News May 2007
Practical protein nanotubes
31 May 2007
Nanotubes that can bind reversibly to oxygen, could open the door to a new class of protein-based materials.
Salty water makes barnacles stick
30 May 2007
A sea-like saline solution triggers the self-assembly of barnacle adhesive peptides
Nanocomposites from bubbles
29 May 2007
Nanotubes and nanowires could be used in materials and devices by blowing them into films, a process so cheap it is used to make bin bags
Chelated iron to treat malnutrition
29 May 2007
Adding cheap chelated iron supplements to cereals could help beat childhood iron-deficiency anaemia.
Getting the measure of tears
29 May 2007
Doctors could one day drop tears to diagnose disease by Raman spectroscopy.
Interview: Health and natural hazards
29 May 2007
José A. Centeno talks to Kathryn Lees about how Mother Nature affects our health.
Golden glue
29 May 2007
Theoretical chemists predict that gold atoms could serve as a versatile glue to stick molecules together.
EU legislation would prevent medical MRI scans
25 May 2007
European physical agents legislation could make MRI scanners 'impractical', new study shows
Keeping it green
25 May 2007
Preview: some chemistry labelled as green may be nothing of the kind, warn researchers who worry that mediocre science is damaging their subject
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Predicting neurotransmitter signals
25 May 2007
Quantum chemical calculations could help scientists locate GABA in the brain.
Palladium coupling in fewer steps
24 May 2007
Look out, Suzuki - Canadian chemists have successfully joined up simple benzene ring-like aromatics without any pre-activation
BP pulls out of carbon capture plans
24 May 2007
BP has ditched plans to build the world's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) power plant in Peterhead, Scotland.
Instant insight: Back in black
24 May 2007
Markus Antonietti, Arne Thomas and Maria Titirici discuss the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass - is it a solution to the CO2 problem?
Interview: The crystal ball game
24 May 2007
Is polymorphism crystal clear? Nicola Nugent asks Ashwini Nangia.
Pigment helps fungi to 'eat' radiation
23 May 2007
Radiation can be used as an energy source by some fungi, according to a report from scientists in the US
Scientists seek indicators of illness
22 May 2007
Grand biomarker hunt announced by UK's Medical Research Council
GSK drug's safety questioned
22 May 2007
Study finds that diabetes treatment Avandia raises heart attack risks
On-chip solubility screening
22 May 2007
On-chip method screens many compounds' solubility rapidly and cheaply
New cancer therapy within reach
22 May 2007
Radiopharmacueticals reach their target with shorter arms.
New technique to finger suspects
21 May 2007
Functionalised antibodies can detect drug metabolites in fingerprints
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Instant insight: Essential metals
21 May 2007
Xiangyang Liang, Dominic Campopiano and Peter Sadler at the University of Edinburgh, UK, examine how and why metals cross membranes.
Tunable photonics with high refractive index
18 May 2007
Scientists in Hong Kong have created a polymer with a refractive index that can be tuned as high as 1.81.
Something in the water
18 May 2007
How much cocaine is going up Dublin's nose? The answer lies in the output from the city's wastewater treatment plants.
Interview: Light and life
18 May 2007
Are lawnmowers a thing of the past? Pill-Soon Song explains all to Celia Clarke.
Further integration of micro fluidics and mass spec
17 May 2007
Glass microchip combines microfluidic channels with a nanospray emitter for electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Bacterial navigation reprogrammed
17 May 2007
US scientists have forced bacteria to follow new chemical signals, by tweaking the bugs' natural guidance system.
Nanopolymers get stuck in
16 May 2007
Researchers have glued two materials together with a one nanometre-high layer of polymer chains
Growing particles from the inside out
16 May 2007
Gold particles have been grown inside silica nanoshells in an inside out approach to synthesis.
Sugar solution for HIV?
16 May 2007
Sugars could be the basis for future HIV vaccines, according to researchers in the US.
New research centres for UK chemistry
15 May 2007
Two research centres hoping to add new dimensions to UK chemistry are officially launched
The clean art of conservation
15 May 2007
Supercritical carbon dioxide cleans up ancient textiles without damaging them
Metal centre holds key to gas reduction
15 May 2007
Removal of nitrogen oxides from car exhaust fumes continues to be a challenge for environmental scientists.
Large-scale biopolymer production
14 May 2007
BASF's decisive step toward starting commercial production of biopolymers for making plastics
Double ion carriers offer drug lead
14 May 2007
Synthetic molecules that can simultaneously transport two different ions across a membrane could lead to a new class of drugs.
The atmosphere on Saturn's moon
11 May 2007
Spectroscopic measurements used to study the formation of large and complex organic molecules making up the atmosphere on Saturn's moon
Wine's fruity chemicals sniffed out
11 May 2007
Analysis of red wines with mass spectrometers and noses has revealed the chemistry behind their fruitiness
The drive to reform methanol
11 May 2007
Decomposing hydrogen peroxide to power hydrogen production from methanol improves fuel cell efficiency.
Protein unfolding step-by-step
11 May 2007
Raman spectroscopy could prove useful in studies of protein structure and fibril formation in Alzheimer's disease.
Comment: Blair's legacy
10 May 2007
Peter Cotgreave, director of the Campaign for Science and Engineering in the UK, reflects on 10 years under Blair's leadership
New electrode material for high-capacity lithium batteries
10 May 2007
'Layered-layered' nanocomposite could lead to more efficient batteries
Hot-wiring enzymes for fuel cells
10 May 2007
Using anthracene to link laccase to electrodes delivers electrons straight to the active site.
Fluid approach to 3D microstructures
10 May 2007
US scientists have developed a cheaper and quicker way of making three-dimensional microstructures.
Controlling prion folding
09 May 2007
Prions, infamously linked to mad cow disease, have crucial subsections that control whether or not they will cross between species
Multinozzle to speed up lab-on-a-chip proteomics
09 May 2007
Lab-on-a-chip technology meets conventional mass spectrometry
Selenium flowers and walnuts
09 May 2007
Flowers and walnuts are just some of the shapes scientists in China have made in a technique developed for making selenium microstructures.
Yearly anti-osteoporosis jab goes straight to the bone
08 May 2007
An annual injection could stop osteoporotic bone fractures in post-menopausal women
Illuminating infection
08 May 2007
To detect a parvovirus you just need to lighten up, say Italian scientists.
Eastern blot on the landscape
04 May 2007
Molecular biologists have a Southern blot, a northern blot and a western blot, but is there space on the compass for an eastern?
Cutting the cost of climate change
04 May 2007
Scientists have welcomed a UN climate change report that sets out a range of affordable options for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
Nanobombs away!
04 May 2007
A porous silicon nanobomb that heats up with near-infrared irradiation could cause cancer cells in the body to explode.
The many faces of platinum
03 May 2007
Novel electrochemical synthesis produces multi-faceted, catalytically efficient platinum nanocrystals
Particle physics gets smaller
03 May 2007
The University of Manchester, UK, is leading a project to build a more compact particle accelerator
Uncertain future for Europe's MIT rival
03 May 2007
Plans for a European Institute of Technology to rival the US' Massachusetts's Institute of Technology are in disarray
Unravelling the prion mystery
03 May 2007
Tiny differences between mammalian and non-mammalian prions could be responsible for diseases such as CJD, say Italian scientists.
Instant insight: In from the cold
03 May 2007
Bill Baker extols the virtues of cold-water marine natural products and considers their future prospects.
Mild green ionic liquids
03 May 2007
Washing with eutectic solvents cleans up biodiesel - and produces glycerol.
Chemists arrive at the island of stability
02 May 2007
Despite predictions of exotic properties, 'superheavy' element 112 behaves like one of the family
Ionic liquids' Etch a Sketch surprise
02 May 2007
Write, erase, and write again - on the surfaces of frozen organic salts
Protein printboard
02 May 2007
'Molecular printboard' technique builds protein biochips with unprecedented control over binding specificity, strength, and orientation
Pores for thought
02 May 2007
Researchers in Switzerland have made artificial membrane pores that can recognise nucleotides.
China government appoints new science chief
01 May 2007
Wan Gang is first non-communist minister for 35 years
Pocket-sized PCR machine
01 May 2007
A device for amplifying DNA that runs on two-AA batteries and costs about £5 to make.
Bridging the industry-laboratory gap
01 May 2007
Lab tests of single crystal catalysts bear little relation to their use in industry - until now.
Iron taxis
01 May 2007
Scientists are closer to understanding a neurodegenerative disease thanks to a study into the role of the protein frataxin.
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