All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 143
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Defra leaves organophosphate study hanging in the balance
Unique research aims to assess the link between pesticides and mental health
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Solar cells reach into the infrared
A dye molecule that efficiently harvests the energy of near infrared light could boost the output from the next generation of solar cells.
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Bacterial conversation stopper
Molecules that interrupt the chemical conversations of bacterial communities are showing early promise in beating the bugs.
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RSC to launch open access
Authors of RSC journal papers can now choose to have their research freely available the moment it is published - for a fee.
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Contamination from food packaging 'ignored'
A leading analytical chemist has claimed that widespread contamination of food by packaging materials is being ignored by governments, scientists, and the food industry.
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Robots run riot
Natural product synthesis is seeing unprecedented levels of automation, drastically speeding up the time it takes to prepare complicated organic molecules.
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Suschem partnership presents action plan
Ambitious proposals for the future of European chemistry research have been unveiled by SusChem, the European technology platform for sustainable chemistry.
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Copper mines and chemistry
Extracting pure copper metal from low-grade metal ores will benefit from the latest coordination chemistry research, thanks to a molecule that can hold negative and positive ions in place, UK chemists claim.
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Small businesses face heavy burden
Europe's small to medium-sized businesses will be hit hard by costs planned for the European Chemicals Agency, industry representatives have warned.
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World firework record
A British chemist is waiting to hear if he has entered the record books with a bang, after his attempt on 16 August to beat the world record for the most fireworks launched simultaneously.
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Separating the huitres from the chaff
A recent ban on French oysters has highlighted a controversy about how food should be tested.
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Review
Molecular glue
Van der Waals forces: a handbook for biologists, chemists, engineers, and physicists
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Chemistry before Boyle
Atoms and alchemy: chemistry and the experimental origins of the scientific revolution
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Feature
A force for change
Atomic force microscopy has long revealed surface wonders to scientists from many disciplines. Now new probes are bringing improved resolution. Yfke Hager investigates
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Nicotine rehab
Nicotine has amazing powers as an anti-inflammatory. Now researchers are hunting for a nicotine surrogate that bypasses its nasty side effects, as Lisa Melton finds out
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Going underground
Many countries consider that the best way to dispose of nuclear waste in the long term is to bury it deep underground. Simon Morgan looks at how this could be done