News February 2009
More data from mixtures via NMR
27 February 2009
New diffusion separation technique for NMR helps chemists analyse mixtures
Ionic liquids put zebra mussels off their food
27 February 2009
Aquatic organisms' feeding behaviour can be affected by ionic liquids
Instant insight: Bone repair breakthrough
27 February 2009
Thanks to nanotechnology, today's bone implants are so much more than your grandparent's hip replacement, say Thomas Webster and colleagues at Brown University, US
Stainless skin cancer diagnosis
27 February 2009
An infrared imaging technique that can distinguish different types of skin cancer has been developed by scientists in France
Analysis hints at solar energy alternatives
26 February 2009
Revisiting old research may hold the key to creating a portfolio of affordable solar energy materials
Crystal clear method for identifying powders
26 February 2009
NMR and theory join forces to characterise drugs
Instant insight: Food for thought
26 February 2009
How much does our diet have an effect on human memory and learning? Jeremy Spencer considers the case of the flavonoids
Nano-regulation creeps closer
25 February 2009
Canada the first country to start a mandatory safety reporting scheme for companies producing nanomaterials
The medical power of attraction
25 February 2009
Magnetic microbeads that cleanse blood of toxic pathogens could save thousands of lives
Financial help for China's chemical industry
24 February 2009
China's government approves petrochemical industry economic revival plan
Nanowire forests repel liquids
24 February 2009
An oil-repelling surface could prevent leaks from pipelines, say Chinese researchers
Reading DNA base by base
22 February 2009
A technique to electrically detect DNA bases from a single DNA strand could lead to cheap and simple sequencing
Calcium caught in an inverse sandwich
20 February 2009
First stable calcium(I) structure a surprise discovery
Picture perfect particles
20 February 2009
Complex 3D microparticles made using a new microfluidic method could be used in tissue engineering
Did space dust start life on Earth?
20 February 2009
Amino acids could have found their way from deep space to start life on Earth, say scientists in Italy
Instant insight: Size matters
20 February 2009
Andrew Houlton and colleagues at Newcastle University explain how DNA can direct electronic materials to grow on the nanoscale
Selective catalyst cracks direct peroxide production
19 February 2009
Acid-treated catalyst converts hydrogen and oxygen directly into hydrogen peroxide
Nanoparticles give cancer drug a boost
19 February 2009
Efficiency of Taxol improved by encapsulating it in a polymer nanoparticle
Single nanocatalyst behaviour revealed
18 February 2009
Single molecule spectroscopy uncovers gold nanoparticles' catalytic secrets
Obama signs off on billions of dollars for research
18 February 2009
Extra federal support comes through economic stimulus measure
New lease of life for used cola bottles
18 February 2009
Scientists turn waste plastic into useful ultra-strong carbon spheres
DNA takes a new form
17 February 2009
New chromatin studies reveal 'more realistic' structure for DNA in replicating chromosomes
Biofilms under control
17 February 2009
Microbe communities shun an artificial sweetener for a means to study biofilm growth
Rodents shed light on aging
16 February 2009
Mole rats reveal that oxidative stress is only half the story
Prostate cancer biomarker could speed diagnosis
11 February 2009
Testing urine for sarcosine may give new insights into prostate cancer diagnosis and progression
Making biofuels the chemical way
11 February 2009
A single step reaction could make biofuel production from agricultural waste economically feasible
(No) twist in the tale for icefish protein
11 February 2009
A cyclic peptide has shattered an established theory about fish antifreeze
Controversial new theory for nanotube growth
10 February 2009
A theoretical model for nanotube growth provokes debate among nanotube experts
Interview: From nano to macro
10 February 2009
Detlef Günther talks to May Copsey about nanoanalytics, football and measuring the largest crystals in the world
Lighting up the active site
10 February 2009
A fluorescent dye attached to a catalyst probes catalytic cycles at the single molecule level
Exercise capacity improved with molecules
09 February 2009
Cyclic pyrophosphate encourages haemoglobin to surrender oxygen more easily in tissues where it is needed most
Interview: Making DNA movies
09 February 2009
Thomas Carell talks to Kathleen Too about epigenetics, DNA lesions, repair and crystallisation
Molecular thermometer takes cell temperature
09 February 2009
Fluorescent polymer accurately takes the temperature inside living cells
Instant insight: Metal detectors for clean fuel
09 February 2009
Guilhem Caumette, University of Pau - IFP, France, outlines the techniques used to find metal contaminants in petroleum and how they will lead to superior fuels
EU clash over pollution permits
06 February 2009
Confrontation over a proposed law to cut industrial emissions looks likely
HIV diagnosis improved
06 February 2009
A cheaper and easier way to monitor HIV in patients could revolutionise global health care, according to scientists in the US
Crystalline polymers make airtight films
05 February 2009
Squeezing polymers into nano-layers makes impermeable crystals
Carbon nanotube catalysts 'better than platinum'
05 February 2009
US researchers hail new electrochemical catalyst as a possible boon for fuel cells
Toxicologist assumes leadership of key NIH institute
05 February 2009
New NIEHS chief wants to forge greater connections with regulators
Instant insight: Sorting perturbed proteins
05 February 2009
Ruth Nussinov and colleagues put their case for a more organised way of looking at protein allostery
Marine sponges show their age
04 February 2009
Scientists have found chemical proof that sponge life existed 40 million years earlier than previously shown
BASF seeks GM alternative
04 February 2009
BASF are using directed mutagenesis to tweak plants' own genes
Crack-proofing MOF membranes
03 February 2009
Metal-organic framework membranes reinforced by wire mesh
Fluorescent tags to see catalysts in action
03 February 2009
German researchers have used a fluorescent tag to monitor the state of a catalyst during a chemical reaction
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