News – Page 651
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Copper mines and coordination chemistry
Extracting pure copper metal from low-grade metal ores will benefit from the latest coordination chemistry research.
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System for generating smallest ever biopolymer microcapsules
Microfluidic approach creates smallest known biopolymer capsules.
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Whitesides wins Priestley Medal
Awarded highest ACS honour for lifetime achievement in chemistry
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Indian research institutes face tough times
International collaborations threatened by staff shortages.
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Clinical chaos under scrutiny
Clinical trials of new drugs need to be tightened up, according to an expert group convened in the aftermath of a drug trial that left six people fighting for their lives.
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Australia's first synchrotron
Australia's only synchrotron has achieved first light, a key milestone for the facility that is due to open in April next year.
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Fuel cell future in miniature
Forget Lego and Meccano, the latest techie toy for surreptitiously educating unsuspecting children has arrived - a mini hydrogen fuel-cell-powered car.
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Science hit by Middle East crisis
Conflict underlines the need for international efforts to strengthen collaboration between scientists in the region.
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Terror plot sparks frenzied speculation about liquid explosives
Widespread speculation on the chemistry of liquid explosives, following news of a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic flights from the UK, must be treated with caution.
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Europe's promising young researchers rewarded
A select group of high-achieving young scientists is looking forward to a Euro windfall after winning the European young investigators (Euryi) awards.
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Breast implant study 'probably flawed'
The editors of a journal that published a study linking silicone breast implants with higher than normal levels of platinum in the body have urged caution over findings.
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Bury radioactive waste, UK government told
Radioactive waste should be stored deep underground at sites where local communities have had the opportunity to participate in, and even withdraw from, the planning process.
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Contamination from food packaging 'ignored'
Chemist calls for rigorous investigation of leached compounds
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Bacteria put new spin on micromotors
The first micromechanical device to integrate inorganic materials with living bacteria.
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American rain loses its acidity
Significant alterations to the chemical composition of rain over North Carolina.
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Small businesses face disproportionate costs
European industry representatives say chemical regulations will hit SMEs hardest