News December 2006
Metabolic profiling could improve animal experiments
22 December 2006
Tests on lab critters must be more relevant to human trials, scientists say
Counting HIV with a chip
22 December 2006
Scientists in the US have created a chip that allows rapid detection of HIV infected cells in blood.
Enzyme-powered fuel cells
22 December 2006
Enzymes could replace expensive platinum catalysts in hydrogen fuel cells, say scientists.
Silent SNPs serve up a structural surprise
21 December 2006
Proteins built from an identical string of amino acids can have different biochemical properties.
Molecular probe identifies patients at risk of Alzheimer's
21 December 2006
Protein plaques and tangles tracked in live brains for first time
Vortex creates nanowires
21 December 2006
Chinese scientists have used miniature whirlpools to grow nanoscale disks and wires.
Methyl mystery unravelled
21 December 2006
A long-standing mystery in the natural synthesis of the antibiotic fosfomycin has been resolved by chemists in the US.
Blame it on the bacteria
20 December 2006
The bacteria in human guts could be partially responsible for obesity
A breath of fresh water
20 December 2006
Semi-aquatic animals can smell their surroundings under water
Uncovering the secrets of the past
20 December 2006
An easy to use, non-destructive paper analysing technique is being used to identify the age and origin of old books and documents by researchers from Portugal.
Interview: The magic of chemistry
20 December 2006
David Leigh has a love of chemistry...and magic. Alison Stoddart finds out more
Instant insight: Nanohighway to solar cells
19 December 2006
Hiroshi Imahori discusses electrophoresis as a means to make molecular highways for organic solar cells.
Shedding light on breast cancer
19 December 2006
Improved early diagnosis of breast cancer could be in sight thanks to researchers in the UK.
Bio-ceramics allow algae to live on
19 December 2006
Algae embedded in silica coatings could be used for the continuous production of a commercially important dye, say German scientists.
Ice crystals trapped inside nanotubes
18 December 2006
Computer simulations show huge variety of molecular patterns in caged water
Spectroscopically and simultaneously studying microwave reactions
18 December 2006
UK scientists have used microwaves and infrared to heat and monitor a reaction simultaneously.
Bacteria afraid of the light
18 December 2006
Polymer nanofibres with embedded porphyrins have an antibacterial effect.
Electronics go on a bender
15 December 2006
New ways to deliver functioning electronic systems onto flexible substrates
Stepping up the fight against malaria
15 December 2006
Simple synthetic analogues of a Chinese herbal medicine could help tackle the spread of drug-resistant malaria.
Nanotube photoconductors
14 December 2006
Self-assembled nanotubes conduct an electric current in response to light.
Dynamic polymers
14 December 2006
Soft and stretchy polymers can be hardened by dynamically incorporating new components into the polymer chain.
Reach goes ahead
13 December 2006
The European Parliament today gave the go-ahead to launch the EU regulatory regime for chemicals
Bio-warfare agents in isolation
13 December 2006
Pathogenic organisms like anthrax could be detected with the help of electric fields, according to a team of workers from the UK.
Instant insight: Cleaning up nuclear waste
13 December 2006
Willem Verboom considers some of the latest advances in separating highly radioactive components of nuclear waste.
Ancient protein moonlights in the eye
12 December 2006
Bacterial enzyme coopted for supporting role in vertebrate eye lens
Nano-hype comes out in the wash
12 December 2006
PREVIEW: Widely-reported EPA regulations won't focus on nanoparticles - but Berkeley city council will
Efficient hydrogen production is one step closer
12 December 2006
Japanese researchers have simplified and improved a common method for generating hydrogen gas, a potentially green energy source.
Unique teaching laboratory goes online
11 December 2006
Remote-controlled chemical reactor can be operated through the internet
Interview: Green-fingered chemistry
11 December 2006
Janet Scott tells Nicola Nugent about getting the green message across, the solution to pollution...and edible ionic liquids
Bacteria in hot water
11 December 2006
Detecting exposure to Legionella in the shower is now possible using a sampling method devised by scientists in France.
Finding a pair of needles in a haystack
11 December 2006
Understanding the role that solvent plays in crystal structure formation just got easier thanks to new software.
Interview: Making light of biology
08 December 2006
Wolfgang Lubitz puts metalloproteins on the map. Joanne Thomson asks how...
Sunbathing for dummies
08 December 2006
A photosensitive mannequin head may be the latest tool in skin cancer research.
How does your chemical garden grow?
08 December 2006
The composition and texture of tube-like structures found in chemical gardens has been uncovered.
Keep on the grass
07 December 2006
Mixed grasses grown on agriculturally poor soils could provide carbon-negative biofuel
Quality by numbers
07 December 2006
Chancellor promises a shake-up for UK's Research Assessment Exercise
Self-cleaning fabrics cause a flutter
07 December 2006
Butterflies' wings could flutter their way to self-cleaning rugby kits.
Structure of key influenza A protein revealed
06 December 2006
Solving the structure of viral nucleoprotein could boost quest for new drugs
Surf's up for unstable electron beams
06 December 2006
Physicists in France have used a laser to inject electrons into the wake of a plasma wave created from a jet of helium gas.
Diamonds on the brain
06 December 2006
An improved way of detecting cell signalling molecules could increase scientist's understanding of Parkinson's disease.
Inorganic liquids improve fuel cells
06 December 2006
Inorganic liquids could be used to improve the performance of fuel cells, say researchers in the US.
Hydrogen generation mimics photosynthesis
05 December 2006
Efficiency of splitting water with sunlight reaches new heights
Perceiving peroxide
05 December 2006
Detecting homemade peroxide explosives could become easier, according to US scientists who have developed an electrochemical sensing method.
A lasting memory
05 December 2006
Scientists have discovered a way to lock chirality into catalysts to help make enantiomerically pure compounds.
Hydrogen gets promiscuous
04 December 2006
Solid-state lighting material doped with multi-bonding atoms
Riboswitching off bacterial infection
04 December 2006
Solving a 50-year old mystery in antibiotics development points to new hope for anthrax treatment.
Clever coatings
04 December 2006
A new generation of coatings that can react to their surroundings could be just around the corner.
EU approves ?54 billion science plan
01 December 2006
Seventh Framework Research Programme promises to boost basic research.
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