Instant insight: Is your food safe to eat?

29 September 2008

Gordon Shephard highlights the analytical methods used to ensure our food is free from the natural toxins produced by fungi

Interview: Chemistry is the business

06 October 2008

A V Rama Rao talks to Joanne Thomson about how science has shaped development in India

Inhibiting the spread of superbugs

11 September 2008

UK chemists have found a small molecule with the potential to overcome the spread of the deadly infection MRSA

Crystal phases get ID'd

20 August 2008

It is now easier to automatically ID crystal phases in zeolites, thanks to scientists in Spain

Cancer cells need salting before cooking

09 September 2008

Table salt aids Korean scientists striving towards nanobombs for destroying cancerous cells.

Copper-free clicking

05 September 2008

Dutch scientists have stepped towards improving the tracers used in the 3D imaging of cancerous tumours

How water leaves lotus leaves

09 September 2008

The mystery of how superhydrophobic lotus leaves remain completely dry whilst floating on water has been solved by Chinese scientists

Environmentally friendly explosives

09 October 2008

Scientists in Germany have made lead-free detonators for reducing the environmental impact of military explosives.

Water to wine...well alcohols actually

09 September 2008

Japanese scientists have unleashed the power of water to improve the synthetic route to industrially-important phenols.

Good prospects for Lab on a Chip

Lab on a Chip, the miniaturisation journal for chemistry, biology and bioengineering is now taking miniaturisation science to the next level