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Green chemistry - a synonym for innovation?
Products from renewable resources and synthetic procedures that use energy and raw materials economically with the help of novel catalysts are examples of the potential benefits of so-called 'green chemistry'. Rolf Froböse sets the scene.
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Measurements in miniature
Colin Self is helping the food industry to find robust and reliable technologies for routinely detecting vitamins, but his technology could have wider implications, including for roadside drug tests. Victoria Ashton finds out more.
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Meeting the matchmaker
Nearly 20 years ago, Sir Alec Jeffreys made a discovery that would lead to the development of DNA fingerprinting, one of the most powerful tools available for identifying criminal suspects or for establishing personal identification. Jonathan Cox went to
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A life less ordinary
This month Albert Eschenmoser receives the RSC's Barton gold medal. Cath O'Driscoll talks to him about a career spent chasing the mysteries of life.
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Blind faith
People can lose their eyesight for a number of different reasons but there are a few promising treatments on the horizon. Michael Gross looks them up.
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It's a fungi old world
Fungi do more than rot fruit and veg: they have a profound role in geochemistry. Simon Hadlington explains.
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Prosecuting the polluters
Oil spills and chemical leaks can wreak havoc on the environment, but who is legally responsible for fixing the damage? Maria Burke investigates.
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Vorsprung durch Chemie
The German Chemical Society (GDCh) and the Royal Society of Chemistry have worked closely together for many years. David Giachardi, chief executive of the RSC, and Wolfram Koch, GDCh's chief executive, discuss the issues faced by the societies today. Emma
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Cracking the cancer code
The chemical groups that decorate histones are revolutionising cancer therapy at an epigenetic level. Lisa Melton finds out there is more to genetics than genes.
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Creating a stir in microfluidics
Andrew deMello has come a long way in a short time. Katharine Sanderson went to meet him to find out how doing reactions on a tiny scale has made such a huge impact on his career.
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Pharmaceutical employees are having to update their skills to keep up with new technologies and a changing market
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Killing the very hungry caterpillar
George Lahm tells the story of his quest for an insecticide.
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Old masters in the spotlight
White specks are appearing in the UK's national collection of priceless masterpieces, but do they threaten the paintings' futures? Catherine Higgitt and John Plater take up the story.
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Deciphering plants
Metabolomics may be the key to decoding plant genomes, reports Kira Weissman.
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Driving down emissions
The three-way catalytic converter is a wonderful example of what technology can achieve in the face of new legislation, says Rosslyn Nicholson. But there's no room for complacency.
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Ethereal philosopher
Success was sweet indeed for Victorian chemist A W Williamson. Colin Russell tells his story.
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Light harvesting
Scientists are taking a leaf out of Nature's book by attempting to harness enough energy from sunlight to carry out useful photochemical reactions. Philip Ball and David Andrews take up the story.
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The future's bright, the future's blue
Gallium nitride is a new semiconductor that promises to outshine silicon, eclipse gallium arsenide and revolutionise our lives by reducing demand for electricity. John Emsley reports.
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Eastern promise
Claire Skentelbery investigates the reasons behind the popularity of UK university town Cambridge as an incubator for science start ups.