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In this issue
Features
The winning chemistry
As the US prepares for its presidential election, Rebecca Trager looks at where each candidate stands on science
Microwaving myths
Microwaves are moving beyond organic synthesis, but there is still some confusion about what they do to molecules. Richard Van Noorden reports
Chemists without borders
As we look forward to the 2008 Nobel prizes, Mike Sutton recalls the work of two scientists who redefined chemistry's disciplinary boundaries
Kitchen chemistry
One of the world's largest food companies has reinvented its approach to R&D. Victoria Gill reports
Opinions
Editorial: Physics envy
The Large Hadron Collider captured the public's imagination but is it time to reconsider funding for particle physics?
The chemistry vote
The presidents of the American Chemical Society and the American Chemistry Council discuss their wishlists for the new administration
Column: In the pipeline
Derek Lowe seeks a cure for 'compound bloat'
Column: Totally Synthetic
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Column: The crucible
Philip Ball asks if you can spare him 429 228 004 229 952 oscillations of your time
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Glue beats gecko's sticking power
10 October 2008
Carbon nanotubes yield powerful dry adhesive that can be easily peeled away
Environmentally friendly explosives
09 October 2008
Scientists in Germany have made lead-free detonators for reducing the environmental impact of military explosives.
Chinese melamine crisis prompts call for better tests
09 October 2008
Food testing methods inadequate, say analytical instrument makers
Quantum leap in chemical sensing
08 October 2008
UK scientists have found that quantum dots can improve optical sensors designed for detecting metal ions in water
Green fluorescent protein takes Nobel Prize
08 October 2008
Chalfie, Shimomura and Tsien share 2008 chemistry award
Clever catalysts promise commercial advantage
08 October 2008
Chemical industry showcases cheaper, smarter catalysts for pharma at CPhI trade show
Artificial protein chemistry may be licensed to industry
08 October 2008
Oxford research moves out of the lab
Instant insight: Asbestos comes naturally
08 October 2008
Martin Harper, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, US, points out a hazard in the natural environment
The barcode and the bioassay
08 October 2008
Mini-barcodes are used to track DNA samples like luggage at an airport
Ocean acidification threat to UK coral reefs
07 October 2008
Two-thirds of cold water corals could disappear by the end of the century, scientists predict
EPA decides against regulating perchlorate in water
07 October 2008
Almost all public drinking water holds safe levels of propellant chemical, says agency
Chip measures channel currents
07 October 2008
Non-invasive chip technology offers order-of-magnitude improvement for ion channel studies
New science minister in UK reshuffle
06 October 2008
Drayson takes science brief while climate and energy combine in one department
Global ozone pollution warning
06 October 2008
Efforts to curb ground-level ozone failing, says Royal Society
Quadruplex binding clicks into place
06 October 2008
Ureas that shun the double helix for four-stranded DNA could lead to new anticancer drugs, say UK scientists
