News August 2007
Gut's taste for the sweet life revealed
31 August 2007
Sugar sensor may explain why guzzling diet cola may not be the best way to lose weight
Robots with a heart
31 August 2007
Robots small enough to roam the human body and powered by living heart muscle have been built by scientists in Korea.
Activity of an aberrant enzyme
31 August 2007
Israeli scientists have developed a simple assay for protein kinase activity.
Rigid framework for molecular switches
30 August 2007
Molecule could be used to build tiny electronic devices
Toxins' synthesis secret cracked
30 August 2007
Pure water solves a 22 year old mystery surrounding the infamous 'ladder' toxins produced by 'red tide' algal blooms
Mars rocks
30 August 2007
The way in which the Mars Science Laboratory rover will identify Martian rocks has been tested by French scientists.
Complex DNA binding unravelled
30 August 2007
Understanding how an anticancer complex binds DNA has brought metal-metal based antitumour drugs one step closer.
India announces plans for its first nanopark
29 August 2007
Already a software and biotech hub, Bangalore now hopes to be a world-class nanotechnology centre
'Lost' folate enzyme found after 30 years
29 August 2007
Researchers stumble upon biochemical machinery that helps bacteria make essential B vitamin
Spontaneous superlattices
29 August 2007
Zinc oxide nanocrystals that self-assemble into 'superlattices' are promising luminescent materials, say scientists in China.
Repairing DNA could let frozen bacteria survive for millennia
28 August 2007
Findings suggest the polar ice caps of Mars could harbour life
Mouse study may explain Vioxx side-effects
28 August 2007
'Improved' drug may be prescribed in future, researchers say
Interview: Technology in a bottle
28 August 2007
Jim Heath talks to Alison Stoddart about the discovery of C60 and his more recent adventures
Radicals in a spin
28 August 2007
Selenium-based radicals show unusually high magnetic ordering temperatures.
Grapevine genome reveals wine's flavour secrets
26 August 2007
Genetic profile could help in breeding new disease-resistant or health-giving varieties
Interview: Busting tumours
22 August 2007
Jenna Wilson talks to Jan Reedijk about the cisplatin-induced kink in DNA, anticancer chemistry, and playing the organ.
Tantalum breaks nitrogen triple bond
23 August 2007
Chemists in France have found a new way to tear apart dinitrogen with a single atom
Hands-on chiral switching
23 August 2007
Scientists are a step closer to the precise control of chirality at the molecular level thanks to a quantum chemical study.
North Americans unite to control chemicals
22 August 2007
The US, Canada and Mexico have agreed to coordinate their efforts to regulate chemicals
Nano production lines
22 August 2007
Researchers in Switzerland have built nanoscale cargo loading stations and shuttles, an important step towards assembly lines for nanotechnology.
Switchable surfactant could cut laundry water waste
21 August 2007
Peptide-based surfactants can act reversibly - but at a price
Why use lead in paint?
21 August 2007
Following the recall of millions of 'toxic toys', Chemistry World finds out why lead is added to paint, and why it's so toxic
Moulding scaffolds for cartilage growth
21 August 2007
Rubber moulds have been used to shape a fibrous scaffold for growing replacement cartilage.
Chemists take unique river jaunt
20 August 2007
Danube environmental survey is 'biggest river expedition of its kind'
Instant insight: The shape of things to come
20 August 2007
Paul Midgley, Edmund Ward, Ana Hungria and John Meurig Thomas discuss using nanotomography to take a 3D glimpse at the nanoworld.
Interview: A catalytic lifetime
20 August 2007
Bob Grubbs talks to Alison Stoddart about the beginnings of organometallic chemistry and his search for the next catalyst
Instant insight: Forces of attraction
20 August 2007
Outlining the role non-covalent interactions play in the structure, stability and functions of biomolecules.
Photons meet neutrons as research centres merge
17 August 2007
Hahn-Meitner Institute and Bessy combine forces in nanomaterials and solar research
Targeting HIV electrochemically
17 August 2007
Researchers in Canada are using a new approach for the detection of HIV-1 protease.
Chernobyl fallout impaired mental development of Swedish infants
16 August 2007
Study links radiation exposure with poor school performance
China's pollution headache
16 August 2007
Chinese scientists have found concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in some Chinese cities to be among the highest in the world.
Deeply Bodipy
16 August 2007
An unusually stable dye based on the well-known Bodipy structure could find use in anti-forgery systems.
Dyeing to get into cells
16 August 2007
Dye-loaded microcapsules that change colour with pH can be used as indicator paper for cells.
Chemists claim biological alchemy
15 August 2007
Neurodazine turns muscle cells from the sole of a human foot into something akin to stem cells
From genes to kilos
15 August 2007
Unique open-access biotech test facility aims to help scale-up bright ideas
Origami batteries unfurled
14 August 2007
Ultra-thin batteries made by combining carbon nanotubes with paper
Enzyme activity at the flick of a switch
14 August 2007
A switchable bioelectronic system can catalyse the transformation of alcohols to aldehydes 'on demand'.
Getting a handle on biosynthesis
14 August 2007
Artificial plant alkaloids could help demystify biosynthesis.
Nature captured in a test-tube
13 August 2007
Chemists hijack biosynthetic pathways to create complex molecules using only enzymes
China invests more than $1bn in drug safety
10 August 2007
Government agencies tackle growing 'fake drugs' problem 
Azadirachtin sees first total synthesis
10 August 2007
Bounty of the Indian neem tree replicated in the lab
Can chemistry save our libraries?
10 August 2007
Three quarters of all books aren't expected to survive the century
Instant insight: The rough with the smooth
10 August 2007
Xue-Mei Li and Mercedes Crego-Calama share their view on how roughness influences surface wettability.
Cheerful news for antidepressant research
09 August 2007
Two groups independently solve inhibitor binding conundrum of neurotransmitter carrier
Molecular heatwave spreads at ferocious pace
09 August 2007
Scientists watch heat speed along a hydrocarbon chain
Sifting out cancer cells
09 August 2007
A microscopic sieve opens the way to earlier diagnosis of oral cancer, say US researchers.
Structure-recognition software unveiled
08 August 2007
Chemists saved the trouble of converting old pictures of chemical structures into computer-readable format
Window into nanospace could boost batteries
08 August 2007
Investigating how nickel hydroxide crystals grow in nanospace could lead to improved performance of rechargeable batteries, say scientists in Japan.
The burning issue
07 August 2007
Fossil fuel combustion in pure oxygen would make greenhouse gasses easier to capture
Neurons grow less dense
07 August 2007
A chip that allows neurons to grow in isolation could be used to study how cells communicate.
Novartis loses Indian patent law case
06 August 2007
Claim against government's 'unconstitutional' patent law is dismissed
Unique antibiotic beats superbugs' resistance
06 August 2007
Study shows molecule's antibiotic mechanism and paves way for new group of drugs.
Latest biomaterials offer fuel cell hope
06 August 2007
Carbon nanotube scaffolds that can support bacterial cells could be used as electrodes in microbial fuel cells.
Making light work of drug release
03 August 2007
Photolabile masking agents from organic synthesis used for precision drug delivery.
Cure for Chagas' disease a step closer
03 August 2007
Combining chemical and enzymatic approaches brings promise of a cure for a debilitating parasitic disease.
Protein detection made simple
03 August 2007
Scientists in China have developed a simple sensor for proteins in DNA using gold nanoparticles.
Bad milk leads to bald mice
02 August 2007
Crucial hormone implicated in alopecia, inflammation, and diabetes.
Europe poised for a surge in generic drugs
02 August 2007
First generic drug to seek pan-European approval gets the go-ahead.
Temperature responsive cell scaffolding
02 August 2007
A porous polymer scaffold for tissue engineering, which has tuneable cell adhesion, has been developed by Swedish and Belgian scientists.
Young scientists win million-Euro prizes
01 August 2007
Chemists rewarded in European Young Investigator Awards
Now you stick me, now you don't
01 August 2007
A new type of reversible adhesion changes stickiness at the flip of a pH switch
Dual detection
01 August 2007
Scientists at the University of Virginia, US, have developed a sensor able to detect both dopamine and serotonin simultaneously in vivo for the first time.
