All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 4

  • News

    Hydrogel self-heals in seconds

    2010-01-20T18:00:00Z

    New tough hydrogel heals itself after a cut in just three seconds and is a cinch to prepare

  • News

    FDA shifts on BPA safety

    2010-01-21T09:55:00Z

    US Food and Drug Administration revises previous stance on bisphenol A, admitting it does have concerns over the safety of the controversial chemical

  • News

    Chemist named new CNRS head

    2010-01-21T11:50:00Z

    Chemical engineer Alain Fuchs has been named the new president of the CNRS, France's massive government funded research organisation

  • News

    Biosuccinic acid ready for take off?

    2010-01-21T14:20:00Z

    With oil prices rising, the chemical industry is looking for alternative feedstocks, could biosuccinc acid be the answer?

  • News

    Chaos at French nanotech debates

    2010-01-22T10:30:00Z

    Protestors have caused the public to be banned from nanotechnology debates taking place across France

  • News

    Gel turns clear for cocaine detection

    2010-01-22T13:05:00Z

    Aptamer-based hydrogel can simply and quickly detect minute amounts of drug

  • News

    Boron cluster forms unique ring system

    2010-01-24T13:25:00Z

    Concentric double pi-structure doesn't exist in organic compounds

  • News

    Stabilising RNAs enhances gene silencing in tumours

    2010-01-25T12:30:00Z

    Chemically modified, stabilised RNA molecules find their way into cells more easily, claim researchers

  • News

    US science lead slips

    2010-01-25T14:25:00Z

    US could be losing its edge in science and engineering as China ramps up research efforts

  • News

    The Royal Institution: two centuries of impact

    2010-01-26T09:55:00Z

    A former director of research says the Royal Institution's key role in cutting edge research should not be forgotten

  • News

    Braskem aims for the skies

    2010-01-26T12:05:00Z

    Brazil's Braskem merges with its rival Quattor Petroquimica to become the Americas' largest resin producer

  • News

    EPA targets chemical confidentiality loopholes

    2010-01-26T12:30:00Z

    US Environmental Protection Agency to reject confidentiality claims that prevent names of chemicals identified as potential health risks being made public

  • Periodic table of the elements – 58 – Cerium
    Podcast

    Cerium

    2010-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Andrea Sella tells the story of an element that sparks up lighters, vanishes burns, and helps to clean up the fumes from cars and trucks

  • News

    Fruity route to control asymmetric syntheses

    2010-01-27T13:10:00Z

    UK chemists find a quick, inexpensive route to make a key sulfide reagent for asymmetric organic syntheses with the help of limonene

  • News

    Cracking carbon-carbon bonds

    2010-01-27T18:00:00Z

    US chemists discover a tungsten complex that can break a strong carbon-carbon bond in an aromatic ring

  • Business

    Business roundup: February 2010

    2010-01-28T13:24:00Z

    Haiti’s helpers The horrendous magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti has prompted many companies to provide what assistance they can. The earthquake has destroyed roads and buildings and claimed thousands of lives - the Red Cross has estimated that at least 50,000 people have lost their lives to the quake ...

  • News

    News in brief: February 2010

    2010-01-28T13:24:00Z

    Molecules replace mice in mazes We have all heard of psychologists training mice to solve mazes, but researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois, US, have found that molecules can do the same trick. Source: © Journal of the American Chemical Society Molecules can solve simple mazes ...

  • Opinion

    Editorial: Canadian chemistry

    2010-01-28T13:24:00Z

    From looking at the cover you'd be excused for thinking we were talking about the atrocious weather

  • News

    Note book

    2010-01-28T13:24:40Z

    Short items, February 2010

  • News

    Hefce's impact woes continue

    2010-01-28T13:26:02Z

    Plans for assessing research impact take more hits