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Air quality in West going south
By mid-century, air quality throughout the Western United States will deteriorate, according to a new EPA-funded computer simulation by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.   view more (2005-10-07)

Level of important greenhouse gas has stopped growing
Scientists at UC Irvine have determined that levels of atmospheric methane - an influential greenhouse gas - have stayed nearly flat for the past seven years, which follows a rise that spanned at least two decades.   view more (2006-11-21)

Cancer Research director receives SCI accolade
9 July 2003, London, UK: Professor Sir David Lane, Director of the Cancer Research UK Transformation Research Group, will be awarded the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) 2003 Society Medal today. The medal will be presented in recognition of his exceptional services to applied chemistry and the... view more (2003-07-08)

Plants that produce more vitamin C may result from UCLA-Dartmouth discovery
UCLA and Dartmouth scientists have identified a crucial enzyme in plant vitamin C synthesis, which could lead to enhanced crops. The discovery now makes clear the entire 10-step process by which plants convert glucose into vitamin C, an important antioxidant in nature.   view more (2007-05-24)

Chemistry & Industry Issue 1 - Cover Date Monday 7 January 2002
From Issue 1 2002 Chemistry & Industry has a new look and updated contents, including the launch of the C&I stock price indices. Based on the price of shares in 22 blue chip chemicals companies in Europe and North America, the value of the portfolio has been normalized to 100 and we await... view more (2002-01-02)

First "Café scientifique" in Moscow: Who drinks water from the faucet?
In the name of science 37 participants of the first café scientifique, held in Moscow at the end of April in the "Dark and Light" beer house on the Pokrovka in Moscow, drank 40 liters of beer. This café was the first of a series of five meetings that were planned for this... view more (2005-05-12)

Catalyst-free chemistry makes self-healing materials more practical
A new catalyst-free, self-healing material system developed by researchers at the University of Illinois offers a far less expensive and far more practical way to repair composite materials used in structural applications ranging from airplane fuselages to wind-farm propeller blades.   view more (2007-11-28)

Laser blasts will reveal structures and dynamics of molecules in the fastest events in nature
A new £2 million Research Centre at the University of York will provide unprecedented information on how molecules change, helping scientists understand the structure and dynamics of liquids, proteins and even our DNA. The York Centre for Laser Spectroscopy and Photochemistry opened today (29... view more (2003-10-27)

Carbon molecule with a charge could be tomorrow's semiconductor
Virginia Tech chemistry Professor Harry Dorn has developed a new area of fullerene chemistry that may be the backbone for development of molecular semiconductors and quantum computing applications.   view more (2008-09-09)

Researchers at the University Jaume I put environmentally-friendly refrigerants to the test
Keeping food cool in the fridge or switching on the air conditioning at the office can be costly for the environment. The gases that have been used up till now for refrigeration (mainly the so-called HCFCs, such as R22) contain high proportions of chlorine, one of the elements responsible for the... view more (2004-06-28)

International Society Welcomes New World President
THOMAS M SWAN OBE, Owner and Chairman of Thomas Swan & Co, was inaugurated as WORLD PRESIDENT of the SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (SCI) at its 119th Annual General Meeting today. Immediate Past-President Mr Vincent A Calarco, Chairman, President and CEO of the Crompton Corporation performed the... view more (2000-07-03)

ETH Zurich: Fast and Cheap Detection of Bacteria
Carbohydrates displayed on the surface of cells play critical roles in cell-cell recognition, adhesion, signaling between cells, and as markers for disease progression. Neural cells for instance use carbohydrates to facilitate development and regeneration and viruses recognize carbohydrates to gain... view more (2004-12-17)

Hydrogen found to transmit magnetism
A team of chemists and physicists at the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford have shown that hydrogen transmits magnetism. This discovery could be the first step to a new class of magnetic materials, and opens up a new field of chemistry. The team, headed by Professor Matthew Rosseinsky of the... view more (2002-03-07)

What, oh, what are those actinides doing?
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are uniting theory, computation and experiment to discover exactly how heavy elements, such as uranium and technetium, interact in their environment.   view more (2007-08-20)

Oxford University Fuel Cell Invention Wins Innovator of the Year Award
Researchers from Oxford University's Chemistry Department have won one of the three categories in the Carbon Trust Innovation Awards with their vision for sustainable energy provision.   view more (2003-11-12)

NASA Study Finds Warmer Future Could Bring Droughts
NASA scientists may have discovered how a warmer climate in the future could increase droughts in certain parts of the world, including the southwest United States.   view more (2007-02-14)

Childhood Diarrhoea May Permanently Affect IQ
NEWS Childhood Diarrhoea may permanently affect IQ Persistent diarrhoea in childhood can affect IQ, up to 10 years later and possibly longer, reports Marina Murphy in this issue of Chemistry & Industry Magazine. The report explains the work of US doctor Richard Guerrant who found that total... view more (2003-12-11)

University of Strathclyde DNA researcher wins Royal Society of Chemistry Award
A DNA researcher at the University of Strathclyde has been awarded over £200,000 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr Duncan Graham has won the prestigious Analytical Grand Prix Fellowship in recognition of his groundbreaking research into DNA diagnostics. Dr Graham`s winning entry involves... view more (2002-09-04)

Cranberries can treat herpes
Alpine cranberries have significant biological activity that can help to combat herpes virus type II (HSV-2) infection, one of the most common viral infections in humans, writes Emma Dorey in Chemistry & Industry.   view more (2004-10-15)

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NOAA Aircraft to Probe Arctic Pollution
NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming - and summertime sea ice is melting - faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, to conduct the study through... view more (2008-04-08)

EPFL Scientist wins Dirac medal of the World Association of Theoretically Oriented Chemists
EPFL Chemistry Professor Ursula Roethlisberger has won this year's Dirac medal, a prestigious award given annually to the "most outstanding theoretically oriented chemist in the world under the age of 40", by the World Association for Theoretically Oriented Chemists (WATOC). Dr. Roethlisberger will... view more (2005-01-13)

Sheffield scientists light up bacteria
Researchers from the University of Sheffield have received joint funding from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop an innovative sensor to detect bacteria.   view more (2007-03-13)

Computer models suggest planetary and extrasolar planet atmospheres
The world is abuzz with the discovery of an extrasolar, Earth-like planet around the star Gliese 581 that is relatively close to our Earth at 20 light years away in the constellation Libra.   view more (2007-06-20)

Turning the tables in chemistry
What do glowing veggies have to do with a career in science" It just so happens that electrified pickles swimming in metal ions are one example of the type of undergraduate chemistry class demonstration that helps make a future in science a bright possibility, rather than a total turn-off, for... view more (2007-06-08)
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