News October 2005
Studying the nutrients in foods
31 October 2005
Researchers in Thailand have developed a method for estimating the bioavailability of several essential elements at once from a continuous in vitro digestion system.
Fire destroys optoelectronics research centre
31 October 2005
Fire has destroyed Europe's major optoelectronics interdisciplinary research centre at Southampton University, UK.
Ionic liquids toxic to fish
31 October 2005
Acute toxicity testing of ionic liquids with zebrafish suggests that some of these compounds pose a risk to the aquatic environment.
Success for Swiss biotech firm
31 October 2005
Sales exceeding expectations have prompted Swiss biotech company Actelion to announce third quarter results a week early, and raise its targets for the year.
Buckyball creator dies
31 October 2005
Richard Smalley, who shared the 1996 Nobel prize for the discovery of buckminsterfullerene, or buckyballs, has died aged 62 after a long battle with cancer.
Jekyll and Hyde protein in brain disease?
28 October 2005
A new peptide that may be able to reverse the formation of amyloid fibrils in the brain could be the key to a cure for Alzheimer's.
Improving the odds against a killer disease
28 October 2005
Combining two existing forms of breast cancer therapy could result in a safer and more efficient treatment.
Hydrogen from timber
28 October 2005
A new way of generating hydrogen gas continuously from timber waste is a promising start towards sustainable energy.
Viagra cancels painkiller side effects, but might have side effects of its own
28 October 2005
The impotence drug Viagra could be used to block gastric inflammation caused by drugs such as aspirin and ibuprofen.
Quantum leap for silicon
27 October 2005
Silicon has been given a new lease of life with news of a silicon-based material that converts electronic data into optical data with unprecedented efficiency.
Strecker intermediates scavenge for cyanides
27 October 2005
A novel route for the non-polluting scavenging of cyanides has been reported by scientists in Mexico.
Pore-forming peptides
27 October 2005
A new class of peptides that insert themselves into the cell membrane and form an open pore has been created.
Cell transport goes synthetic
26 October 2005
Artificial cell receptors that mimic those found in nature and possess the potential to be adapted for use in drug delivery have now been created.
Personal bioaerosol sampler
26 October 2005
A personal rotating cup bioaerosol sampler, the CIP 10-M, for measuring human exposure to microbiological agents in the air has been developed.
Research spotlight falls on neglected disease
26 October 2005
The University of Dundee, UK is to tackle the issue of neglected tropical diseases with a £13 million five-year project.
A little germ conversation
25 October 2005
A new universal signaller for cell-to-cell communication in bacteria has been discovered by a team of US scientists.
Hand-held hydrogen
25 October 2005
Jens Nørskov and a team from the Technical University of Denmark have produced a fuel cell pellet which can hold over nine per cent hydrogen by weight.
Probing for water in protein cavities
25 October 2005
Scientists in Japan and Canada have calculated the likely position of water molecules in a protein, claiming this could lead to better models of drug-protein interactions
Nanopipette paints DNA picture
25 October 2005
DNA ink has been used to paint molecular pictures, thanks to a nanopipette developed by researchers in the UK.
Axing artefacts for accurate atomic force microscopy
24 October 2005
Carbon nanotubes could soon replace silicon as the material of choice for the probe tips used in atomic force microscopy.
Probing the structure of water
24 October 2005
Scientists in Brazil have studied the structure and hydrogen bonding interactions of water at a hydrophobic surface at the molecular level.
New covalent linkers boost polycation research
23 October 2005
Connecting two or more cyclophophazene units via covalent linkers paves the way for the assembly of simple novel polycations.
A paradigm shift in theoretical chemistry
22 October 2005
A radical new approach is proposed to address the electron correlation problem.
Introducing silicon into heteroaromatics
21 October 2005
Japanese chemists have developed a new transition metal catalysed reaction for the silicon substitution of C-H bonds by difluorosilanes in aromatic heterocycles.
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Protein popsicle holds clues to insect antifreeze
21 October 2005
Researchers in Canada have discovered a surprising antifreeze protein used by insects living at sub-zero temperatures.
Golden promise for green catalyst
20 October 2005
Gold nanoparticles can catalyse specific oxidation reactions using air and no solvents
A singular attraction
20 October 2005
Scientists have prepared a new cobalt-based single molecule magnet that shows unusual magnetic behaviour at low temperature.
Two-directional and tandem synthesis
19 October 2005
A one step self-desymmetrising reaction forms complex molecules from simple substrates.
Did life get a kick out of interstellar nitrogen?
19 October 2005
Organic compounds consisting of hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen are probably widespread throughout interstellar space, according to a team of Nasa scientists.
Chemical vapour deposition makes glass smarter
18 October 2005
Smart glass that could slash the cost of keeping buildings cool in summer has come a step closer.
A bright future for microspheres
18 October 2005
New microspheres offer a more stable solid support for fluorescence detection in biomolecule screening.
New application of metathesis catalyst revealed
17 October 2005
A new application of Grubbs' metathesis catalyst has been discovered by researchers at Oxford University.
Analysing the bracing smell of the countryside
17 October 2005
Techniques more usually applied in the food industry have been used to analyse odours given off by farmyard animals.
Drugs on tap as the nights draw in
14 October 2005
The concentrations of pharmaceuticals turning up in sewage plants and drinking water increase as the weather gets colder, report researchers in Finland.
Molecular recognition with a twist
14 October 2005
Japanese researchers have discovered that the chirality of one molecule can be sensed from a change in shape of another.
Lisbon vision in jeopardy
14 October 2005
Europe has a 'daunting mountain' to climb if it is to deliver the Lisbon agenda, says UK trade and industry minister, Alun Michael.
Applications stretch out for insect elastic
13 October 2005
Scientists in Australia have synthesised a polymer based on the elastic protein resilin used to keep flies flying, fleas jumping and cicadas singing.
Silk fibres from an ionic liquid solution
13 October 2005
US researchers have produced designer silk fibres with tuneable properties using an ionic liquid solution.
Accelerating non-enzymatic RNA replication
12 October 2005
Acceleration of the spontaneous replication of RNA adds evidence to support the RNA-world theory of prebiotic evolution.
Gold-plated bacteria bring nanodevices to life
12 October 2005
Live bacteria coated with gold nanoparticles create a highly sensitive bio-electronic device that responds to changes in humidity.
The role of structure in banana mesophases
11 October 2005
The relative orientations of carboxyl linkage groups in banana-shaped mesogens have a stronger than expected effect on the phase behaviour of the material.
Spoonful of sugar helps the IgNobel prize go down
11 October 2005
US researchers have won this year's IgNobel chemistry prize for demonstrating that swimming in syrup is no slower than swimming in water.
A long-term pollution affair
10 October 2005
Scientists are now one step closer to answering one of the most vexing air pollution questions.
Sensing pollutants with iodinated polymers
10 October 2005
Molecularly imprinted polymers containing iodine have been used to trap polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from river water for optical sensing.
BASF: shift to Asia won't overshadow growth in Europe
07 October 2005
German chemicals giant BASF has announced plans to focus on expansion in Europe until 2015.
EU chemicals legislation fails industry
06 October 2005
The European chemical industry is disappointed with the outcome of the EU parliament environment committee vote on Reach.
Bacteria ruled the world billions of years ago in purple oceans
06 October 2005
Evidence backing a controversial sulfur-rich model of the Earth's oceans 1.8 billion years ago has been uncovered in molecular fossils.
Cartography of catalysts
05 October 2005
UK researchers are creating a definitive road map of the internal structure of porous supports for catalysts.
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