All articles by Chemistry World – Page 24
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Podcast
June 2011
Chemistry World Podcast - June 20111:20 - Fish in chips: growing embryos in microfluidic systems3:20 - DNA origami yields tiny flask5:42 - How similar are generic biological drugs to their patented counterparts, and how does that affect how they work? Pauline Rudd explains13:20 - Nanodiamond aerogel hammered out on anvil15:39 ...
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Opinion
Letters: June 2011
In reference to your recent editorial (Chemistry World, May 2011, p2) where the ethics of biofuels are discussed, we believe it is misleading to suggest that deforestation and the displacement of indigenous people are a result of biofuel production. It is accepted that logging is the primary cause of these ...
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Business
Business roundup: June 2011
Succinic acid plans Dutch life and material sciences company DSM and French starch company Roquette Frères are together planning to build what they say will be the largest European plant for the production of succinic acid from biological sources. To be built on the Roquette site at Cassano Spinola ...
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News
Eastern European research blighted by funding shortfall
Funding for science in eastern Europe continues to be overlooked, despite years of economic growth
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BASF chemical plant gets the go-ahead in China
Chemical giant gets green light for largest MDI plant in China after vowing to protect the environment
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Animal testing alternatives for China
Chinese researchers are starting to investigate alternatives to animal testing in a bid to modernise and cut costs
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Podcast
May 2011
Chemistry World Podcast -May 20111:16 - Battery turns entropy into electricity3:35 - Antibacterial clays kill with iron5:54 - Yi-Fang Chu from Kraft Foods explains the potential health benefits and pitfalls drinking coffee13:06 - Origin of life experiments revisited15:53 - Cleaning up nuclear storage ponds19:16 - Katherine Holt from University College ...
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Opinion
Letters: May 2011
There are many ways of discovering truth. The scientific method is one of the best. It depends on the carrying out of repeatable experiments. Science cannot really deal with a unique event. So I am surprised that Philip Ball (Chemistry World, April 2011, p33) dismisses so easily the practicality of ...
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News
Note book: June 2011
Scientists to market The European Research Council, the EU funding programme for cutting edge research, is to offer scientists that it already funds, the chance to apply for a grant of €150,000 (£132,300) to help them develop their ideas for the marketplace. If successful in their applications, the ...
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Business
Business roundup: May 2011
Pharmaceutical US approval for AZ thyroid cancer drug The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved orphan drug vandetanib for the treatment of thyroid cancer. The drug candidate is owned by pharma major AstraZeneca. The approval refers to medullary thyroid cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or ...
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News
How antidepressants spur brain growth
New insight into activity in the hippocampus could help researchers develop better drugs, researchers say
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News
Power sources get flexible
A high energy density, non-toxic battery for malleable electrochemical applications
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'Green' products don't live up to label claims
Products claiming to be 'plant-based' or 'naturally sourced' hide surprising amounts of petrochemical ingredients
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Podcast
April 2011
Chemistry World Podcast - April 20111:13 -Molecules that walk, hop and jump4:44 -Diagnosing diseases with CDs7:00 -James Landers tells us how to streamline forensic DNA profiling with microfluidics14:30 -Sensitive TB diagnosis using sugar17:05 -Harvesting energy from soft drinks19:25 -Zhong Lin Wang on picking up good vibrations to harvest energy from ...