A magazine providing a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.
Issue 3
Research Highlights
Pollen to deliver drugs
30 January 2007
Pollen capsules that can be filled with nanomaterials could be used for drug delivery, say scientists.
Serine: simply sublime
15 February 2007
Researchers in the US have come a step closer to understanding how some of the earliest biochemistry on Earth began.
Spinal injection to cut out surgery
01 February 2007
Microgels could be used to repair damaged spinal discs, say UK scientists.
Choking the threat of death by phosgene
08 February 2007
Simple detection of a colourless chemical warfare agent.
Interstellar aromatics
26 January 2007
Rotational spectroscopy could provide definitive proof of aromatic molecules in space.
A positive side to ozone depletion?
12 February 2007
Ozone depletion is not all bad, say an international team of scientists.
Microbial school monitors
05 February 2007
Renovating moisture-damaged schools reduces the number of microbes present and can improve pupils' health, according to researchers in Finland.
Supramolecular biosensor
21 February 2007
Cuban chemists have made a biosensor to detect the stimulant xanthine, found in drinks such as coffee, tea and cola.
Interview
Interview: Theoretically speaking
22 February 2007
David Clary talks molecular quantum dynamics with Hilary Crichton
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Delivering the goods
09 February 2007
Stefaan De Smedt and Bruno De Geest of Ghent University, Belgium, weigh up the pros and cons of using polyelectrolyte capsules as drug delivery vehicles
Essential Elements
Celebrations are the order of the day for Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry (OBC) as it enters a fifth year of publishing.
The early months of 2007 see an abundance of special issues from RSC journals.
A competition launched by RSC Publishing staff, which offered one lucky voter an iPod, closed recently with thousands of votes having been cast.
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