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US sues Novartis over alleged kickbacks

24 April 2013 Business

Company fraudulently paid pharmacies to switch patients onto its drugs, government claims

3D microfluidic liver on a chip

24 April 2013 Research

Paracrine signalling and osmotic pump help device mimic living tissue

Colour changing nanoparticles inspired by deep sea denizens

24 April 2013 Research

Striped structures could provide new ways of thinking about the creation of active camouflage systems or better computer displays

DNA, Russian opera and blue suede shoes

24 April 2013 Research

Duncan Graham talks to Rebecca Brodie about smart nanoprobes and his appearance on a UK fashion show

What does DNA do?

24 April 2013  Premium contentFeature

The more we learn about DNA, the less we seem to know, as Philip Ball discovers

Invest in research or be left behind, UK academies warn

23 April 2013 News and Analysis

Joint statement calls for increase in funding for innovative work over the next 10 years

Anschütz’s manometer

23 April 2013 Classic Kit

A compact and convenient distillation aid

Ireland picks preferred drugs

23 April 2013 Business

Using the cheapest of equivalent options could save healthcare providers millions

A sweet switch for an ageing heart

23 April 2013 Research

Studies of elastic protein reveal electrical response to glucose and the problems this might contribute to in old age

Carving graphene snowflakes with gases

23 April 2013 Research

Modifying a simple etching technique can carve fractal patterns into graphene sheets

A history of the electron: JJ and GP Thomson

23 April 2013 Review

A tale of two Thomsons

1050 jobs shed in Sabic restructuring

22 April 2013 Business

Cuts will be spread across European operations, but the Netherlands and UK take the brunt

RSC takes top UK business award

22 April 2013 News and Analysis

Society is commended for substantial growth in its overseas earnings

Creating biodegradable electronics using shellac

22 April 2013 Research

Green high-tech future for natural resin, shellac, as part of compostable, flexible displays and biocompatible devices

Quicker checks for safer water

22 April 2013 Research

Raman test can discriminate between different strains of Escherichia coli and Legionella

Solar boost for gas power stations

19 April 2013 News and Analysis

Reactor uses sun's heat to turn methane into energy rich syngas cutting fuel use by 20%

Objections raised to GSK pay-for-delay deals

19 April 2013 Business

The UK Office of Fair Trading believes deals to delay generic drugs infringed competition laws

Thermo Fisher to buy Life Technologies in $15.8bn deal

19 April 2013 Business

Equipment suppliers unite, bringing Thermo into life sciences and sequencing markets

Deadly blast destroys US fertiliser plant

18 April 2013 Business

Up to 15 dead and over 160 injured in a fire and explosion in Waco, Texas

Denatonium benzoate

18 April 2013 Podcast | Compounds

Brian Clegg has a sniff at the bitterest substance known to science

Opening up and sharing

18 April 2013 Comments

Openly sharing information and research is changing chemistry, says Jean-Claude Bradley. Be first, or be forgotten

Reducing the cost of perovskite solar cells

18 April 2013 Research

Cheaper photovoltaic devices could be produced using a method that does not require temperatures above 150°C

A fixation with nitrogen

18 April 2013  Premium contentFeature

Despite decades of work to develop alternative ways to make ammonia, the Haber–Bosch process is here to stay, Mark Peplow discovers

Higher apprenticeships offer degrees of difference

17 April 2013 Educated Chemist

Can an apprenticeship offer a genuine alternative to a university degree? James Mitchell Crowe investigates

Sensational science

17 April 2013 Letters

Was the discovery of Richard III's remains hyped by the press?