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Launch of weather satellite CD-ROM
The CD-ROM has been produced on behalf of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites Meteorological Satellites (CGMS). Its production follows nearly 40 years of data from space, helping improve meteorology, monitoring of the climate, the state of the oceans, land surfaces and planetary... view more (1999-08-17)

Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover
Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain.   view more (2008-08-13)

Pesticides need sunscreen to beat the heat
A pesticide with a new in-built sunscreen will help farmers beat the heat in crop protection. This means that the bug sprays last longer, as they are protected from the strong rays of sunshine, reports Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.   view more (2006-12-18)

Newly detected air pollutant mimics damaging effects of cigarette smoke
A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, Louisiana scientists are reporting in a study scheduled for presentation today at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.   view more (2008-08-18)

FSU researchers' material may lead to advances in quantum computing
Scientists at Florida State University's National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and the university's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have introduced a new material that could be to computers of the future what silicon is to the computers of today.   view more (2007-10-09)

Controversial findings help explain evolution of life
Chemists at Oregon State University have pioneered a controversial theory about how supposedly-stable DNA bases can be pushed into a "dark state" in which they are highly vulnerable to damage from ultraviolet radiation - an idea that has challenged some of the most basic concepts of... view more (2006-04-07)

Field project seeks clues to climate change in remote atmospheric region
Scientists are deploying an advanced research aircraft to study a region of the atmosphere that influences climate change by affecting the amount of solar heat that reaches Earth's surface.   view more (2008-06-13)

Clues to our birth may be written in space
Extraterrestrial molecules found in meteorites may hold the key to the origin of life on Earth, according to chemistry research at the University.   view more (2005-01-21)

New breakthrough in paralysis treatment reported
Brazilian scientists claim to have restored feeling to patients paralysed for two years or more, reports Marina Murphy in this issue of Chemistry & Industry Magazine. The report previews research carried out at the University of San Paulo, Brazil. Scientists lead by Tarciscio Barros at the... view more (2003-11-13)

Scientists describe new way to peer inside bacteria
As part of the search for better ways to track and clean up soil contaminants, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have developed a new way to "image" the internal chemistry of bacteria.   view more (2005-08-30)

Chemists forge a new form of iron
An international team of chemists has discovered a new and unexpected form of iron, a finding that adds to the fundamental understanding of an element that is among the most abundant on Earth and that, in nature, is an essential catalyst for life.   view more (2006-06-02)

Funding boost for X-ray work on the chemical make-up of materials
A Durham University research team is preparing to extend basic understanding of chemical systems using new equipment originally developed for use in space. The Chemistry Department project, led by Professor Judith Howard, has secured £188,000 of key funding towards the cost of an... view more (2000-12-19)

NYU chemists create 'nanorobotic' arm to operate within DNA sequence
New York University chemistry professor Nadrian C. Seeman and his graduate student Baoquan Ding have developed a DNA cassette through which a nanomechanical device can be inserted and function within a DNA array, allowing for the motion of a nanorobotic arm.   view more (2006-12-08)

Darwin's limitations
The major features of evolution are pre-determined and not only the result of random or accidental processes, two leading European scientists propose in a paper published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology . Professor Robert Williams of the University of Oxford and Professor Fra'ºsto da Silva... view more (2003-04-14)

Atmosphere and Oceans Finely Balanced
The atmosphere and oceans exist in a delicate state of balance according to research co-ordinated by the University of East Anglia (UEA) and published this month by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).   view more (2002-01-24)

New process offers slick solution to tyre waste
With fossil fuels running out, the oil and gas tied up in the millions of waste tyres discarded each year has been targeted as a possible fuel source for decades. Tyres can yield up to 60% of their weight as fuel oil, but the relatively low price of refined crude means it makes little economic... view more (1999-11-22)

Chemistry & Industry Issue 6 Cover Date 18 March 2002 - Functional Foods Special
NEWS Bayer reshuffles management (p4) Bayer`s plans to reassign top management responsibilities, as it prepares to re-invent itself as a strategic holding, have led to a second casualty. Thought-controlled devices possible, reveal monkey tests (p5) Monkeys have been able to use thought to control a... view more (2002-03-13)

GLOBAL SOCIETY PRIZES EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS
The SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (SCI) is awarding a number of student prizes in the UK this week. Students in Liverpool and Bristol will receive sealed certificates, membership of the SCI and varying monetary amounts in recognition of their outstanding degree results.   view more (1998-11-20)

NIST laser-based method cleans up grubby nanotubes
Before carbon nanotubes can fulfill their promise as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells, better methods are needed for purifying raw nanotube materials.   view more (2006-12-26)

'Green' leather is in this season
Fashionista's after the latest in leather bags could soon have a 'greener' selection to choose from. Scientists in India have modified the tanning process making it far more eco-friendly, reports Anne Pichon in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI.   view more (2007-10-08)

Chancellor's Money for Science Education is Good News for UK, says Chemistry Chief
Today's spending review statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer was good news for Britain's future economy and its quality of life, according to the chief executive of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Dr David Giachardi said that the spending review announcement - committing more funds to the... view more (2002-07-15)

Air Quality Forecasts for China
With less than a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials have introduced a series of measures to improve air quality for the Games. A new tool has been installed in the capital city to allow the Chinese to monitor the effectiveness of these efforts.   view more (2008-07-24)

NYU, Austrian researchers create non-invasive imaging method with advantages over conventional MRI
New York University's Alexej Jerschow, an assistant professor of chemistry, and Norbert Müller, a professor of chemistry at the University of Linz in Austria, have developed a completely non-invasive imaging method.   view more (2006-04-25)

Enzyme may hold key to improved targeting of cancer-fighting drugs
A critical enzyme used to prepare a powerful cancer-killing agent may be able to help drug makers better target the cells the natural product attacks, according to findings published in the May 23 edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.   view more (2008-05-30)

Mercury in atmosphere could be washed out more easily than earlier believed
Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants.   view more (2005-12-08)
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