News April 2008
Nanoscale memristor is electronics' missing link
30 April 2008
Titanium oxide film ends four-decade quest for basic circuit component
Chemical compass clue to migration mystery
30 April 2008
A chemical reaction sensitive to tiny magnetic field could help to explain how birds navigate the globe
MPs berate UK government and funding agency over research cuts
30 April 2008
Science and Technology Facilities Council is 'poorly managed', says report
Surprise reaction degrades chemical weapons
30 April 2008
Australian scientists improve our understanding of how peroxides destroy chemical warfare agents.
How does a virus bore a hole in a cell?
30 April 2008
Chemists studying how viruses enter cells say their results could help in the search for new antiviral medicines.
Quantum dots illuminate bacterial studies
30 April 2008
Fluorescent probes are shedding light on bacterial infection.
On-chip suction stops worm wiggling
30 April 2008
Scientists in the US have developed a microfluidic method for immobilising worms in fractions of a second, allowing them to be used in high throughput studies of disease.
International nanosafety drive launched
29 April 2008
OECD countries put up $20m to assess fullerenes, nanotubes and cerium oxide
Fungi wake up to new natural products
29 April 2008
Re-awakening 'silent' metabolic pathways in fungi has revealed a new range of natural products to US scientists.
How mouldy is your house?
29 April 2008
Concerns about mould growing in houses are on the increase, claim mycologists in France
Nanodiamonds gain low-cost sparkle
28 April 2008
Cheaper fluorescence for carbon clusters may benefit cancer imaging
Gene silencing gets fat
28 April 2008
Therapies a step closer thanks to fatty nanoparticles that ferry RNAi into cells
Interview: The protein detective
28 April 2008
Kathryn Lilley tells Michael Smith how curry and beer could be the downfall of biomarkers.
Environmental scientists report political interference
25 April 2008
Hundreds of EPA researchers say they were told to alter their work
Drug costs cut on World Malaria Day
25 April 2008
Novartis has reduced the price of its antimalarial drug Coartem, potentially boosting supplies to developing countries
Plastic coats wrap up gene delivery
25 April 2008
UK chemists have used smart polymers to deliver DNA into cells.
People power
25 April 2008
Duncan Graham tells Nina Notman just how important people are for the future of science.
Radiochemicals firm first to recycle tritium
24 April 2008
World's biggest supplier to re-use all its waste, thanks to humble wire mesh rings
Carbon nanotubes wear coats to deliver drugs
24 April 2008
Polymer coated carbon nanotubes could find a new use in drug delivery, claim Korean scientists.
Bitter melon yields sweet results for diabetes
23 April 2008
Chemicals from the warty Asian vegetable could inspire drugs for diabetes
Global fluoride and arsenic contamination of water mapped
23 April 2008
Swiss researchers have made maps showing the estimated levels of two important contaminants in groundwater
Finding the reaction rates for a particle-in-a-chip
23 April 2008
How does trapping a nanoparticle in a microdevice affect its reactions? US scientists are answering this question thanks to a straightforward method using fluorescent tags.
Filtering out bioterrorists
22 April 2008
US scientists have taken a step towards using water filters to help detect biological agents released into domestic water supplies.
The hunt for metabolic biomarkers
21 April 2008
Measuring metabolites gives biochemical clues to disease
Peptides provide fatal blow for cancer cells
21 April 2008
Peptides that punch holes in cancer cells are 'the first step towards efficient nanochemotherapeutics,' say Canadian chemists.
EPA probes its own dismissal of scientist
18 April 2008
Agency to investigate its own removal of toxicologist Deborah Rice amid a congressional enquiry
Canada may brand bisphenol A 'toxic'
18 April 2008
Retailers pull BPA bottles, as separate US study suggests 'some' concerns over cancer links
Interview: The secret life of molecules
18 April 2008
Christer Aakeröy talks to Freya Mearns about the language of molecules and molecular dating
Liquid crystals in all of us?
18 April 2008
European researchers spark debate as they claim that cell nuclei may contain liquid crystals.
World's first therapeutic cancer vaccine approved
17 April 2008
US biotech Antigenics wins Russian approval to market kidney cancer treatment
The shortest recipe for Tamiflu
16 April 2008
Chemists announce most efficient synthetic route yet to flu-busting drug
Instant insight: Swellable gels fix bad backs
16 April 2008
Brian Saunders and Tony Freemont discuss a new approach for treating back pain using injectable microgel implants
Nerve agent detector on a chip
16 April 2008
A microfluidic device that can identify exposure to sarin could help identify individuals needing treatment at sites of terrorist attack.
Instant insight: Crossing the cell membrane
16 April 2008
Shana Kelley reveals how cell-penetrating peptides deliver the goods when it comes to biology and medicine.
Indian spin-outs set to flourish
15 April 2008
Chemists have welcomed a new bill that will allow academics to own IP and run businesses
Guessing nature's silica secrets
15 April 2008
Chemists have mimicked two key catalysts used by sponges and diatoms to make silica
10 minute diagnosis on the microscale
15 April 2008
Scientists in the US have taken a step towards faster and more efficient immunoassays for diagnosing HIV and other diseases.
Interview: Managing chaos
15 April 2008
Hagan Bayley talks to Laura Howes about the constraints of defining science and what he's learnt from the business world.
FDA under pressure over Bisphenol A
14 April 2008
Congressmen threaten to subpoena agency on decision not to restrict use of chemical in baby bottles
Psychiatric drug ads 'frequently misleading'
14 April 2008
Survey shows that more than one third of claims in advertisements are not supported by cited studies
Cellular power plants fuel molecular motors
14 April 2008
Mitochondria have been used to power miniature motors for microfluidics.
Food additive chemistry
11 April 2008
Chemistry World looks at food additives, as the UK Food Standards Agency recommends removing six artificial colourings from products
Super cells made with 'inorganic armour'
11 April 2008
Encasing cells in egg-like shells grants a wealth of new properties 
Seawater osmium sizes up meteorites
11 April 2008
Osmium isotopes in ocean sediment trace rocks from outer space
Industrial standards promote methanol for Chinese cars
11 April 2008
Higher uptake of methanol-blended gasoline expected
3D chips assess drug viability
11 April 2008
Scientists in Germany have developed a new 3D chip for the rapid and cheap assessment of potential anticancer drugs.
Radiotherapy side-effects suppressed
10 April 2008
A new drug may hold the key to protecting healthy cells from the effects of radiotherapy during cancer treatment
Brazil pins economic hopes on science
10 April 2008
More PhDs means more growth, says science minister
Water retains DNA memory of hidden species
10 April 2008
DNA profiling used to track the spread of the American bullfrog
'Pot-in-a-pot' technique makes impossible cascade reactions easy
10 April 2008
Nested vessels mimic Russian matryoshka dolls
Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies
09 April 2008
Tropical vegetation emissions don't disrupt the atmosphere's self-cleansing mechanism, so long as they don't combine with industrial pollution
How plants shudder at shade
09 April 2008
Molecular mechanism revealed for plants' desperate growth spurts when overshadowed by competitors
vCJD filter for blood could be in use 'by summer'
09 April 2008
Prion-capturing membrane in final trials in UK.
China revives coal chemicals drive
09 April 2008
Green light expected for new plants after months of deadlock
Radical proposal for atmospheric link to asthma
09 April 2008
Nitrate radicals irreversibly damage amino acids and could play a role in respiratory disease, say Australian researchers.
Nanofibres reconnect nerves
08 April 2008
Paralysed mice walk again after treatment with peptides that form nanofibres in the body
US lawmakers subpoena EPA over global warming
08 April 2008
Climate change committee demands papers after agency delays action on greenhouse gases
Meteorite source for life's handedness
08 April 2008
Lab experiments show how amino acids from space set left-handed precedent on Earth
Solving the mystery of bad smells for outer space
08 April 2008
Researchers in Sweden have solved a space mystery
A bright future for solar cells
08 April 2008
A highly efficient light harvesting molecule could lead to cheaper solar cells, claim international scientists.
Industrial emissions boost pollution at coastlines
07 April 2008
Unexpectedly high levels of nitryl chloride have been measured where industrial emissions meet the ocean
Polyketide ring mystery solved
07 April 2008
Researchers pinpoint enzyme and mechanism responsible for producing polycyclic compounds with anticancer and antibiotic activity
Blood clotting on-chip
07 April 2008
Microfluidic technology could help unravel the complex role of clot formation in bleeding disorders.
Dutch power ahead with carbon capture
04 April 2008
Big push on CCS begins with trial at coal-fired plant'
EU biofuel firms face cloudy future
04 April 2008
Soaring costs of raw materials, massive overcapacity and political uncertainty hit profits
More to catalysis than meets the eye
04 April 2008
Changes below the surface of a catalyst can completely change the course of a reaction, chemists have found
DNA read in a trice
03 April 2008
Helicos sequences a viral genome with technology that could help to make personalised medicine a reality
GSK challenge to US patent rules successful
03 April 2008
Patent office loses fight to introduce rules that pharma said would harm innovation
Instant insight: Nano-forms of carbon
03 April 2008
Juan Luis Delgado, María Ángeles Herranz and Nazario Martín explore the cutting-edge in nanostructures made from carbon
Computers get to the heart of gene expression
03 April 2008
Unravelling the genetic basis of heart disease by combining computational biology techniques.
Layered film offers NO control
03 April 2008
Nitric oxide releasing film provides 'significant step' towards molecule-based machines.
The rigid future of DNA labels
02 April 2008
How do you study DNA without affecting it? Chemists have linked fluorescent tags to DNA so that they do not alter the helix's stability.
Spiky sponges share their secrets
02 April 2008
Enzymes that make sponges spiky are promising leads for new silicon-based materials, say British scientists.
Driving water droplets uphill
02 April 2008
Lab-on-a-chip technology could soon simplify a host of applications, thanks to a new way to move droplets up vertical surfaces on flexible chips.
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Easier cancer imaging with Raman
01 April 2008
Raman spectroscopy detects tumours after 'staining' with nanoparticles
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