All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 154
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ResearchPolymer ‘nano-suit’ protects insects from vacuum
Discovery could revolutionise electron microscopy by letting scientists examine living organisms
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News
Biofuels are expensive and unsustainable, report says
UK think tank Chatham House criticises EU fuel policy
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Research
Sieving silica sieves from biomass ash
Scientists convert waste from combustion into mesoporous silica
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Research
Radical approach to turn sulfur into polymers
Petroleum refining waste product ready to be formed into high performance lithium ion battery cathodes
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Research
Polymer lubricant may stave off knee surgery
Development of new synthesis method for high molecular weight polymer, which could be used to lubricate joints
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Business
Waitrose bans neonicotinoid pesticides
Supermarket introduces precautionary ban on fresh produce suppliers using neonicotinoids until their effect on bees is clarified
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Business
BASF introduces cell-based allergen test
Non-animal test for cosmetic ingredients to comply with Reach regulation
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Research
Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes
Two-stage electrolysis releases hydrogen on demand separately from oxygen, enabling cheaper renewable energy production
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Business
Veolia and Total open oil recycling plant
Osilub plant will re-refine used oils into high grade engine lubricants
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Business
DuPont and Monsanto settle Roundup dispute
Firms drop expensive ongoing litigation in favour of a licensing deal
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Research
Elusive atmospheric intermediates reveal some secrets
New methods for detecting Criegee biradicals and measuring their reactivity will help scientists understand their role in atmospheric chemistry
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Opinion
Pesticide bee buzz needs more evidence
Politicians should not rush to ban neonicotinoids until field trials have proved that they are wiping out bee colonies, argues Mark Peplow
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Research
Terahertz turns up fresco's hidden artwork
Concealed image in Louvre artifact revealed by terahertz spectroscopy, after other analytical techniques failed to do so
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PodcastMagnesium sulfate
Brian Clegg explains how bath salts may actually be more than just relaxing
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Research
Yeast to make malaria drug on demand
High yields of artemisinin precursors from yeast mean semi-synthetics could help smooth out supply of the antimalarial
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Research
Engineered extremophile brews bulk chemical
Microbe's metabolic pathway reversed so it consumes carbon dioxide to make industrially useful molecule
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CareersStarting out in academia
Serena Corr talks to Manisha Lalloo about her life as a young academic
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FeatureFrom molecules to medicines
Turning an active drug molecule into a finished product requires as much chemistry as developing the drug in the first place, as Phillip Broadwith discovers
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Business
Morning sickness drug reintroduced to US
After being withdrawn due to litigation, the drug has been approved by the FDA