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News
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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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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How antidepressants spur brain growth
New insight into activity in the hippocampus could help researchers develop better drugs, researchers say
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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 ...
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News
Cheap and efficient artificial leaf debuted
MIT researchers say they can make artificial leaves for less than $50 each
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Opinion
Letters: April 2011
With regard to your piece on 60 years of innovation (Chemistry World, March 2011, p38). Can I put in a plea for recognition of the pioneering work carried out in the UK on liquid crystal displays (LCDs) in the years following 1970. Following some early work on displays in the ...
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Business
Business roundup: April 2011
Pharmaceutical Forest pays $1.2bn for Clinical Data US pharma company Forest Laboratories has agreed to buy Clinical Data for $30 (£19) per share in cash, equivalent to $1.2 billion, plus $6 per share payable if Viibryd (vilazodone) reaches commercial milestones. Forest intends to use existing cash to finance the deal. ...
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Microfluidics to diagnose sleeping sickness
An understanding of the physics of particle sorting can help separate parasites from blood for clearer analysis
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Scientists in Slovakia campaign against diversion of funding
Thousands of people in Slovakia sign a petition to stop €120 million of EU science money going awry