All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 9
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Opinion
Editorial: Accomplishing the impossible
Gunnar von Heijne of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences didn't mince his words when he announced the 2009 winners of the Nobel prize in chemistry
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Business
Business roundup: November 2009
A new hope for HIV vaccines For the first time ever, a Phase III clinical trial of an HIV vaccine has seen some success. Initial results from the trial, dubbed RV144, showed that a combination of Sanofi-Pasteur’s Alvac and VaxGen’s AidsVAX B/E cut the risk of HIV infection by 31 ...
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News
ERC overhaul in wake of review
European Research Council to streamline peer review process and hire a scientist to run the agency in response to criticism by independent review panel
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Scientists reject economic impact assessment
Thousands of researchers sign a petition objecting to economic impact assessments in Research Excellence Framework proposals
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US energy use carries hidden costs of $120 billion
Health, environmental expenses associated with energy production and consumption highlight importance of going green
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New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes found to accumulate in the same region of the lungs as asbestos in mice
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Methane all bound up
US researchers achieve stable, long-lived sigma-methane complex without breaking the C-H bonds
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What's in a pill?
Up to 30 per cent of all off-patent drugs in the EU could contain falsified active ingredients
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Nanoscience brings artworks back to life
Micro-emulsion gels selectively remove aged polymer coatings from the surface of valuable works of art
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Carbenes catalyse metal-metal bonds in organometallics
Carbene-mediated transformation of organometallic compounds to create metal-metal bonds could lead to new catalysts
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Trillions for CCS to fight climate change
The International Energy Agency has called for up to $3 trillion to fund a network of carbon capture and storage projects
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Gold nanoparticles give super sensitive cancer test
Technique uses gold nanoparticles and DNA in new test for prostate cancer 300 times more sensitive than commercial assays
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Nanoparticles brought to order
Using small molecules to evenly space nanoparticles in a polymer composite could bring nanoparticle properties to a larger scale
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DNA stretching mystery solved
A long-standing debate about the structural transition that DNA undergoes when it is stretched seems to have been resolved
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Conducting MOFs make membranes for fuel cells
Metal organic frameworks are not just gas storage materials - they could also be used to create better fuel cells
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Colourful polymers on demand
New polymer-based material can change from clear to multi-coloured right through to opaque black at the flick of a switch
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Optical conveyor belt gathers up molecules
Researchers have developed a way to 'round up' biological molecules and trap them in a confined space using light alone