All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 215
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News
Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
A temperature cycle created using a triangular prism could lead to a portable device for amplifying DNA
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Research
Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication
Applying nanoparticle fabrication techniques to vaccine production could dramatically cut their cost per dose
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Business
Dow partners with Oz university
Dow is to partner with the University of Queensland in Australia
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Research
Miniaturising disease diagnosis tool
South Korean scientists have created a temperature cycle for the on-chip flow-through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a single heater
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Business
Seroquel patent row continues
The legal tug of war over the right to sell generic versions of Seroquel (quetiapine) tablets continues
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Controversial physical sciences shaping strategy comes to a close
For better or worse, the main UK physical sciences funding body has finished deciding which areas of science will see their funding grow and which will shrink
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Business
Half of sun products have BASF UV filters
German chemical giant BASF says that 50% of all ‘sun care’ products sold today contain its organic UV-A filters
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Business
US approves new anaemia drug
US authorities have approved Omontys (peginesatide) injections for treating anaemia in dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease
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Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries
The formation of organic molecules is a natural and inevitable part of the planet-forming process, modelling work suggests
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News
Hair and polymers click
Thiol-ene click chemistry has been used to covalently bond a polymer to hair for new cosmetic applications
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News
Mouldy film (block) buster
Detecting mould on old cinema film could help to preserve historical records
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X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
Australian scientists use x-ray fluorescence to bring painted over artwork back to life again
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Research
Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries
Organic molecules that were the potential precursors of life on Earth could have been synthesised in a part of the cosmic environment hitherto considered to be chemically inert
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Research
X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
A collaboration between scientists and art historians in Australia has uncovered a lost work of art by one of the country's most famous artists
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Research
Hair and polymers click
In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers
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Research
Mouldy film (block)buster
Old cinematic films that have been donated to archives such as the British Film Institute have often been stored for decades in attics, cupboards and sheds
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Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor
A remote sensor operating on tooth enamel is a promising blueprint for non-invasive diagnostic devices
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Drug release polymer triggered by ultrasound
Ultrasound can control drug release from a polymer by changing the polymer's shape
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Opinion
Letters: April 2012
As an affiliate member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC’s) peer review college, I would like to comment on the article about NERC’s intention to reduce the number of uncompetitive proposals submitted for funding (Chemistry World, March 2012, p17). For several years, I have helped in ...
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Cutbacks threaten Lords' oversight of UK science
Cost saving measures could see inquiries by the Lords science and technology select committee halved