All articles by Chemistry World – Page 19
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Opinion
Fracking lacking concerns
Fracking coverage must acknowledge the potential environmental impact
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Podcast
June 2012
JuneChemistry World Podcast - June 20120:54- Binning is best choice for drug disposal5:30- Silicene seen for the first time8:05- Henry Snaith on developing dyes to harness solar energy15:31- Size and shape change Suzuki rates19:28- Celebratory science with champagne expert Gerard Liger-Belair26:37- Just hit Ctrl + P for custom glassware30:08- Enhancing ...
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Opinion
Flashback: 1982 – chemical Olympiads
The RSC suggested the idea of chemical Olympiads to be organised by RSC local sections
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Research
MOFs meet rotaxanes
A rotaxane has been used as a linker in the manufacture of a metal organic framework
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News
Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial Synriam
India is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
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Opinion
Truth about science
Poor quality research and a lack of scientific rigour are more harmful to science than misconduct
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Opinion
Flashback: 2002 – doping discussion
British Olympic skier Alain Baxter had his bronze medal taken away after a post-race drug test showed traces of methamphetamine
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Opinion
Letters: May 2012
The article ’Making Light Work’ (Chemistry World, April 2012, p52) coincided with an alarming Daily Telegraph article relating the near-catastrophic increase in antibiotic resistance due to misuse by the NHS and in agriculture. It seems that big pharma is no longer interested in infection control for two reasons: Any ...
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Business
Business roundup: May 2012
Pharmaceutical New cholesterol drugs on the horizon The new candidate reduced "bad" LDL cholesterol by 40-72% in the trial Sanofi has reported Phase II data for a new drug candidate for lowering cholesterol levels in patients already taking statins. Over an 8-12 week period, the candidate reduced ...
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News
FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging
Agency rejects petition to ban the use of BPA in food contact materials, citing insufficient research
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Opinion
Grant clarity
Applicants do not help their proposals by the apparently careless way in which they sometimes present their applications
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Podcast
April 2012
Chemistry World podcast - April 2012 0:53- A thermometer that can measure temperatures within a cell 2:55- In space, tiny diamonds are made from carbon onions 6:27- Michael Hamblin sheds light on photodynamic therapy 13:23- Usurping the functional group hierarchy 16:31- Could arsenic DNA really exist? 19:51- Volker Hessel ...
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Opinion
Flashback: 2002 – Puck's potion
Taking up a challenge from the other RSC - the Royal Shakespeare Company
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Opinion
Letters: April 2012
As an affiliate member of the Natural Environment Research Council’s (NERC’s) peer review college, I would like to comment on the article about NERC’s intention to reduce the number of uncompetitive proposals submitted for funding (Chemistry World, March 2012, p17). For several years, I have helped in ...