All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 94
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News
News in brief: January 2008
Firefly chemistry in less glowing terms The eerie glow of the firefly has been trumpeted for half a decade as an exceptionally efficient example of bioluminescence - where a chemical reaction inside the insect emits light. The reaction, in which luciferin molecules are oxidised to excited states ...
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Business
Business roundup: January 2008
Manufacturing chemists face worldwide job cuts Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has become the latest pharmaceutical company to announce a cost-saving restructuring plan that will slash manufacturing jobs. The US drug maker will scale down in its manufacturing operations, cutting its workforce by 4800 - about 10 per cent - ...
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The rise of biologic
Pharmaceutical giants are continuing to join the biotech goldrush following a year that has seen high-value acquisitions of biologics companies
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Chemistry firms brace for 2008
US firms ride high on exports but oil prices bite hard in the EU
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Drug industry slims down to shape up
Dry pipelines and stiff competition add up to a tough year
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Chemistry is key for technology pioneers
World Economic Forum unveils its hot prospects for 2008
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Opinion
Editorial: Hail to the chief
The new year sees John Beddington begin his tenure as the UK government's Chief Scientific Adviser
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Snapshot of proteins linked to autism
Researchers have unveiled the structure of a key protein complex implicated in brain disorders such as autism
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Cutting-edge chemistry in 2007
Chemistry World reviews the important trends, and biggest breakthroughs, of the year's science papers
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Blow to hopes for life on Mars
Organic molecules found on the Red Planet could have chemical - not biological - origins
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Silicon nanowire boost for rechargeable batteries
Nanowire electrode for lithium batteries increases capacity, lifetime and power
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A simpler way to photonic crystals
Cheap two-step method to make angular crystals from tiny polymer beads
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A simpler way to photonic crystals
Cheap two-step method to make angular crystals from tiny polymer beads
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Smallest ever advent calendar made
German scientists have made a nano-scale advent calendar, complete with snowman and Santa
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Semen protein raises HIV infection risk
HIV virus found to piggyback into cells on a protein found in semen
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Iron oxide succumbs to the gentle touch
Chemists have made a new compound by reducing strontium iron oxide at low temperature