News – Page 484
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NewsBringing cheap high-throughput catalyst screens to the masses
Rapid reaction screening approach automates the accidental discovery of new catalytic reactions
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KCL resurrects its chemistry department
After an eight year hiatus chemistry will return in a new course combining the discipline with biomedicine
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Seaweed extract gives lithium batteries a boost
Polysaccharides from brown algae offer a cheap way to stabilise silicon anodes and improve battery capacity
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Smart glass for energy efficient windows
In the future, we may not need air conditioning units or central heating - our windows could keep us cool or cosy instead
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Wonder material not so wonderful
Researchers discover that graphene isn't so quick to transfer electrons in electrochemistry
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First Pfizer spinout at Sandwich
The seven person company will broker the outsourcing process for client drug companies
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Interview Clyde Hutchison
Clyde Hutchison became a biologist almost by accident. Joanne Thomson learns that physics' loss is genomics' gain
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Analytical techniques help uncover huge art forgery ring
Science will take centre stage in art forgery court case starting in Germany
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Dimerised drug leads two pronged attack on HIV
HIV drug dimer can both cross into the brain and inhibit protein pump that expels it
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Crystallising safer explosives
Co-crystallising two explosives has allowed researchers to make a compound that is safer but still highly energetic
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Spiders, Grubb's and polymer-powered nanomotors
A chemical spider uses a Grubbs' catalyst to spin its polymer web and power its movement
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NewsMicroscopy reveals why ketchup squirts
Researchers claim to have uncovered the particle dynamics behind 'non-Newtonian' fluids
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Unreported emissions linked to EU chemical industry
A top down analysis of atmospheric HFC-23 suggests that countries are releasing up to 140 per cent more than they are reporting
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Offsetting the cost of a green solvent
Waste carbon dioxide shows promise as source of supercritical solvent
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Small molecules open gates to the brain
A new chemical toolbox will help researchers tease out how the brain operates
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Green fire retardant swells to suppress flames
Environmentally friendly polymer coating expands to form a flame-proof foam in the face of fire
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Self-cleaning fabrics now even cleaner
A self-cleaning fabric that lasts longer, shows better antibacterial action and is more comfortable to wear than current materials
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The scaffold turns silent killer into a healing hero
Carbon monoxide for therapeutic use could be administered safely in biocompatible carriers
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Limestone is efficient energy distributor
Solar energy from the desert could be delivered to major cities in limestone batteries