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Catalyst duo exerts powerful stereocontrol
30 May 2013 Research
Different catalyst combinations select between stereoisomeric products as reaction forms bond between two chiral reactants
Small lights, big impression
30 May 2013 
Feature
Andy Extance goggles at the display revolution, the culmination of 30 years of research into organic light emitting diodes
Templates ring up uniform nanotubes
26 May 2013 Research
Carbon nanotube growth from ‘nanorings’ provides diameter control
Microreactors tame osmium tetroxide
30 April 2013 Research
Nanobrush-lined silicone channels spare chemists from deadly fumes, while achieving high dihydroxylation and oxidative cleavage conversions
Electron flashes catch organics in the act
17 April 2013 Research
‘Beautiful’ diffraction movie shows small molecule superconductor candidate transition from insulator to metal phases
Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes
14 April 2013 Research
Two-stage electrolysis releases hydrogen on demand separately from oxygen, enabling cheaper renewable energy production
Court convicts ex-Aptuit researcher over drug data
21 March 2013 Business
Altered liquid chromatography results at Scottish site lead to first successful good lab practice prosecution
Tiny insights
20 March 2013 Feature
Scientists are adopting a range of 3D imaging techniques to reveal structural secrets. Andy Extance looks inside their work
University cleared, student recovering after poisoning
13 March 2013 News and Analysis
Seemingly deliberate thallium and arsenic exposure leaves Southampton PhD chemist fighting nerve damage
'Plasmonic smart dust' conjures kinetics clues
12 March 2013 Research
Silica-coated gold nanoparticles enable versatile optical sensing method to track reaction kinetics
UK considers patent rule change for trials
4 March 2013 Business
Government to change law that organisations say makes the country less appealing as a location for clinical trials
Chemical transport defines ‘Goldilocks’ cell size
28 February 2013 Research
Too big and macromolecules like proteins and DNA have to travel too far, too small and they’re too crowded
Time slicing captures molecular birth pictures
22 February 2013 Research
Reaction-timescale x-ray images of I2 formation push instrumental and interpretation boundaries
Insulator pile shows solar potential
19 February 2013 Research
LaVO3/SrTiO3 system promises to bring better electron-hole separation and native electrodes to photovoltaics
Phenome Centre goes for gold
15 February 2013 Feature
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility
Enzyme draws nanopore protein sequencing nearer
3 February 2013 Research
Californian team hope changes in current as unfoldase drags proteins through a pore could identify individual amino acids
India pushes for emergency drug licences
21 January 2013 Business
Government looks set to force licensing of three patented cancer drugs
Crystals aim to light up dark matter
9 January 2013 Research
Scaling calcium tungstate detector up to 500kg will improve chances of finding Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs)
Phenome centre move ends GSK role
8 January 2013 News and Analysis
‘Olympic legacy’ centre to shift to dedicated Imperial College Hammersmith Hospital facility
Overcoming small obstacles
19 December 2012 Feature
Andy Extance looks at nanofabrication methods combining printing and lithography
Chemists cull compounds using ‘intuition’
30 November 2012 Research
Medicinal chemists apparently decided which fragments should be in their screening collection using surprisingly few parameters
Molecular muscle machines bulk up
26 October 2012 Research
Iron co-ordination wrestles daisy-chain rotaxane molecular machines into a muscle-mimicking polymer
RNA teams up to beat selfish rivals
18 October 2012 Research
Ribozymes that cooperate outdo autocatalytic rivals, supporting the idea that life evolved from an ‘RNA world’
Perovskite posits answer to xenon riddle
11 October 2012 Research
The surprising noble gas ratio in the Earth's atmosphere could be explain by the solubility of these gases in magma during the planet's formation
Silicon sliver implants melt away
27 September 2012 Research
Transfer printing silicon and magnesium onto silk makes water-soluble 64-pixel camera and anti-bacterial heater, heralding ‘transient’ medical devices
UK university lab shut after student poisoning
18 September 2012 News and Analysis
Police and safety body investigate as University of Southampton PhD student exposed to thallium and arsenic falls ill
Sweaty buildings cool themselves
10 September 2012 Research
Keeping buildings cool with hydrogels, while cutting carbon emissions is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration
Inert nanoshells succumb to iron will
24 August 2012 Research
Doping hollow silica nanoshells with iron could make them biodegradable and therefore safer for medical applications like real-time tumour imaging
Cells step toward plugless charging
15 August 2012 Research
Piezoelectric power packs that could self-charge as you walk on them skip usual first electricity generation stage
Carbon clusters score lucky seven
14 August 2012 Research
Teaming up with titanium is predicted to deliver stable seven-coordinate carbon dication, larger than any seen in the lab
‘Spider threads’ bring great self-healing power
6 August 2012 Research
Mimicking silk protein’s stimuli responsiveness not only brings millimetre-scale cracks together, it also successfully recreates its legendary toughness
Plasmons with a purpose
2 August 2012 Feature
Plasmonic effects have rapidly gone from curiosity to treating cancer. Andy Extance trips the light fantastic
Polymers perform non-DNA evolution
19 April 2012 News Archive
Successful transcription of DNA to xeno-nucleic acids (XNA) and back again shows that life's chemistry could have very different
Microfluidic fuel cell powers forward
10 April 2012 News Archive
Laminar flow eliminates expensive membranes, allowing higher power density and otherwise incompatible fuels and oxidants to be used
Speciation measures
24 February 2012 Feature
The boom in analytical methods for determining the distribution of an element between its different chemical forms is charted by Andy Extance
Protocells called thermal springs home
13 February 2012 News Archive
Cells' ionic composition suggests life may have originated in thermal springs rather than deep sea vents
Calculations reveal carbon-carbon quadruple bond
29 January 2012 News Archive
High bonding order possible in main group and may be responsible for the ability to isolate molecular species
Tube-wrapped lamp makes malaria drug
20 January 2012 News Archive
Continuous flow photochemistry enables critical singlet oxygen hydroperoxidation, raising hopes of cheap artemisinin production
Dirty pots reveal ancient fish suppers
24 October 2011 News Archive
Isotope ratios and fatty acids residues in ancient pottery indicate that Europeans carried on fishing after farming began
Water erodes 'lock and key' drug model
17 October 2011 News Archive
Protein binding is not ruled by increases in entropy when ligands displace water, contrary to long-held 'hydrophobic effect' theory
Engines of innovation
29 September 2011 Feature
Our desire for economical but environmentally friendly transport has driven progress in fuel and oil additives. But as Andy Extance discovers, further development is needed
UK average tuition fees to hit £8,393
14 July 2011 News Archive
Universities claim schemes to widen participation are not tackling the problem of underachievement in schools
Funders unveil 'elite' open access journal
4 July 2011 News Archive
Three research foundations say they are answering scientist demand for an open access rival to Cell, Nature and Science
Liquid assets
28 April 2011 Feature
Nazi Germany and apartheid South Africa helped found the Fischer-Tropsch synthetic fuel industry. Andy Extance discovers how it is now adapting to polish its reputation
Surface plasmons create vivid holograms
7 April 2011 News Archive
Natural colour images that appear under white light could lead to moving 3D pictures and 'revolutionary' personalised medicine tools.
Battery turns entropy into electricity
23 March 2011 News Archive
Renewable power technology boosted by extraction of marine entropy
Hydrazine fuels hydrogen power hopes
17 March 2011 News Archive
Improving how spent a hydrogen storage material is regenerated makes it a more practical prospect for powering fuel cells.
GSK will pay off UK graduate tuition fees
8 March 2011 News Archive
Drug maker backs its belief in the country by totally reimbursing top graduates' fees
Pfizer to close historic UK site
2 February 2011 News Archive
Challenging industry climate looks set to claim majority of 2400 pharma jobs at renowned facility in Sandwich in Kent
Rehabilitating captured CO2
31 January 2011 Feature
Rather than burying it underground, companies are developing processes that use carbon dioxide emissions as chemical starting materials. Andy Extance investigates
Dimer delivers pinpoint recognition
24 January 2011 News Archive
Synthetic molecule pairs up to provide a novel way to mimic selective binding seen in biological systems
EPSRC plans represent 'huge change'
12 January 2011 News Archive
Academics concerned changes and cuts at chemistry funding body could threaten careers
Images show atom 'spinning top' control
12 December 2010 News Archive
Precession of quantum mechanical angular momentum in atomic oxygen can be directed and pictured, potentially allowing more detailed reaction studies
Hydrogen bond set to be redefined
3 November 2010 News Archive
Evidence of a more covalent nature and more possible partners than previously thought leads to a long-needed reclassification
Dancing facets reveal nanowire kinetics
21 October 2010 News Archive
Scientists snap sapphire columns taking two steps forward, and one step back
DNA strides into organic synthesis
10 October 2010 News Archive
Programmed DNA walker autonomously controls a sequence of three reactions with record yield
Peptide balls prove stiffer than steel
8 October 2010 News Archive
Could Alzheimer's-related material help produce a space elevator?
Warming worry shades ozone success
22 September 2010 News Archive
CFC replacements may have helped repair the hole in the ozone layer, but could contribute significantly to climate change
French plough money into green chemistry
18 August 2010 News Archive
Research into developing green chemical processes to gain ?200 million in funds over the next 4 years in France
Science controversy authors fight on
12 August 2010 News Archive
Chemistry weaknesses in 'reactome bioarray' work do not undermine its effectiveness, its inventors say
Molecular interference reveals reactions
28 July 2010 News Archive
Scientists see atoms reacting on the femtosecond timescale in unprecedented detail using femtosecond laser spectroscopy
Buckyballs give clue to space mystery
22 July 2010 News Archive
Fullerenes have been identified in space, raising the hopes of discoverer Harry Kroto that they hold the answer to a persistent astronomical problem
Powering up organic solar cells
22 June 2010 News Archive
Nanofibre electronic films based on multi-part organic molecules could boost organic solar cells
Prepare to lose metals, says UN group
20 May 2010 News Archive
Speciality metals like lithium, neodymium and indium could become restricted unless recycling rates improve, say reports
Nanotube chip creates bioelectronic link
6 May 2010 News Archive
Wrapping a carbon nanotube in a lipid bilayer containing 'biological machines' integrates active proteins into a transistor for the first time
Balloon model bursts battery charge gap
12 April 2010 News Archive
Energy loss caused by previously ignored lithium ion exchange between storage particles inside a battery
Silver sputtered nano chips mimic brain synapse
4 March 2010 News Archive
New approach to embedding silver in silicon-based memristors set to help researchers imitate animal brains
Bacterial mix sweetens biodrug synthesis
1 March 2010 News Archive
Putting modified bacterial genes into E. coli enables uniform glycoprotein production
Reversing attraction shrinks car batteries
15 February 2010 News Archive
Using repulsive van der Waals forces could enable US scientists to halve the size of lithium-ion batteries
Polymer nanofibres smash energy record
29 January 2010 News Archive
Direct-write piezoelectric 'nanogenerators' based on organic nanofibres could power miniature devices with their impressive energy conversion efficiency
Boron cluster forms unique ring system
24 January 2010 News Archive
Concentric double pi-structure doesn't exist in organic compounds
Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye
15 January 2010 News Archive
A basic quantum computer has successfully calculated hydrogen's molecular energy
LED TVs spark trimethylgallium price rise
8 January 2010 News Archive
TVs backlit by LEDs have caused the first price rise for trimethylgallium in industry players' memories
STFC funding axe bodes ill for UK science
17 December 2009 News Archive
UK Science and Technology Facilities Council reprioritises, slashing studentships and facility funding as budgets are cut
'Climategate' resolution underlines concern over data falsification
11 December 2009 News Archive
US politicians raise pressure on scientists to ensure research legitimacy after email leak suggesting unethical practices at University of East Anglia
Pharma supplier accused of multi-million pound fraud
31 July 2009 News Archive
South African pharmaceutical ingredient supplier accused of a £1.2 billion investment fraud
Window opened on nanodot domain state formation
17 July 2009 News Archive
Scientists have directly observed how domain states form in nanometre-scale ferroelectric crystals for the first time
Detailed crystal structure raises antibiotic hopes
9 July 2009 News Archive
High resolution snapshots reveal how bacteria become resistant to quinolone antibiotics
Anyone who has a heart...
1 September 2004 Feature
. is also the proud owner of a heartbeat working under the control of a number of membrane spanning proteins known as voltage dependent ion channels. Andy Extance gets to the heart of the matter.
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