All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 210
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News
Signs of water on Enceladus
Ammonia and organic compounds in icy plumes on one of Saturn's moons provide strong evidence for the existence of liquid water beneath the surface
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News
New drug turns Alzheimer's theory on its head
An antihistamine that improves Alzheimer's symptoms has raised questions about our understanding of the disease
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Chiral isotropic liquids from achiral molecules
Liquid crystal phase molecules without 'handedness' form chiral structures that spontaneously separate into left- and right-handed domains
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Prenatal exposure to urban pollutants lowers IQ
Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons can reduce a child's IQ by over 4 points
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Pharma's shot in the arm?
Swine flu may be causing suffering around the world, but pharma firms seem to be profiting from the pandemic
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NewsPeer review by live blogging
A controversial paper suggesting a strong reducing agent can promote oxidation was rapidly tested in the blogosphere
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Sticky nanotubes detect bacteria in seconds
Clever nanotubes promise to make spotting bacterial infections as easy as testing for pH
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Opinion
Editorial: Impact factors
Every year at the beginning of the summer, the ISI journal impact factors (IFs) are announced
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News
DNA to direct and switch off chemo
Researchers in the US have used DNA strands to target chemotherapy and switch it off if unwanted side effects appear
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Business
Business roundup: August 2009
Huntsman saga draws to close Source: © ASSOCIATED PRESS Huntsman gains $2.73 billion after aborted takeover The fallout from Hexion’s aborted takeover of rival US chemical company Huntsman finally seems to be over, with the banks that were supposed to fund the deal agreeing to pay Huntsman ...
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OpinionLyconadin A
Having spent a few years working in the pharmaceutical industry, one thing I’ve learnt is that Alzheimer’s disease isn’t an easy nut to crack. Any opening into its prevention or treatment is understandably leapt upon, especially natural products such as the Lycopodium family that show activity against ...
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OpinionThiele tube
Johannes Thiele - the Prussian inventor of a temperature-stable convection heating tube for melting point analysis
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Opinion
Beautiful chemistry
Derek Lowe considers what makes a good looking drug molecule - and how beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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Opinion
A nose for nanoparticles
Zinc nanoparticles appear to have the ability to make odorants smell stronger and could a give a valuable insight into how olfaction works, says Philip Ball
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Careers
Company Profile: Chemicals to order
Excelsyn, which specialises in the gram to kilo scale manufacture of fine chemicals, is profiting from the growing market for niche products, reports Sarah Houlton
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Careers
Managing change: The mother of invention
Many fear redundancy but it helped David Cole to get his Environmental Innovations business off the ground, reports Helen Carmichael
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Careers
Profile: Life, but not as we know it
In Second Life real people live in a virtual world. Joanna Scott has a actual job there, organising scientific events within the online environment, reports Sarah Houlton