News – Page 648
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Nobel lobbying skews prizes, chemist claims
Top German chemist complains that US domination in recent years is linked to lobbying efforts
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Death sentences for microbes
Researchers have used linguistic analysis to create new antimicrobial agents.
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Heaviest element awaits confirmation
Russian and American scientists claim to have discovered element 118, the newest and heaviest addition to the periodic table.
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Chemistry takes back seat among German elite
Over a billion Euros announced for science funding scheme to create German 'ivy league'.
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Antimatter persuaded to react with matter
Researchers have unintentionally induced a chemical reaction between matter and antimatter.
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Brief encounter
NMR spectroscopists have developed a method to observe the initial encounter between two proteins before they form a stable complex
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Fastest synthesis in the west
Promising antibiotic with a novel mechanism of action has been synthesized for the first time.
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Lasers on the energy ski slope
Lasers, like catalysts, shift energy landscapes during a chemical reaction.
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Reducing the number of genes needed for life
Two of the smallest bacterial genomes ever sequenced.
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Keep cool over vegetable health scare
Cases of botulism in the US and Canada have been linked to carrot juice.
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Controversy continues as Reach nears completion
MEPs push for further amendments to the EU system of registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals.
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Pour-on nanotechnology stops bleeding in seconds
Peptide-based liquid creates a protective barrier to stop bleeding from open wounds within fifteen seconds.
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Miniature microbicides
Combining the features of two types of antimicrobial in a minimalist design has generated an efficient low-budget antibiotic.
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Cheesey awards
This year's Ig Nobel awards highlight the importance, or otherwise, of cheese-related research.
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Polymer chemists tap the body's organs
Canadian scientists have found an unusual, sustainable source of polymers: the gall bladder.
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Ten year setback for obesity control
Failure of obesity drug to perform in clinical trials points to overlooked human factor.
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Imaging for the masses
Researchers have adapted mass spectrometry to image the distribution of molecules in tissues or membranes.
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RSC to launch open access hybrid model
RSC authors can choose to pay for open access publication of their research.