News – Page 487
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A torch to fit in your back pocket
Scientists have developed a solar powered torch that looks like a credit card
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Possible origin of chirality in the RNA world
Chemistry and physics join forces to make single-handed RNA precursors from nearly racemic starting materials
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EPA in political tug of war over environment
House Republicans face criticism for attaching rider to US EPA's funding bill that appear to dismantle environmental protections
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Filming the roundabout production of cells' chemical fuel
Japanese researchers have used atomic force microscopy to film the enzyme that synthesises ATP
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Calcium ion is the key to plant's water splitting secret
A model of the heart of the photosynthetic complex plants use to split water has provided new insights
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MOFs ready to gulp down radioactive iodine gas
A metal-organic framework has been created that could trap radioactive isotopes of iodine produced by nuclear power plants
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Targeting DNA packaging to treat leukaemia
A drug that can attack leukaemia by interfering with DNA organisation is set to start clinical trials soon
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Diagnosing tumours in the nasopharynx without surgery
Early disease diagnosis and favourable prognosis go hand-in-hand with a new tumour detection technique
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Merck continues restructuring and cuts 13,000 jobs
The US drug giant plans to make savings of $4.6 billion by the end of 2015
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Liquid crystals rearrange to glow in three different colours
Scientists describe the first liquid crystal system that can luminesce in three colours from a single light-emitting centre
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Hacking into cells' chemical phone calls
Researchers have listened to a cell's chemical whispers using a nano-engineered device
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Protein synthesis hijacked to turn out cyclic peptides
A new technique that can make libraries of cyclic peptides will enable researchers to probe their therapeutic benefits
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More IP disputes for Chinese chemical firms
Two major suppliers to China's tyre industry are involved in mutual espionage accusations
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UK research needs an independent integrity body
A government report has said that the oversight of UK research integrity is 'unsatisfactory'
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NewsEuropean research funding rises 9 per cent to €7 billion
New materials, health and energy are some of the biggest beneficiaries in the latest European funding round
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Archetypal lewis acid borane turned into a base
Carbenes stabilise an electron-rich borane centre to create a potential new class of ligands for transition metal catalysts
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Spinning webs to catch indoor pollutants
A 3D polyamide net structure as a highly sensitive sensor for detecting formaldehyde