All articles by Chemistry World – Page 43
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News
No link between sick pilots and neurotoxin in jet fuel says government review panel
Insufficient evidence to support causal link, but more work needed on cabin fumes, says UK government panel
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News
China still lagging behind OECD on innovation
Shortage of science graduates threaten China's economic growth
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Podcast
September 2007
Chemistry World Podcast - September 2007 Music (Promo) Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry. This is the Chemistry World Podcast. (Promo ends) Interviewer - Chris Smith Hello! Welcome to the September edition of the Chemistry World podcast with Mark Peplow and James Mitchell Crow. ...
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Opinion
Letters: September 2007
From Allan N Smith All those involved in the writing, editing and production of Chemistry World are to be congratulated. It is interesting, accurate and comprehensive; I look forward to reading it every month when it gives me a good few hours of informative pleasure. A N Smith CChem ...
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News
Druggy wastwater tough to crack
Drug molecules are routinely passing through wastewater treatments unscathed
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Podcast
August 2007
Chemistry World Podcast - August 2007(Promo)Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry: The Chemistry World Pod cast.(Promo ends)Interviewer - Chris SmithHello! Welcome to the August edition of the Chemistry World podcast with Chemistry World's editor Mark Peplow and science correspondent, Victoria Gill, Richard Van Noorden, and James Mitchell ...
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Opinion
Letters: August 2007
From John Holman Your editorial ’Dear Gordon’ (Chemistry World, June 2007) points to the skills that chemistry graduates can contribute to the economy. Chemistry is a quantitative subject that teaches the scientific use of evidence, and that is one reason why chemistry graduates are so employable. However, Peter Cotgreave’s ...
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Business
Business roundup: September 2007
ICI sale finally agreed ICI have accepted a takeover offer of £8 billion from chemical conglomerate Akzo Nobel. This 670p per share agreement is Akzo’s third approach for ICI in as many months, following an initial offer of 600p per share in June, and then 650p per share in ...
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News
Chinese legislation to increase drug safety
New drug registration laws expected to boost the country's pharmaceutical industry
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Podcast
July 2007
Chemistry World Podcast - July 2007(Promo)Brought to you by the Royal Society of Chemistry: The Chemistry World Podcast.(End Promo)Interviewer - Chris Smith Hello, this is Chemistry World Podcast No. 10 with me Chris Smith and with the Chemistry World team Mark Peplow, Bea Perks, Richard Van Noorden, ...
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Opinion
Letters: July 2007
From Ronald Bentley In his ’Bench Monkey’ column (Chemistry World, April 2007, p40) Dylan Stiles notes that the odour of benzylmercaptan, used by a colleague, stays with him long after he leaves the lab. In 1989, I worked with the many reports describing the war-time research on the chemistry of ...
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Business
Business roundup: July 2007
A depressing ruling for obesity drug A decision by a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on 13 June was a double blow for French drug firm, Sanofi-Aventis. Their long-awaited obesity drug, rimonabant, marketed in Europe as Acomplia, was not recommended for approval by the FDA. ...