All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 159
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How many OLEDs does it take to replace a light bulb?
US scientists have combined fluorescence and phosphorescence to create the most efficient white OLED yet
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Nuclear power to save the planet
The UK's chief scientific adviser, David King, has reiterated his support for nuclear power
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Nanotechnology tackles chemotherapy
US researchers have developed nanoparticles that target chemotherapy drugs directly at tumours.
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Brain scans under pressure
A fledgling project involving chemists and neuroscientists aims to uncover how high pressures affect the brain
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Teamwork the overall winner
Matthew Baker, founder of DNA Research Innovations, is winner of the 2006 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year award.
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Detection on the nanoscale
Don't throw away that old ink-jet printer just yet, it might be needed to print the transistors for your flat-screen TV.
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Variable focus at the flick of a switch
Liquid crystal spectacle lenses focus on near or distant objects at the flick of a switch.
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Update: Europe tightens fluorinated gas restrictions
A furious row has stalled plans for further restrictions on use of fluorinated gases in the European Union.
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EU-wide carbon capture project
A four-year carbon sequestration project backed by 30 European universities and energy companies will test the viability of CO2 capture.
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IgNobel chemists on tour
Chemistry featured highly on the 2006 IgNobel tour of the UK, run as part of National Science Week
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Nanoparticle drug delivery
Biodegradable polymers being developed in Atlanta, US, offer numerous advantages over current drug delivery systems, say researchers.
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Gene therapists swarm round honeycomb lipid
US researchers have synthesised a lipid molecule they say shows real promise in gene therapy.
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Knowledge transfer partnership awards
Analytical chemists, counterfeit checkers, and a pharmaceutical scientist form an award-winning partnership.
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Buckyballs enter the fast lane
A team of US chemists has developed a practical use for buckyballs: as wheels on a nanoscale car
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Funding council powerless to intervene in department closures
Investigations into chemistry cuts at Sussex University have highlighted weaknesses in Hefce's strategic powers, say politicians.
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Digital immigrants seek asylum
The ACS division of chemical information has come a step closer to joining the digital nation by preparing a podcast of one of its sessions at its national meeting in Atlanta
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From the lab to the sales floor
Heather Sutherland-Paul started as an analytical chemist but has carved herself a career in sales. She tells Karen Harries-Rees how she managed the switch
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Explosives go unleaded
Explosives could become safer following the synthesis of lead-free environmentally-friendly primary explosives, by US researchers
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Blast in French university kills professor
An explosion in a French university chemistry department has killed one person and seriously injured another.
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Church music silenced by EU's waste directive
Church organs have come under threat from EU directives aimed at reducing the amount of lead that reaches landfill sites