News December 2007
Capped carbon nanotubes as chemical couriers
21 December 2007
US scientists have reported a mild new method for trapping liquids and nanoparticles inside carbon nanotubes.
Off-the-peg organic synthesis goes commercial
20 December 2007
Bifunctional haloboronates clip together quickly and easily
Instant insight: Think outside the cell
20 December 2007
Mark Wilson and Justin Yerbury at the University of Wollongong, Australia, examine proteins' extracellular activities.
Chip-based gene transfer
19 December 2007
A lab on a chip style approach is proving a highly efficient method for transferring DNA into stem cells.
Snapshot of proteins linked to autism
19 December 2007
Researchers have unveiled the structure of a key protein complex implicated in brain disorders such as autism
Boom and bust for antimalarial industry
19 December 2007
China's artemisinin producers face market collapse
Interview: Exciting Materials
19 December 2007
Seth Marder talks to Gavin Armstrong about organic electronics, two-photon chemistry and surface patterning
Instant insight: Systems chemistry
19 December 2007
Sijbren Otto and Fred Ludlow call on chemists to embrace complexity and take up systems chemistry
Cutting-edge chemistry in 2007
18 December 2007
Chemistry World reviews the important trends, and biggest breakthroughs, of the year's science papers
A logical approach to designer cells
18 December 2007
Logic gates made from proteins could lead the way to yeast cells that can self regulate during fermentation, say US scientists
Seeds of doubt
18 December 2007
Uncertainty hangs over plans to fertilise the world's oceans with iron
Radioactive urine analysis
18 December 2007
A system to detect plutonium in urine quickly in an emergency has been developed by Canadian scientists.
PCR light switch
18 December 2007
US scientists take control of the polymerase chain reaction by switching it on and off with ultraviolet light.
Blow to hopes for life on Mars
17 December 2007
Organic molecules found on the Red Planet could have chemical - not biological - origins
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Silicon nanowire boost for rechargeable batteries
17 December 2007
Nanowire electrode for lithium batteries increases capacity, lifetime and power
A simpler way to photonic crystals
17 December 2007
Cheap two-step method to make angular crystals from tiny polymer beads
Superconducting cuttlefish
17 December 2007
UK chemists have used cuttlefish bones to template the growth of new superconductors
Instant insight: Ionic liquids - instantly on site
17 December 2007
Natalia Plechkova and Kenneth Seddon examine how ionic liquids are being applied in the real world.
Smallest ever advent calendar made
14 December 2007
German scientists have made a nano-scale advent calendar, complete with snowman and Santa
Interview: Top marks for proteomics
11 December 2007
Kathleen Too talks to Thomas Kodadek about Jacques Cousteau, biomarkers and diagnostic tools.
Lithium livens up carbon dioxide conversion catalyst
13 December 2007
Wouldn't it be good if we could make useful chemicals from carbon dioxide?
Enzyme-powered delivery vehicles
14 December 2007
Dutch scientists have made nanotubes move using enzyme-powered motors
Semen protein raises HIV infection risk
13 December 2007
HIV virus found to piggyback into cells on a protein found in semen
Defrosting magnetic single molecules
13 December 2007
In the future computer memory could be made from molecular magnets say European researchers
Iron oxide succumbs to the gentle touch
12 December 2007
Chemists have made a new compound by reducing strontium iron oxide at low temperature
Aqueous Fischer-Tropsch is clean and green
12 December 2007
Water-soluble catalyst provides a green route to synthetic hydrocarbon fuels
Instant insight: A changing climate for coral reefs
12 December 2007
Janice Lough wonders if the demise of the world's coral reefs may already be irreversible
Interview: Top marks for proteomics
11 December 2007
Kathleen Too talks to Thomas Kodadek about Jacques Cousteau, biomarkers and diagnostic tools.
Chemists fake virus capsids
11 December 2007
Chemical 'tiles' could snap together to make football-like shell
Patent delays mar bumper year for US tech transfer
11 December 2007
Spinouts, licensing and inventions up but patents down
Extending the catenane chain
11 December 2007
Chemists in the US have taken the first step towards an entirely new, flexible form of polymer.
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A crystal structure with a bang
10 December 2007
For the first time UK researchers have determined the full structure of a new form of an explosive material at high pressure
Protruding polymer offers release
10 December 2007
Researchers from the US have created smart nanocomposite films whose potential applications range from self cleaning sensors to fuel efficient transport.
Haem's secret life as a hormone exposed
07 December 2007
Best known as blood's oxygen carrier, haem may also be a signalling molecule
Digital displays with better breeding
07 December 2007
Mixing dyes with DNA could be the solution for bright, robust electronic displays and digital paper.
Selectively-sticky-back plastic
07 December 2007
A simple and effective treatment can make plastics more biocompatible by altering their surface properties.
Chemists make fullerene necklace
06 December 2007
Self-assembling string of buckyballs linked by aromatic 'pincer'
Lighter compounds could become heavyweight energy champions
06 December 2007
European researchers have observed new phase transitions and complex behaviour in potential hydrogen storage materials
Acrylamide cancer link confirmed
05 December 2007
New study finds first evidence for increased risk of cancer in women 
Structural snapshot shows monster protein
05 December 2007
Largest cellular component ever imaged by x-ray crystallography may make useful drug carrier
Water cleaning membrane shows hybrid vigour
05 December 2007
Polymer containing protein channels could clean waste water and deliver drugs
Shrinky DinkŪ microfluidics
05 December 2007
A children's toy has been turned into a microfluidic research tool in the hands of US engineers.
Microfluidics prove in-gene-ious
05 December 2007
Analysing genes in individual cells is now simpler, cheaper and more effective thanks to US researchers.
Polymer chemistry tackles implant concerns
04 December 2007
Haemocompatible and shape-memory polymers the future of stents
Nanotech meets big business
04 December 2007
UK government seeks to marry up local innovators with international business partners
Helping hand for Antarctic clean-up
04 December 2007
Australian scientists are helping to clear up the mess left behind after decades of research activity in Antarctica
The holey grail of hydrogen storage
04 December 2007
A polymer riddled with tiny pores could lead to a novel hydrogen fuel tank, say chemists in the US
Australian scientists await Rudd's 'education revolution'
03 December 2007
High hopes for science as new Labor government ratifies Kyoto
Flash memory enters another dimension
03 December 2007
Enhanced data storage with layers of gold nanoparticles
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