This week on Chemistry World
Posted by Chemistry World on Mon 25 Jul 2011Categories: News | [3] Comments
25 July 2011: Have something to say about an article you’ve read on Chemistry World this week? Leave your comments below…
More IP disputes for Chinese chemical firms
Two major suppliers to China’s tyre industry are involved in mutual espionage accusations
UK research needs an independent integrity body
A government report has said that the oversight of UK research integrity is ‘unsatisfactory’
European research funding rises 9 per cent
New materials, health and energy are some of the biggest beneficiaries in the latest European funding round
Archetypal lewis acid borane turned into a base
Carbenes stabilise an electron-rich borane centre to create a potential new class of ligands for transition metal catalysts
Spotlight on polymerisation to repair damaged faces
A chemical mix that can be injected under the skin and polymerised using light could help repair facial injuries
Spinning webs to catch indoor pollutants
A 3D polyamide net structure as a highly sensitive sensor for detecting formaldehyde
Tequila for your fuel tank
A plant normally used to make tequila could also be used as a replacement for petrol
UK government sets aside 1000 places for top researchers
The Royal Society will help to choose which top non-EU scientists can work in the UK
Lawsuits muddy the waters for fluorescent whiteners
Disputes over the toxicity of fluorescent whitening agents in washing detergents lead to lawsuits in China
Granting wishes for researchers
Rafael Luque discusses funding for early stage researchers and the importance of green chemistry with Anna Simpson
Research council to pick favourites to receive UK chemistry funding
A policy shakeup will see the EPSRC decide which areas of chemistry to fund
Former Royal Society of Chemistry chief executive dies
Richard Pike, who led the RSC for five years and saw membership rise to record levels, has died at the age of 61
BBC science is ‘high quality’ but has weaknesses
The BBC Trust’s review of the corporation’s science reporting finds that marginal opinions get too much airtime
Transparent lithium ion batteries make electricity generating windows possible
Materials scientists have made transparent batteries by making electrodes so fine they are invisible to the naked eye
Dow and Aramco launch $20bn chemical project
The companies have approved a massive integrated chemical complex to be built in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
DNA toxic gas detector
Four sensing molecules that replace base pairs on a DNA backbone can be used to differentiate between a mixture of toxic gases
Glucose meter adapted to detect a range of targets
DNA’s ability to recognise multiple targets has been exploited to turn personal glucose meters into a universal sensor
Wed 27 Jul 2011 at 1:15 pm
The RSC President has issued a comment in support of EPSRC’s plans so its surprising that this article isn’t more balanced.
See
http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/News/PressReleases/2011/EPSRCFundingCutsOrganicSynthetic.asp
Thu 28 Jul 2011 at 2:32 pm
Actually I don’t believe this is a story, it’s a true inspiration to young scientists & students like me. I hope this will surely help me in my research & personal life. If it inspire others also I will be very happy.
Tue 24 Apr 2012 at 3:55 am
I met Rafael tonight before he gave a talk on “Designer nanomaterials…” at Tulsa Community College. Fascinating talk and wonderful person who’s obviously excited about the research he and his colleagues are doing. I know that he has a bright future ahead and hope he receives abundant funding support.