Dual-action malaria drug reverses resistance

09 April 2009

Chemists have developed a drug that not only protects against malaria, but reverses resistance to other antimalarial drugs

Wibbly wobbly diagnostics for lung disease

03 April 2009

A jelly-like substrate is being used to detect nitric oxide in exhaled breath, a telltale sign of diseases like tuberculosis and lung cancer

Long life foods

Could the foods we eat be engineered to stave off disease, keeping us fit and healthy far into old age? Ned Stafford looks into the growing trend for functional food

Torn catalysts help polymers heal themselves

06 April 2009

Catalysts activated by ripping their ligands off may lead to a new type of self-healing material

'Molecular ball-bearings' for artificial joints

26 March 2009

Polymer 'brushes' lubricated with water give near-frictionless surfaces that could be used in medical implants of the future

The artificial leaf

Using sunlight to split water molecules and form hydrogen fuel is one of the most promising tactics for kicking our carbon habit. Hayley Birch examines the options

'Nickel famine' caused ancient oxygen rise

09 April 2009

Analysis of ancient rocks suggests nickel shortage could have triggered global oxygen rise 2.4 billion years ago

Quakes eat up the heat

26 March 2009

Endothermic reactions should be included in quake simulations, say researchers