All articles by Chemistry World – Page 51
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Opinion
Letters: April 2006
From Brian Whitefield I sympathise with Ronald Dell over his problem with the names of pharmaceuticals (Chemistry World, March 2006, p32). Some 50 years ago, when National Service temporarily converted me from organic chemist to nurse, the nature of preparations could be easily determined from their Latinate names or, in ...
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News
Organic chemists develop molecular calculator
Israeli organic chemists have created a calculator the size of a single molecule.
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Business
Business roundup: April 2006
Chemicals firms plead guilty to price-fixing conspiracy A total of more than $72 million (?41 million) in fines faces Belgian chemicals company Solvay, and Dutch company Akzo Nobel Chemicals International, following the admission that they participated in international price-fixing cartels in the chemicals industry, the US department of industry has ...
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Europe addresses mercury risk
In an EU drive to reduce mercury-related damage to health and the environment, a major source of the problem might be part of the remedy.
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Opinion
Letters: March 2006
From Lee Higham It was interesting to read the article on the changing face of university chemistry (Chemistry World, February 2006, p36). Should closing chemistry departments be resisted if it appears to be part of a natural progression? Is it important to have a departmental status for the subject? This ...
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News
Archives for Africa and beyond
The RSC is to provide free access to its journals back-catalogue in over 50 developing countries, the first learned society to make such a gesture.
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Business
Business roundup: March 2006
Akzo Nobel to spin off pharmaceuticals business Dutch drugs, paints and chemicals group Akzo Nobel is to split into two independent companies by spinning off its pharmaceuticals business. The first step will be a minority initial public offering (IPO) of its pharmaceuticals business, including Organon and Intervet, to ...
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News
Update: Europe gets hot and bothered over sun cream labelling
EU ministers agree that rules on exposure to solar radiation should be left to national governments.
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News
Lessons for carbon negative fuel production in the Amazon
Dark, nutrient rich, Amazonian soil could hold the key to reducing carbon emissions.
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News
Dietary needs outweigh risks of fish consumption
The benefits of a diet rich in fish outweigh possible risks of mercury poisoning.
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News
Designing liposomes to avoid chemotherapy side effects
The side effects of a common chemotherapy agent can be overcome if the molecule is encapsulated in a finely tuned liposome.
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News
Europe gets hot and bothered over sun cream labelling
Europe's cosmetics industry is launching a counter-offensive against demands for tougher regulation on sun creams.
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Europe tightens fluorinated gas restrictions
EU environment commissioner threatens tougher controls on fluorinated gases implicated in global warming.