News May 2008
Improving photodynamic cancer therapy
30 May 2008
Chemists have developed new compounds that can help to focus the activity of light-activated drugs with pinpoint accuracy
New superconductors open up the periodic table
30 May 2008
Iron-based materials could help to unlock the secrets of high-temperature superconductivity
Putting the brakes on nanomachines
30 May 2008
Light-activated molecular brake adds stopping power to spinning nanomachines
Surfactants stop microbubbles popping for a year
29 May 2008
Micrometre-scale dispersions could be used in foams, ice cream, paints and contrast agents
US farm bill promotes advanced biofuels
29 May 2008
Congress overrides Bush veto to cut corn ethanol subsidies and create incentives for second-generation fuels
Pumpkin plants pick-up particles
29 May 2008
Could nanoparticles find their way into the human food chain?
Lab-on-a chip looks for life on Mars
29 May 2008
NASA scientists have developed a new microfluidic system that is tough enough to be used in outer space.
Changing the face of a water splitting catalyst
28 May 2008
Titanium dioxide crystals with modified surfaces are extra reactive
Cancer research gets collaborative funding boost
28 May 2008
Cancer Research UK hand-picks interdisciplinary teams to bring drugs from bench to clinic
Changes to US chemical review procedures flawed
28 May 2008
EPA assessments could take a year longer after changes to the IRIS system, says congressional watchdog
EU strikes deal on Reach toxicity tests
28 May 2008
Agreement to speed approval of tests that avoid the use of animals, after pressure from MEPs
Interview: Green by name, green by nature
28 May 2008
Mike Green talks to Sarah Dixon about the role of green chemistry in industry
Nanomembranes get tough
27 May 2008
US researchers have used a chemical approach to make strong, flexible carbon films
Computer brain unearths better insect repellents
27 May 2008
Artificial neural network trained to identify new mosquito repelling compounds
Interview: Sugar rush
27 May 2008
Peter Seeberger talks to Joanne Thomson about rapid carbohydrate synthesis and the fight against malaria.
Carbon Trust cuts are 'small beer'
23 May 2008
Government-funded body is not doing enough to cut the carbon footprint of UK businesses, say MPs
Rice studies highlight inconsistent arsenic standards
21 May 2008
PREVIEW: Food regulations must be updated, say scientists
Glowing response to explosive detection
21 May 2008
Explosives can now be detected at picogram levels thanks to a polymer developed by scientists in the US.
Carbon nanotubes behave like asbestos
20 May 2008
Mouse study confirms long straight nanofibres could pose a health risk
Core electrons' quantum jig revealed
20 May 2008
When an electron is ejected from deep inside a molecule, what happens to the hole depends on what you measure
Hydrogel helps the medicine go down
20 May 2008
US scientists have made an easy-to-swallow device to controllably deliver cancer drugs into the body.
Hydrogel helps the medicine go down
20 May 2008
US scientists have made an easy-to-swallow device to controllably deliver cancer drugs into the body.
Holey approach to wound healing research
19 May 2008
On-chip method allows fully automated cell migration studies.
China quake hits chemical industry
16 May 2008
Fertilizer producers caught up in the devastation, as authorities rush to contain leaks
Speedy spectrometer tracks shape-shifting molecules
16 May 2008
New microwave instrument captures rearranging isomers
Spinach may cut stomach ulcer risk
15 May 2008
Vegetables rich in nitrates boost stomach lining, thanks to friendly mouth bacteria
Spray-on electrodes
15 May 2008
Scientists have developed a quicker method to make multilayered electrodes for fuel cells.
Bird flu's drug resistance mapped
14 May 2008
X-ray crystal studies suggest that stockpiling Tamiflu alone may not protect against a pandemic
Overlooked pepper compound spices up red wine
13 May 2008
Peppery flavour compound discovered in Australian Shiraz wines is also a key aroma molecule in peppercorns
Livening up lactates
14 May 2008
Thai scientists have devised a faster, environmentally-friendly route to alkyl lactates
'Super-yeast' tackles unnatural proteins
12 May 2008
Genetically engineered yeast cells can efficiently make proteins containing unnatural amino acids
All-in-one gene detection on a chip
09 May 2008
Miniature one-stop shop prepares, purifies and analyses tiny blood samples in minutes
Blueprint for £1bn UK technology drive unveiled
09 May 2008
Push for low carbon cars and energy saving materials under Technology Strategy Board plans
Instant insight: Cooperating catalysts
09 May 2008
Mark Davis explains why catalysts need to learn to cooperate in order to compete with nature
China to fast track pioneering drugs
08 May 2008
Special registration rules to speed approval and encourage innovation
Low energy light source for on-chip construction
08 May 2008
For the first time, scientists have used ultra violet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) to make polymer columns in lab-on-a-chip devices.
3D biological metal detection
08 May 2008
The water flea acts as a testbed for a non-destructive 3D imaging method that pinpoints metals in vivo.
Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture
07 May 2008
Robust zeolite remove carbon dioxide from a mix of gases at room temperature
Knowledge out of chaos
07 May 2008
Scientists have upset gene expression to investigate its randomness.
Catalyst mimics nature's methane oxidation
07 May 2008
Scientists in France have developed the first mild, enzyme-inspired method to convert methane to industrially valuable products
Electrochemistry takes the heat
07 May 2008
UK electrochemists are offering a more accurate technique for measuring the strength of hot sauces using carbon nanotubes
Building peptides from the wrong end
06 May 2008
Solution to synthesis problem nets commercialisation cash
Heaviest element claim criticised
02 May 2008
Sighting of element 122 in piles of thorium is probably suspect, experts say
Synthesis boost for HIV research
02 May 2008
Scarce anti-HIV plant compound made in large quantities from seed oil
Miniature devices make the cut
02 May 2008
Chemically-powered molecular scissors and tweezer-like triangles offer new ways to manipulate structures on the nanoscale
Locking up radiotoxicity
02 May 2008
International scientists are using computer simulations to give insights into the long-term safety of nuclear waste in deep geological repositories
Nanotrees without the seeds
01 May 2008
Intricate nanowire shapes produced without templates or catalysts
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