All articles by Chemistry World – Page 33
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News
News in brief: October 2009
Electron clouds unveiled For years, undergraduate chemists have been shown pictures depicting the atomic orbitals of atoms as described by the Schrödinger equation. But now, researchers from the Kharkov Institute for Physics and Technology, Ukraine, have gone one better and managed to directly image the electron density surrounding a ...
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Opinion
Finding new ways to feed the world
Decades of underinvestment in agricultural research have taken their toll but now is the time to bring in young scientists to find new ways to feed the world, says Ian Crute
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Business
Business roundup: October 2009
Bayer bows to safety concerns One year after an explosion that led to two fatalities, Bayer CropScience is to eliminate 80 per cent of the methyl isocyanate (MIC) stockpile at its Institute, West Virginia site. Bayer will also spend $25 million (£15 million) on further safety improvements at the site ...
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Podcast
Chemistry World Podcast - October 2009
00.11- Introduction 02.02 -Sniffing out the chemical profile of death 04.42 - Are antioxidants always good for you? 07.53 - James Galloway on concerns that humans are upsetting the nitrogen cycle 14.55 - Is nitrous oxide now the biggest threat to the ozone layer? 17.45 ...
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News
Renaissance artworks analysed
Researchers have combined two ion-beam analysis techniques to obtain more detailed information about the paints used in Renaissance works of art
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Podcast
September 2009
Chemistry World Podcast - September 200900:11- Introduction02:23-- Researchers find first liquid protein04:54-- Fuel cell catalysts go sub-nano06:46-- Paul Docherty talks oxidation with a reducing agent and live blogging13:54-- Sticky nanotubes detect bacteria16:32-- Computational chemistry predicts flu mutations19:50-- Kelly Chibale on drug discovery in South Africa26:10-- Origin of water on Saturn's ...
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Business
Business roundup: September 2009
Animal rights activism on the rise There has been an escalation in the wave of animal rights attacks aimed at the pharmaceutical industry - and they have been focused on Novartis ’ chief executive, Daniel Vasella. Source: © ASSOCIATED PRESS The charred remains of Vasella’s Tyrolean ...
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Opinion
Letters: September 2009
Derek Bailey raises his concerns over the amount of carbon sequestration that can occur before oxygen depletion becomes a significant issue (Chemistry World, August 2009, p36) and asks if the relevant calculations have been done. Although the Earth System is complex and exhibits tightly coupled feedback loops, indicative upper limits ...
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News
Bhopal returns to haunt former Union Carbide chief
There have been fresh calls for the former Union Carbide head to face charges in India 25 years after the Bhopal disaster
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Podcast
August 2009
Chemistry World Podcast - August 200900:12- Introduction 01:56-- Making hydrogen fuel from urine 05:05-- Cleaning up the dye industry 07:20-- Brian Merry on the search for the mechanisms of ageing 13:40 -- White phosphorus tamed 16:10-- Hybrid peptides trigger dramatic weight loss 18:16-- ...
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Opinion
Letters: August 2009
My colleagues and I on the committee of the South Africa North local section of the RSC enjoyed the excellent article highlighting some of the challenges facing us in South Africa, particularly when it comes to developing the chemical sciences (Chemistry World, June 2009, p46). We were, however, extremely ...
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Business
Business roundup: August 2009
Huntsman saga draws to close Source: © ASSOCIATED PRESS Huntsman gains $2.73 billion after aborted takeover The fallout from Hexion’s aborted takeover of rival US chemical company Huntsman finally seems to be over, with the banks that were supposed to fund the deal agreeing to pay Huntsman ...
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News
Chemical weapons cleanup
Researchers have used a hydrogen peroxide-based microemulsion system to safely decontaminate chemical warfare agents