All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 226
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Feature
Light harvesting
Scientists are taking a leaf out of Nature's book by attempting to harness enough energy from sunlight to carry out useful photochemical reactions. Philip Ball and David Andrews take up the story.
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News
Proteins give lessons in water splitting
An international team of researchers has taken a significant step on the road to using water as a cheap source of hydrogen.
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News
Nano-centipedes get a grip
The next generation of spacecraft could be powered by materials whose structures are halfway between a centipede and a dressmaking accessory - but thousands of times smaller.
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Opinion
Innovation under fire
EU proposals on technology transfer agreements pose a substantial threat to innovation, says Amit Khandelwal.
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Feature
Ethereal philosopher
Success was sweet indeed for Victorian chemist A W Williamson. Colin Russell tells his story.
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News
Novel microgel puts enzymes to work
Using biopolymers to take natural catalysts to industrial-scale reactions.
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News
DuPont identifies gum gene
US researchers from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a subsidiary of DuPont, have identified a gene found in guar that produces galactomannan.
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Feature
Driving down emissions
The three-way catalytic converter is a wonderful example of what technology can achieve in the face of new legislation, says Rosslyn Nicholson. But there's no room for complacency.
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News
Dendrimers as oral drug transporters
UK research team improves beta blocker delivery using tree-like polymers.
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News
Probing plant defences
Canadian scientists have identified precursors to the hormones responsible for the natural defence of oilseed rape and other economically important cruciferous plants, and vegetables like sprouts.
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Feature
Deciphering plants
Metabolomics may be the key to decoding plant genomes, reports Kira Weissman.
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News
Investors criticise industry management
The management teams of EU chemical companies have come under fierce criticism from several private equity executives.