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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

On Ilkley Moor bar TNT

21 March 2013 Last Retort

A large explosion could have added an extra verse to the folk tune

Nitrogen dioxide

21 March 2013 Podcast | Compounds

Simon Cotton looks at the rocket propellant that causes environmental problems

Characterization of nanostructures

21 March 2013 Review

Tiny typing

New antimalarial drug class resists resistance

21 March 2013 Research

Drug candidate looks promising as scientists draw on past failures to address toxicity problems

Harry Kroto: From light years to nanometres – and back

21 March 2013 Research

Harry Kroto tells us how analytical chemistry shaped the discovery of fullerenes

Norman Dovichi: Singing the praises of the unsung hero

21 March 2013 Research

At this year's Pittcon, Norman Dovichi received the Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science from the RSC

£4.4m donation gives RI breathing room

20 March 2013 News and Analysis

Anonymous donation to the Royal Institution clears debts but does not yet secure the organisation's future

Prepare for interview success

20 March 2013 Careers Clinic

Getting ready for a job interview will make all the difference, so do your homework first, says Laura Woodward

UK's research shortfall reduced

20 March 2013 News and Analysis

Cut in research capital reduced by additional commitments but more needed, campaign group warns

Period heat source gives thermoelectric power a boost

20 March 2013 Research

‘Pulsed’ heat sources can increase the efficiency of thermal power generators by up to 80%, bringing their commercial application ever closer

Tiny insights

20 March 2013  Premium contentFeature

Scientists are adopting a range of 3D imaging techniques to reveal structural secrets. Andy Extance looks inside their work

Global AstraZeneca restructuring will cost 1600 jobs

19 March 2013 Business

Firm will focus drug development efforts in three strategic R&D centres in the UK, Sweden and the US

OLEX2 v1.2.1

19 March 2013 Review

Crystal clear

Interpol teams up with pharma

18 March 2013 Business

Pharmaceutical crime programme will seek to reduce trade in fake drugs

Dried lake bed on Mars ‘could have supported life’

18 March 2013 News and Analysis

Detection of compounds in varying oxidation states suggests bacteria-friendly chemical gradients might have once existed

Dow makes $1.5bn divestiture plans

15 March 2013 Business

Liveris in favour of 'selectively pruning' further non-core units

Clairvoyant chemistry

15 March 2013 The Crucible

Philip Ball discusses spiritualism, science and a most unusual book

Recycling rare earth elements using ionic liquids

15 March 2013 Research

Using ionic liquids to recycle neodymium and samarium from old magnets could address a critical supply problem in the electronics industry

Hydrogen's false economy

14 March 2013 Comments

Hydrogen-powered cars are not going to save the world, and the sooner we realise it the better, argues Mark Peplow

Elusive desorption precursor spied by x-ray laser

14 March 2013 Research

State first proposed over 70 years ago by Langmuir is finally observed

MPs call for a bridge over ‘valley of death’

14 March 2013 News and Analysis

Small businesses are being let down by the UK government and new models of financial support are urgently needed

Sir James Dewar, 1842–1923 – a ruthless chemist

14 March 2013 Review

The man behind the flask

Exoplanet spectrum hints at ‘core accretion’

14 March 2013 Research

Direct imaging reveals unprecedented levels of detail including the presence of water and carbon monoxide