All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 168
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FeatureLife at the top
Does an academic chemistry career help or hinder when you move up the ladder? Nina Notman gives us an insight into the role of university leaders
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News
Golden rice trial breached ethical guidelines
Three Chinese researchers sacked after failing to tell participants parents that rice was genetically modified
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ResearchQuantum timepiece ticks the right boxes
A clock that relies on the mass of an atom to measure time could be used to settle arguments over the definition of the kilogram
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Business
Dow Corning to reduce roster by 500
Company says it must respond to oversupplied markets, high raw materials costs and poor growth in many regions
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OpinionThe founding myths of chemistry
Chemists should learn from the past, says Philip Ball, but they may need a history lesson first
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Business
EPA focuses on five chemicals
Risk assessments for five chemicals put out for public consultation
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Research
Antifreeze protein's watery dance
How the proteins that keep animals alive in -30°C temperatures do their job
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Research
Crystals aim to light up dark matter
Scaling calcium tungstate detector up to 500kg will improve chances of finding Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs)
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Business
Illumina investment push
$450 million deal for privately owned US firm Verinata Health, which makes chromosomal tests
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ResearchSuperomniphobic surface sees off non-Newtonian fluids
Scalable production process for material that can repel almost any liquid holds promise for creating self-cleaning surfaces
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NewsPhenome centre move ends GSK role
‘Olympic legacy’ centre to shift to dedicated Imperial College Hammersmith Hospital facility
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Business
Wellcome Trust launches investment wing
Trust provides £200 million to create Syncona, which will support innovative healthcare businesses
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ResearchKilogram ready to slim down for the new year
Scientists think they know why the standard kilogram has gained weight and a chemical peel could be the solution
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Research
Digging up ancient drug formulations
An analysis of a medicine discovered on a second century BC shipwreck has revealed that the active ingredients are still in use today
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Research
Greener route to carboxylic acids
Reaction uses water as the oxygen source and solvent for converting primary alcohols
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CareersYou're hired
Alan Sugar’s latest apprentice is setting up a recruitment agency specialising in sectors that make a difference. Emma Davies finds out more
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NewsChina’s next leader looks to soothe environmental angst
Xi Jinping, China’s president-in-waiting, will need to deal with public anger over industrialisation and pollution
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ResearchLaser guided maglev graphite air hockey
Levitating graphite discs that spin when exposed to light could be a new way to harness solar energy