News December 2005
Europe could lead the way in nanomedicine
22 December 2005
European researchers are developing leading technologies in the emerging field of nanomedicine but have few opportunities to exploit them commercially.
Models of proton transport in fuel cell membranes
22 December 2005
Quantum modelling is helping explain how protons are transported through the polymer membranes used in fuel cells.
New steps to organofluorines via silanes
22 December 2005
New pathways for controlled synthesis of fluorinated targets have been opened up by UK researchers.
Flow system leads to faster isolation of reaction products
21 December 2005
A less labour-intensive bench-top flow method of carrying out organic reactions has been investigated by scientists in the UK.
Getting liquids to follow the light
21 December 2005
US researchers have taken advantage of the so-called coffee-ring effect to move liquids around using only heated gold nanoparticles.
Enhanced anti-gene strategies
21 December 2005
Researchers in Japan have developed anti-gene oligonucleotides which bind more tightly to target genes, and are less likely to bind to the wrong genes.
£10 million for medicinal chemists
21 December 2005
Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research organisation, is tackling a medicinal chemistry crisis with a £10 million grant.
Building bridges in enzyme chemistry
21 December 2005
A new class of complex containing a borohydride group bound between two nickel atoms has been made that may have applications in molecular magnetic materials.
Boost for UK nuclear research
21 December 2005
The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute is creating a £20 million nuclear research and teaching project.
Nanoscale analysis of biological samples
20 December 2005
A new approach to nanoscale analysis of the elements in biological samples and gels has been developed by scientists in Germany
Microwave cooking for soluble CNTs
20 December 2005
The industrial processing of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) could become much easier with the development of a quick and simple way to make them highly soluble.
Creating chirality in crystals
19 December 2005
Chemists from Canada have found a new way to perform asymmetric catalysis - in a crystal.
Open access debated in Westminster
19 December 2005
The open access controversy continues with a recent parliamentary debate, which revealed that the UK government is still not convinced the so-called author pays open access publish...
How copper complexes target hypoxic cells
19 December 2005
Understanding how copper complexes target hypoxic tissues (those lacking oxygen) could aid cancer treatment, say UK chemists.
Update: Reach crosses next hurdle, more to come
16 December 2005
As news of the ministerial agreement on Reach filtered through to Strasbourg, MEPs have reacted with dismay.
Designer dendrimers for recognition and detection
16 December 2005
New dendrimers that display both recognition and detection properties with enhanced biological activity have been developed.
Hydrogen peroxide probe
15 December 2005
A new fluorescent probe that can detect the level of hydrogen peroxide inside living cells has been developed by researchers in China.
Potential catalysts in the grip of carbon pincers
15 December 2005
Greener catalyst production could follow the development of unusually stable compounds containing uranium or early transition metals locked in a pincer-like grip
Applications stretch out for wavy silicon
15 December 2005
Artificial muscles and electronic skins for space bubbles will be easier to make now that materials scientists in the US have made stretchable and bendable electronic devices.
Modelling molecules for drug delivery
15 December 2005
Physical chemists have developed a technique that could improve the efficacy and reduce side effects of a common cancer drug.
Easy access to platinum nanoclusters
14 December 2005
A simple and efficient way to make stabilised platinum nanoparticles has been designed for nanotechnological applications.
Shining light on bone infections
14 December 2005
A combination of drugs and light offers a welcome new approach in the treatment of post-op bone infections.
Reach crosses next hurdle, more to come
13 December 2005
The EU competitiveness council today clinched a political agreement on Reach, on the basis of a qualified majority vote.
Potential source of new antibiotics investigated
13 December 2005
A bacterial enzyme with a highly unusual mechanism may lead to a range of novel antibiotics.
Molecular guests stay at the gates
13 December 2005
Researchers have simulated the gating of ion channels in the cell with purely inorganic porous nano-capsules built from molybdenum oxide modules.
Oil depot explosion, long-term health risks
12 December 2005
Reports of an explosion that yesterday tore through a UK oil storage terminal could be overlooking significant health risks.
Ion channels that open and close in response to light
12 December 2005
Researchers have developed an ion channel that can be opened and closed by exposing it to light at different wavelengths
Material scientists make bones crack up
12 December 2005
Material scientists have discovered why bones fracture more easily in some directions than others.
Oil spreads faster on water droplets
12 December 2005
An unexpected discovery into the way oil can spread across a surface holds numerous potential applications, report US researchers.
Scotland's industrial history is unearthed
09 December 2005
The industrial history of central Scotland over the past 2500 years has been traced by a team of Scottish researchers measuring lead and antimony in peat bog cores.
Metallurgists' models predict alloy applications
09 December 2005
Impurities could make soft metals the next-generation materials for jet-engine and nuclear-power plant turbines, claim US scientists.
Polysaccharides point to identity of Permian killer
08 December 2005
The discovery of polysaccharide remains supports a theory that the largest mass extinction in history was caused by massive volcanic eruptions.
Enzymatic synthesis of wood coatings
08 December 2005
Researchers in Sweden have developed an efficient biotechnological method to transform rapeseed oil into a wax coating for wooden surfaces.
Update: Learned society states position on open access
08 December 2005
The Royal Society claims that a critical open letter it received from a number of its members was written under false pretences.
Materials with light-sensitive physical properties
08 December 2005
A new light sensitive molecule that spontaneously arranges itself into a particular shape has been designed by European chemists.
New crystal form of maleic acid observed
07 December 2005
Researchers in the UK have observed a new crystal form of maleic acid for the first time.
Jury out on Germany's new research minister
07 December 2005
German scientists are keeping a close eye on the country's research ministry after chancellor Angela Merkel put a theologian with no scientific background in charge.
Detecting airborne mould in environmental samples
07 December 2005
Researchers from Sweden have developed a highly specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based system to measure a common airborne mould.
Heteroborane isomer stabilities predicted by energy penalties
06 December 2005
Boron's rich polyhedral structural chemistry continues to excite chemists, as German researchers find new ways to predict the relative stabilities of heteroboranes.
Carbon trading for economic growth
06 December 2005
Carbon trading is becoming a major economic force, according to a survey across the EU.
EU ministers close to agreement on Reach
05 December 2005
EU ministers hope to reach a political agreement on the proposed European chemicals policy, Reach, on 13 December.
Spontaneous solvate transformation
05 December 2005
Spontaneous transformation of one crystalline solvate of a succinic acid to another has been observed by Japanese and South African chemists.
Methanoic acid could be key in hydrogen economy
05 December 2005
UK researchers are investigating the feasibility that methanoic acid could play a key role in a low carbon emission economy
Animals' chemical detection system surprises researchers
02 December 2005
Taste is transmitted from tongue to brain by the molecule adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), not serotonin as previously thought, scientists in the US claim.
Designer molecules from a nanotech library
01 December 2005
Nanoparticles have been coaxed to morph into colloidal spheres that give a choice of designer particles for use as dyes, catalysts or biolabels, claim US chemists.
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