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Museum trustees looking for a catalyst
A struggling chemical-industry museum in Manchester, UK, is undergoing a revamp in an attempt to attract more young visitors.
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Thin films cooled by an electric field
A material cooled by an electric field could replace greenhouse gases as a refrigerant in household fridges
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NewsChemists crack cocaine detection
Researchers, including two high school students and a Nobel laureate, have created a sensitive, simple, cocaine sensor.
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Archives for Africa and beyond
The RSC is to provide free access to its journals back-catalogue in over 50 developing countries, the first learned society to make such a gesture.
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New catalyst for methanol fuel cells
Cheap and efficient catalyst for methanol oxidation could accelerate adoption of methanol fuel cells.
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Business roundup: March 2006
Akzo Nobel to spin off pharmaceuticals business Dutch drugs, paints and chemicals group Akzo Nobel is to split into two independent companies by spinning off its pharmaceuticals business. The first step will be a minority initial public offering (IPO) of its pharmaceuticals business, including Organon and Intervet, to ...
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Magnetic appeal of shape-change polymer
German polymer scientists have developed polymers that change shape in response to a magnetic field.
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Future applications for CO blue-skies surprise
A catalytic system to turn carbon monoxide into fine-chemicals feedstocks could be developed within months.
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A DNA switch for RNA folding
US researchers have equipped a large RNA domain with a DNA switch, which they say can fold or unfold the RNA molecule at will.
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Information free-for-all
Could the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia could become the main source of chemical information in 5-10 years?
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Mind-altering drugs at the Olympics
Psychological effects of outlawed performance-enhancing sports drug.
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Update: Europe gets hot and bothered over sun cream labelling
EU ministers agree that rules on exposure to solar radiation should be left to national governments.
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EU chemical regulation could save ?150 billion in environment and health costs
The European Commission has published estimates of the financial benefits of Reach.
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Nanotechnologists set viruses to work
Viruses employed as construction workers to help build lithium-ion batteries and solar cells.
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Lessons for carbon negative fuel production in the Amazon
Dark, nutrient rich, Amazonian soil could hold the key to reducing carbon emissions.
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Dietary needs outweigh risks of fish consumption
The benefits of a diet rich in fish outweigh possible risks of mercury poisoning.
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Designing liposomes to avoid chemotherapy side effects
The side effects of a common chemotherapy agent can be overcome if the molecule is encapsulated in a finely tuned liposome.
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Surprise discovery that ionic liquids can be distilled
Green solvents are easier to recycle now that ionic liquids turn out to be volatile and can be distilled.
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Pharmaceutical promise in the desert
Two molecules that inhibit a protein linked to cancer pathogenesis have been discovered in the Arizona desert.