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24 May 2013 Jobs Profile (Company)
As startups flourish and outsourcing increases, Labstract is stepping in to provide space, expertise and training for the new model of R&D, as Yfke Hager learns
Chad Mirkin named Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
24 May 2013 News and Analysis
This year’s prize has been awarded to US nanotechnologist Chad Mirkin for his work on spherical nucleic acids
Releasing reactive oxygen
24 May 2013 Research
Light prompts nanoparticles to discharge singlet oxygen payloads
Microwaves show their hand
24 May 2013 Research
New technique can tell left from right even at low concentrations
$500m fine over generics fraud for Ranbaxy
23 May 2013 Business
Company has pleaded guilty to fabricating data and producing substandard drugs
Egyptian research budget ‘unspent’
23 May 2013 News and Analysis
Egypt's ministry of scientific research faces funding cuts, after failing to spend most of this year's budget.
Flying: heavier or lighter than air?
23 May 2013 Last Retort
Hydrogen balloons have fallen out of favour, except in chemistry demonstrations
The power of multivalency against cholera
23 May 2013 Research
Inhibitor combines a pentavalent scaffold with cell membrane sugar to trick and trap the cholera toxin
Understanding sulfa drugs' side effects
23 May 2013 Research
Over 70 years since their first use, scientists discover how sulfanonamide drugs cause their neurological side effects
Compulsory licences: necessity or threat?
23 May 2013 Comments
Are compulsory licences for patent-protected drugs a necessary measure, or a threat to innovation?
US Supreme Court rules in favour of Monsanto
22 May 2013 News and Analysis
An Indiana farmer who was trying to replicate Monsanto-patented seeds infringed on the company’s intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court has determined
Lords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines
22 May 2013 News and Analysis
Bill aims to underline the necessity of animal experiments, says Robert Winston
Cathinone
22 May 2013 Podcast | Compounds
Simon Cotton introduces us to cathinone, the active ingredient in the stimulant Khat
Digitally unrolling historical scrolls
22 May 2013 Research
X-ray tomography can unroll and read parchment scrolls that have become stuck together.
Notebooks go digital
22 May 2013 Review
Electronic lab notebooks are growing in popularity across chemistry. Anthony King looks at what’s on the market
B-vitamins may delay Alzheimer’s onset
21 May 2013 Research
Taking B-vitamins keeps brain tissue healthier for longer, and may help stave off dementia
Silver nanoparticles see the light
21 May 2013 Research
New method makes nanoparticles luminescent but mechanism remains unexplained
Petition calls for science minister to go
20 May 2013 News and Analysis
Russian scientists begin campain for reforms in science and higher education policy to be altered
RNA world hypothesis strengthened by iron
20 May 2013 Research
Back when oxygen was scarce, ancient RNA catalysts may have used iron as a cofactor
Growing a microgarden
17 May 2013 Research
Barium carbonate crystals have been coaxed to form nano-flowers by controlling their chemical environment
3D printer churns out bionic ear
17 May 2013 Research
Seamless integration of electronics and tissue could be used with other artificial implants and synthetic organs
An udder cuppa?
16 May 2013 Research
A chemical analysis of tea suggests cows should be chewing the cha
Australian budget hits higher education hard
16 May 2013 News and Analysis
Chemists hope that central relevance of their science to the big questions will afford them some protection from cuts
GSK partners Save the Children for Africa project
16 May 2013 Business
Company and charity will work together to provide medicines for the developing world
Admissions advice
15 May 2013 The Insider
With university places at a premium, Emma Stoye gets some tips on standing out and securing a place on the right course
Lawrence Livermore lab offers voluntary redundancy to 10% of employees
15 May 2013 News and Analysis
US Department of Energy lab is trying to address anticipated budgetary difficulties by cutting 600 workers
Digoxin
15 May 2013 Podcast | Compounds
Emma Stoye on digoxin, a toxic product of foxgloves, and the birth of modern pharmacology
Desktop printed paper electronics
15 May 2013 Research
An easier way to create printed circuits on paper using a liquid metal ink
Selective sulfane sulfur detection
15 May 2013 Research
Molecular probes could shed light on mechanisms of disease
Sugar solution to toxic gold recovery
15 May 2013 Research
The environmental legacy of salvaging gold from electronic waste can be dramatically cut using corn starch instead of cyanide
Congress says US needs a science laureate
14 May 2013 News and Analysis
New legislation proposes the appointment of a public champion for research
Scientists to crowdsource power plant data
14 May 2013 News and Analysis
A new project calls on citizen scientists to help map carbon dioxide emissions
Canada’s research council is open – for business
14 May 2013 News and Analysis
Government plans to turn scientific body into a 'tool for industry' leading to fears basic research will be sidelined
The name's (quadruple) bond?
13 May 2013 The Crucible
Philip Ball discusses the contentious issue of C2 bonding. Dare we draw four lines?
Lab-on-a-chip rises to cola challenge
13 May 2013 Research
'Liquid fingerprinting' can 'taste' the difference between red wines, mineral waters and vodkas
Early malaria diagnosis
13 May 2013 Research
Raman spectroscopy identifies malarial infection by looking for parasite by-products
Step towards a spider venom vaccine
13 May 2013 Research
Engineered protein can be used to produce antivenoms and might provide long-lasting protection against bites
Super Glue for cells
10 May 2013 Research
Cell adhesive made by inverting phosphatidyl choline into choline phosphate
EU struggles to fix faltering carbon trading scheme
10 May 2013 News and Analysis
Supporters of emissions market hopeful parliament will vote again on measure to bolster price of pollution
Carbon nanotubes not commercially viable for Bayer
9 May 2013 Business
Company terminates Baytubes project and seeks to divest its know-how in the area
Atomic nuclei go pear-shaped
9 May 2013 Research
Lopsided radium and radon nuclei precisely measured for the first time
Understanding defects in graphene
9 May 2013 Research
Gaseous organic by-products that form during graphene preparation signal dents in its structure
Greener, cleaner steel
9 May 2013 Research
Chromium anode could cut steel making carbon emissions and allow higher quality grades of the metal to be manufactured
Mineral dust plays key role in cloud formation and chemistry
9 May 2013 Research
New understanding of particulates role in the atmosphere will help inform climate models
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