All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 261
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Liquid crystals spot bacteria to order
A change in the order of liquid crystal's structure can be used to spot bacterial toxins
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Throwing light on molecular logic gates
Scientists have synthesised a molecule that can be controlled by light and perform 13 different logic functions
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Rocket fuel goes green with ionic liquids
Researchers create 'densified hydrogen' in the form of an ionic liquid which may make more environmentally-friendly rocket fuel
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UK report calls for new approach to strategic metals
Cradle-to-cradle strategy could improve supply security
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Interview: Richard Luthy
Richard Luthy talks to Michael Smith about safeguarding water quality and how military service in the Vietnam War led him to environmental science
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NSF five year plan to keep US science on top
The NSF's five-year strategic plan targets threats to the US's science and engineering leadership
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New carbon material boosts supercapacitors
Porous carbon produced by a scalable method can improve the energy storage of supercapacitors to compete with batteries
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Synthetic cannabis drug test
A simple urine test for metabolites from Spice and other former 'legal high' mixtures
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'Chemical soldering' heralds single molecule electronics
Researchers demonstrate how to join single molecules to nanowires using a scanning tunnelling microscope
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Eastern European research blighted by funding shortfall
Funding for science in eastern Europe continues to be overlooked, despite years of economic growth
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Sugars recruited in fight against persistent infections
Combining a sugar with an antibiotic could be a novel way to treat infections such as tuberculosis
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BASF chemical plant gets the go-ahead in China
Chemical giant gets green light for largest MDI plant in China after vowing to protect the environment
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New radioisotope bodes well for cancer treatment
A new terbium isotope could be better at killing cancers and have fewer side effects than current therapeutic radioisotopes
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Small molecule hope for muscular dystrophy
A compound that enables protein production to 'skip' mutations found in muscular dystrophy patients has been discovered
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ESF-EUROHORCs merger rejected in tight vote
A proposed merger between two European bodies to create a unified voice for European research has collapsed
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Nanodiamond aerogel hammered out on anvil
An amorphous carbon aerogel can be transformed into a nanodiamond aerogel at pressures of 20GPa
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Ecstasy substitute poses major health risks
The designer drug benzylpiperazine may damage the kidneys and liver, researchers have discovered
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New data reignites eye drug debate
The much cheaper but unlicensed option is as effective, according to interim results, but safety remains a talking point