All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 39
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Business
Business roundup: April 2009
Merger goes ahead as Dow, Rohm and Haas settle dispute Dow Chemical has finally agreed to complete the acquisition of speciality materials firm Rohm and Haas in a $15.3 billion (?11 billion) deal after the two firms settled their dispute over the planned merger. The takeover, which will create the ...
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Gene gels pump out proteins
Novel DNA-based hydrogels completely free of living cells function as mini protein factories
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US turns to science to help rebuild its economy
Energy Department commits billions to research infrastructure and electric cars
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'Molecular ball-bearings' for artificial joints
Polymer 'brushes' lubricated with water give near-frictionless surfaces that could be used in medical implants of the future
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Quakes eat up the heat
Endothermic reactions should be included in quake simulations, say researchers
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Water goes with a bang
Humble H2O plays key role in catalysing explosions - from TNT to the formation of stars and planets
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Xu Guangxian: A chemical life
Chemistry World tells the inspiring story of the second chemist to win China's prestigious State Supreme Science and Technology Prize, Xu Guangxian
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Producing powerful palladium particles
Fuel cells based on palladium nanoparticles could be a step closer as researchers overcome obstacles associated with their use
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Alkali metals reveal a taste for clam
Researchers have found that alkali metal cations like to form structures that look like open or closed clam shells
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Speeding up screening for chiral catalysts
High throughput technique could help quickly identify chiral catalysts for drug manufacture
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First auto carbohydrate synthesiser
Scientists have unveiled the first fully automated carbohydrate synthesiser, hoped to speed vaccine development
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Integrin inhibitors could promote tumour growth
Integrin inhibitors are being investigated to treat cancer, but new research suggests they could actually promote tumour growth
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Medical probes get easy to spot
Gold nanorods and magnetic particles combine to make highly visible structures
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Sensitive polymers show drug delivery promise
New drug delivery system has three different ways to drop off medicine where it is needed
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Copper catalysts give meta aromatics
UK researchers have managed to achieve a particularly tricky substitution on a benzene ring
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Capsules with flexi-pores open wide
Researchers have shown that a molecular capsule with flexible pores can admit over-size guest molecules.
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Merger goes ahead as Dow, Rohm and Haas settle dispute
US firms Dow Chemical and Rohm and Haas will merge in a $15.3 billion deal by the start of April
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