News – Page 705
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A fishy method of analysis
Artificial musks are causing scientists to look to new ways of detecting pollutants.
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Back to batteries
Chemists are turning their hand to solving the world's electrical energy crisis.
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Bernard Henbest (1924-2004)
Bernard Henbest took up the chair of organic chemistry at Queen's University Belfast in 1958 at the age of 33.
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Monitoring with robot electrophoresis
Prototype electrophoresis equipment that can operate without human intervention has been developed by a team of Swiss scientists.
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New enzymes target prions and sarin
US firm plans to commercialise catalysts for decontamination.
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Ozone heightens atmospheric soot ageing
We are now a step closer to understanding the subtle interplay of gas-soot interactions in the atmosphere thanks to a team of scientists.
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Putting a stop to POPs
Global restrictions on bioaccumulative chemicals classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) will apply.
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Salty rock points to watery past for Mars
One of Nasa's Mars rovers has discovered convincing chemical evidence that the area it is exploring was once covered with water.
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Therapeutic target for alcohol abuse
US researchers raise hopes of new treatment for alcoholism.
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UK government reviews science spending
At a recent breakfast seminar in London, UK chancellor of the exchequer, met with top UK scientists to discuss the future of science.
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Unravelling the secrets of biosynthesis
Bacteria and toxic plants don't sound like the most helpful of things, but in studies into the biological formation of fluorine containing compounds, they seem to be very useful.