All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 20
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News
Chemicals sector bumping along the bottom
While some economic indicators hint the recession may be easing, the chemicals sector is still at rock bottom
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Computational chemistry predicts flu mutations
Researchers have used computational chemistry to try to predict which mutations could lead to dangerous new flu strains
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Vandalism strikes US lab
Former lab assistant arrested for destroying over £300,000 of protein crystals
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Weaving with bacteria
Fabrics made with living bacteria could be used in self-cleaning clothes or help clean radioactive water
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Podcast
August 2009
Chemistry World Podcast - August 200900:12- Introduction 01:56-- Making hydrogen fuel from urine 05:05-- Cleaning up the dye industry 07:20-- Brian Merry on the search for the mechanisms of ageing 13:40 -- White phosphorus tamed 16:10-- Hybrid peptides trigger dramatic weight loss 18:16-- ...
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Agilent swoops on Varian
More consolidation hits the instrumentation industry as Agilent snaps up Varian for $1.5 billion (£900 million)
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Writing channels into a porous matrix
Researchers have used a laser to write a hydrophilic pathway into a 3D hydrophobic matrix
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Pharma supplier accused of multi-million pound fraud
South African pharmaceutical ingredient supplier accused of a £1.2 billion investment fraud
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Smoothing out plasmonic surfaces
Researchers have found a way to make smooth, patterned metal films that could be used in devices that manipulate electromagnetic waves called plasmons
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Water linked to mantle oxidation
Scientists have analysed minuscule samples of magma and found a direct link between water content and oxidation state
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Chemicals sector struggles in recession
As chemical plants fall victim to the economic crisis, what will be left of the chemicals sector when the upturn comes?
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Opinion
Problems starting
My boyfriend continues to question why his car battery has chosen today (at -2°C) to fail
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Opinion
Letters: August 2009
My colleagues and I on the committee of the South Africa North local section of the RSC enjoyed the excellent article highlighting some of the challenges facing us in South Africa, particularly when it comes to developing the chemical sciences (Chemistry World, June 2009, p46). We were, however, extremely ...
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Feature
Pill-popping pets
Over the past decade there has been a dramatic increase in the number of drugs prescribed to pets. What are the factors behind this trend, asks Elisabeth Jeffries
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Feature
A vital blow for chemistry
Chemistry may have become an increasingly high tech discipline, but it still relies on glassware - and the age-old skill of glassblowing - says Simon Hadlington
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A radical old age
As we expand our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of ageing, could we soon see a jump in 'healthspan'? Emma Davies talks to the scientists tackling age-related disease
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Review
Writing up your research
This book aims to mentor early-career researchers through the difficult crucial steps of knowing how to write
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Physical meets biological
This new book gives a nice introduction to current aspects of the interface between physical chemistry and molecular biology
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Reactions with arrows
This book sets out to bridge the gap between the teaching lab and the research laboratory