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In this issue
Features
Something in the water
Drugs have been finding their way into our water supplies for as long as they have been in use, so should we worry? Maria Burke reports
Delving the depths
The field of water analysis is entering a new area, with much talk of data sharing, new testing devices and water quality forecasting, as Emma Davies discovers
Rain on demand
Can a bit of simple chemistry command the clouds? Richard Van Noorden reports
Solvent from the sky
Nature's favourite solvent can also give great results in the lab, as James Mitchell Crow finds out
Thirsty work
As water shortage becomes an increasing concern, the chemical industry aims to use it wisely. Sean Milmo reports
Going with the flow
Waters Corporation's first liquid chromatography machines soon became indispensable. In its 50th year, the US firm continues to break new ground, as Yfke Hager discovers
Opinions
Editorial: Liquid asset
One third of the world's population already lives in water-scarce areas.
Sustainable water
The chemical sciences lie at the heart of a globally sustainable water supply, writes Elizabeth Milson
Column: In the pipeline
Derek Lowe remembers leaving the ivory towers of academe to trade 'unusual and beautiful' for 'useful'
Column: Totally Synthetic
Platencin
Column: The crucible
You don't need to understand the science bits, says Philip Ball, just what they represent
Column: Bench Monkey
Dylan Stiles sets sail for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Two catalysts better than one
04 September 2008
Combining transition metals with organocatalyst to make elusive molecules
Hydroxide argument settled
03 September 2008
Hydroxide ions form extra hydrogen bond to speed through water
Double emulsions could carry combination therapies
03 September 2008
Stable, nanoscale water-in-oil-in-water emulsions could deliver double hits of drugs
Nanoparticles hunt down cancer cells
03 September 2008
Cancer cells can be detected then destroyed using a nanostructure designed by South Korean researchers
Chemical safety board falls short
02 September 2008
US panel allegedly investigated only one of 35 lethal accidents last year
Drug discovery on a chip
01 September 2008
Affinity testing on the tiniest scale identifies a potential drug for hepatitis C
Probing mercury contamination
02 September 2008
Detecting mercury pollution could become a lot easier, thanks to a new visual technique developed by scientists in China
Mismatched DNA analysis by eye
02 September 2008
Colourful approach to detecting DNA variations takes the heat
Cancer target structure unveiled
01 September 2008
First detailed structure of a key enzyme involved in cancer should help scientists develop new tumour-targeting drugs
The Commercial Chemist
29 August 2008
Chemistry World gets down to business with our weekly round-up of money and molecules
Drinking water safe after China plant blast
29 August 2008
Local authorities say the pollution threat from the Vinylon chemical factory explosion has been contained
Breaking the bonds of global warming
29 August 2008
Catalyst pulls apart unreactive carbon-fluorine bonds at room temperature
Chip test for IVF embryos
29 August 2008
Lab on a chip could improve the success of in vitro fertilisation
Interview: Mapping out success
29 August 2008
OBC lecture award winner, Akimitsu Okamoto, talks to Vikki Allen about chemical probes and daydreaming over maps
A Titan discovery
29 August 2008
European researchers step closer to explaining hydrocarbon formation on Saturn's largest moon.
Cracking down on counterfeit drugs
28 August 2008
A new Tamiflu screening method could help foil counterfeiters, say US scientists
Floral scents trick pollinators
28 August 2008
Plants manipulate birds and insects with a carefully balanced mixture of chemicals
Interview: Finger on the pulse
28 August 2008
Paul Corkum talks to Hilary Crichton about attosecond pulses and how developing new ideas is like skiing downhill
Metabolic markers for diabetes
28 August 2008
Spectroscopic techniques combined for easier metabolite analysis
Drug uptake rule challenged
27 August 2008
Membrane study contradicts a century-old pharmacologists' rule on drug transport
