
21 March 2012
Herbal medicine used to treat smallpox in the 19th century found to halt viral replication in vitro
Quake-hit Japanese universities move on
21 March 2012
One year after the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami things are slowly starting to return to normal
India green lights production of patented cancer drug
20 March 2012
Patent office says generic firm can manufacture Bayer's Nexavar under emergency licence
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Smuggling medicines in food
20 March 2012
A system to get medical dietary supplements into food to be delivered into the body safely and intact
Nickel plays host to quickie xylene separation
19 March 2012
Isomers of xylene simply separated in a process that could cut the energy costs of a wide range of chemical goods
Brazil takes a knife to science funding again
16 March 2012
Money for research is cut for the second year running as the country prioritises its debt over science
DVD player burns graphene to disc
15 March 2012
Technique can produce high-performance, flexible capacitors using a simple fabrication process
Designer solvent hits hospital superbug
15 March 2012
Toxicity tests reveal two ionic liquids that can target antibiotic resistant MRSA
Catalysis at the flick of a switch
14 March 2012
A nanoswitch that can be turned on or off by copper(I) ions can be used to control an organic reaction
Diabetes reduces antioxidant benefits
14 March 2012
Raised glucose levels in diabetics may prevent important nutrients getting to tissues
Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles
13 March 2012
Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines
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
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
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
Cleaning up antibodies for disease studies
09 March 2012
Scientists have come up with a quick and cheap way to purify antibodies
Light-sensitive shape-shifters are swell gels
08 March 2012
Chemists mimic the natural shape-shifting abilities of biological tissues using a half-tone printing technique on a polymer
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
Butter substitute reduces blood pressure and cholesterol
08 March 2012
Scientists are tackling cardiovascular disease with milk peptides and plant sterols in a spread
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Cerium cation behaviour could change water splitting studies
08 March 2012
Tetravalent cerium is a dimer in solution and not a monomer as previously thought
Polymer thermometer picks out cell's hotspots
07 March 2012
A fluorescent polymer can be used to take the temperature of organelles within a cell
Croatia to slim down funding for science journals
07 March 2012
The Croatian government has said it will fund only the best journals, leaving some facing an uncertain future
Killer crystals turn pyroelectricity on bacteria
07 March 2012
Powdered pyroelectric crystals that catalyse the formation of reactive oxygen species could be harnessed to kill bacteria
Special treatment for scientists under immigration rules
06 March 2012
Responding to concern in the academic community, the UK government has eased immigration strictures
China battles more river spills
06 March 2012
Conflict between national and local interests threatens environmental progress
Luminescent carbon nanodots from coffee
06 March 2012
A greener and less toxic way to make carbon nanomaterials using waste coffee grounds
Simulating your way to a better supercapacitor
05 March 2012
A model of ion arrangement in a supercapacitor will help researchers design devices that hold more energy
Magnetic levitation to measure protein binding
05 March 2012
Diseases could be diagnosed cheaply in the developing world using a simple device that measures density with magnets
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Molecular dance set to make waves across the pond
05 March 2012
A simulation that lets people 'play' with atomic particles has proven so popular in the UK it's going to the US
Picturing bacteria on your phone
05 March 2012
A mobile phone could be used to detect Escherichia coli
Chief scientific advisers ignored by UK government
02 March 2012
House of Lords says that science advisers need to be given funding and access to ministers
Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death
02 March 2012
Legislation to block open access publishing of US taxpayer-funded research loses backing of Elsevier and its congressional sponsors
Piezoelectricity improves solar cell efficiency
02 March 2012
Scientists explain how solar cell efficiency can be improved using the piezophototronic effect
Nanowires heading in the right direction
02 March 2012
Scientists have been able to control polymer self-assembly to get the nanowires they want
Reach dossiers failing on data
02 March 2012
Companies registering chemicals in Europe are providing incorrect or insufficient data in a majority of cases
Roaming reactions double up in atmospheric chemistry
01 March 2012
The hitherto elusive mechanism that underlies the atmospheric photochemistry of nitrogen(VI) oxide has been unravelled by chemists
Quicklime provides a hot way for rapid HIV detection
01 March 2012
Device can detect HIV at an early stage and is simple enough to be used in the field
Healthier sausages
01 March 2012
Hard saturated fat in foods could be replaced by a gel without compromising on texture
Austrian institute hits the funding big time
01 March 2012
The IST Austria is set to receive one billion euros in funding prompting some complaints of government favouritism
