All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009
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PodcastBook Club – Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf by Peter Wothers
We talk about chemist Peter Wothers’ first popular science book that uncovers the surprising origins of the elements’ names
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BusinessFrance to ban 36 glyphosate products by end of 2020
Move follows similar bans in several European states, with safety agency citing ‘absence of scientific data ruling out genotoxic risks’
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Opening the gate for molecular electronics
Proof that tweaking molecular orbital energies regulate can control single molecule transistors
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English university funding squashed again
Universities lose another £135 million for 2009/10 academic year, bring the total cuts to £518 million
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2009 marks the start of the great divide
Chemistry World's roundup of the year's chemical industry activities shows the growing strength of emerging economies
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SlipChip serves up protein crystals
A simple microfluidic device for testing multiple reaction conditions has been designed
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French researchers get funding boost
French universities have been given an early Christmas present of extra funding to boost their competitiveness
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'Two-legged' molecular walker takes a stroll
A small molecule motor that can walk in a straight line has been made UK scientists
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Single catalyst gives two products from racemic mixture
Yttrium-based catalyst accelerate the transformation of both enantiomers in a racemic mixture to yield two distinct enantiopure products
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Nanoscale 3D imaging in a single shot
A quick and easy way to take 3D images at the nanoscale with a single measurement has been developed by US researchers
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STFC funding axe bodes ill for UK science
UK Science and Technology Facilities Council reprioritises, slashing studentships and facility funding as budgets are cut
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Research funding plan should be abandoned, say academics
18,000 researchers sign petition calling for economic impact assessment in research funding applications to be scrapped
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NewsPharma's year of merger mania
Our round-up of the pharmaceutical industry in 2009 shows the fallout from this year's mega-mergers has swept across the sector
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New approach for EU research called for
Experts call for EU leaders to make 'radical improvements' in research policy following an assessment of the current state of European science
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Breaking the strongest bonds
Chemists have severed one of the strongest bonds in chemistry - in dinitrogen - and reacted it with carbon monoxide to make useful organic compounds