All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 47
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News
Chips make short work of RNA synthesis
A simple lab on a chip synthesis of short strands of RNA has been developed
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News
US cost savings must spare science, Obama says
President proposes to freeze US domestic spending for five years, next budget will invest in research to spur innovation
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News
Nanotubes protect brain tissue from stroke damage
Functionalised carbon nanotubes can protect brain from damage caused by stroke according to researchers in Korea
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Electrons charge down DNA molecular wire
DNA can be used as a molecular wire to effectively conduct electricity over long distances without being damaged
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Business
Business roundup: February 2011
DuPont signs $6.3 billion Danisco deal Source: © Danisco Danisco divested its flavour and sugar businesses in the last five years US chemical major DuPont has agreed to buy Danish food ingredients and enzymes company Danisco for $5.8 billion (£3.7 billion), plus $500 million of Danisco ...
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Note book: February 2011
LEDs are hazardous waste Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) should be classified as hazardous waste according to a study in the US. LEDs are advertised as environmentally friendly because they are energy efficient. But acid tests that mimic the chemical conditions encountered in landfill registered high levels of copper, lead, nickel ...
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News
White House memo sets scientific integrity standards
The Obama administration's long-awaited guidelines on scientific integrity
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OpinionCraig's rotary evaporator
Years ago, a non-chemist friend of mine visiting my lab asked me what a rotavap was for
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Feature
Rehabilitating captured CO2
Rather than burying it underground, companies are developing processes that use carbon dioxide emissions as chemical starting materials. Andy Extance investigates
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OpinionElevating enzymes
Enzymes have been giving chemists inferiority complexes since day one, says Derek Lowe. But there's no denying their potential
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Careers
Managing change: Reasons to be cheerful
Getting the economy back on track calls for innovation, and that calls for a mobile job market, says Bea Perks
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Careers
Profile: Consider the evidence
Forensic analyst Raychelle Burks explains that real-life forensic scientists have rather more paperwork on TV. Bea Perks is relieved to find they don't carry guns, either
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Careers
The insider: Not just a pretty face
Beauty is in the eye of the cosmetic chemist, discovers Yfke Hager as she learns about the job satisfaction of picking up a formula you created in a shop
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Careers
Careers clinic: A safe bet
Charlotte Ashley-Roberts unearths a wealth of career opportunities for chemists moving into the insurance sector