News June 2006
Iupac vice president resigns in cash scandal
30 June 2006
Japanese chemist under fire after university investigation. Updated 03 July 2006
Estonian chemical industry at a competitive disadvantage
29 June 2006
Relying on oil shale as a feedstock will make it difficult to comply with Europe's Reach directive.
Brilliant synchrotrons
29 June 2006
State-of-the-art synchrotron sources around the world provide better possibilities for tracking chemical processes in space and time, according to UK scientist John Evans.
EU research funding faces ethical objection
29 June 2006
The EU's funding programme for all scientific research risks becoming mired in conflict over embryology issues.
The twists and turns of synthetic peptides
29 June 2006
Bioorganic chemists have made peptide-like molecules that could aid the search for new medicines.
Titrations without calibrations
29 June 2006
Researchers in the US have developed a semi-automated method to generate ions for calibration-free titrations.
Probes for protein structure
28 June 2006
Swedish scientists have demonstrated how a natural amino acid can be used to probe protein conformations.
Insecticide acts on insect muscles
28 June 2006
Cabbages are about to be saved from caterpillar attack thanks to an insecticide under development in the US.
Copper corrosion makes the print clock tick
27 June 2006
A technique used to pinpoint the time at which new species of life evolved has been adapted to date historic prints.
Identifying contamination in the groundwater
27 June 2006
US geochemists have developed a technique for identifying sources of groundwater contamination.
Sacrificial surfaces give up their iron
27 June 2006
Active solid-metal surfaces offer a new route to multi-nuclear mixed metal complexes, claim scientists in Finland.
Update: US firms accuse Reach of raising trade barriers
26 June 2006
With final approval of Reach looming, the US has launched a last-gasp campaign to persuade ministers to 'revisit' the draft.
Halogen-bonded liquid crystals
26 June 2006
Chemists in the UK and Italy have made halogen-bonded liquid crystals that they say have an unusually disordered structure.
Phosphorus concentrations catalogued in coral
23 June 2006
A species of cold-water coral keeps an accurate record of marine phosphorus concentrations, report geoscientists.
Open access, take it or leave it
23 June 2006
The Royal Society, UK, is trialling a hybrid author-pays/reader-pays publishing model.
Anticancer drugs from bacteria?
23 June 2006
Bacteria being used to make anticancer agents could provide an extra source of lead compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.
Ethicist approves performance enhancing drugs
22 June 2006
A leading ethicist has questioned the value of banning some of the sports drugs listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Artifact-free peptide screening
22 June 2006
Scientists in Japan have discovered a way to eliminate the false positives that can occur when using high-throughput screening methods.
Polymeric data storage
22 June 2006
Data storage devices have been made from optically switchable polymers.
Peptide agent tracks angiogenesis
21 June 2006
A molecular imaging agent that can track the progress of tumour growth is about to be trialled in the UK.
Cell patterning made easier
21 June 2006
A series of inexpensive, one step methods to prepare cell microarrays could find application in stem cell research.
Caution urged over combustible ionic liquids
20 June 2006
Leading scientists call for more care to be taken when handling ionic liquids in the laboratory following combustibility testing.
Tuning lanthanides to detect cancer biomarkers
20 June 2006
Compounds containing lanthanide metal centres designed to detect a range of carbohydrates, glycolipids and phospholipids.
Silicates sweet on petrol extraction
20 June 2006
The petroleum industry will benefit from research on silicate digestion, claim researchers in the US.
Molecular cages force unexpected interactions
19 June 2006
Molecules confined in a coordination cage show unusual physical behaviour, claim researchers in Japan.
Through a CO2 glass darkly
15 June 2006
Carbon dioxide can be stored as a solid, glass-like substance.
Solubility switching of carbon nanotubes
15 June 2006
Researchers in China have discovered a way to change the solubility of carbon nanotubes, creating diverse biological applications.
Detecting explosives with polymers
15 June 2006
Polymers may lead the way to detecting explosives more easily, claim researchers in the US.
Blood cell role in diabetes complications
15 June 2006
Red blood cells are much more than just transporters of oxygen, say US chemists.
Natural metabolism of fluorine
14 June 2006
Researchers have isolated a cluster of bacterial genes responsible for the biochemical processing of fluorine.
New stamping ground for DNA arrays
14 June 2006
DNA microarrays for detecting genetic diseases will be easier and cheaper to produce thanks to scientists in the US.
Amazing resilience of toxic crocs
13 June 2006
Crocodiles' hormones stay perfectly balanced even after repeated exposure to pesticides, according to researchers in Japan.
Detecting peroxy radicals
13 June 2006
Environmental scientists in the UK are improving the understanding of how compounds that form ground-level ozone relate to sunlight and pollution.
Supramolecular chemistry silences genes
13 June 2006
Dendrimers can be used to switch off specific genes, say chemists in France and China.
Similar enzymes, different smells
12 June 2006
Petunia flowers and basil leaves use similar enzymes to give them their fragrance.
Sulfur removal fuels fuel cell future
09 June 2006
Materials that prevent sulfur-poisoning of fuel cells working at high temperatures have been developed.
Inhibitor found for deadly protein
09 June 2006
Scientists in the US have found a potential drug for to treat botulism, a deadly form of food poisoning and possible bioterrorism weapon.
Making light work for ionic liquids
08 June 2006
Solar cells using ionic liquids as electrolytes are a step closer, thanks to an efficient organogelator developed by European scientists.
Whooping and dancing for chemistry godfather
07 June 2006
Manchester chemist has been awarded the first honorary DSc degree from the University of Zululand.
A hole new world
06 June 2006
Materials scientists have developed improved charge transporting materials for use in polymeric light emitting diodes.
Liver on a chip
07 June 2006
Taiwanese researchers have created artificial liver lobules that could lead to synthetic tissue on demand.
The attraction of gold for gold
05 June 2006
Weak gold-gold interactions in organic complexes affect the systems' emission spectra and could lead to a new type of sensor.
Size matters in cloud formation
02 June 2006
Scientists grappling to understand the effect of man-made aerosols on cloud formation have decided that particle size, rather than chemistry, is the main factor
Google Chmoogle
02 June 2006
A new chemistry search engine has been forced to change its name following pressure from the search engine Google
Rare earth medicine
02 June 2006
A drug for the treatment of high blood phosphate levels is offering relief for dialysis patients.
Axons get directions
02 June 2006
Scientists are a step closer to understanding the processes that control the growth and spread of nerve cells
Explosion at ammonia plant
01 June 2006
An explosion at an ammonia plant has left two people injured in Teesside, UK
Museum paints the town purple
01 June 2006
Museum visitors in Manchester, UK are spending the half-term holiday covered in purple dye and getting to grips with the chemical industry
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