Chemical science news from across RSC Publishing.
Issue 9
Instant Insight
Instant insight: Disease snapshots
24 July 2008
Hye Jin Lee and Robert Corn look at the latest breakthroughs in the use of microarray technology for the fast detection of cancer
Interview
Interview: Medicinal reasons
16 July 2008
Yixin Lu talks to Vikki Allen about his dreams and the importance of medicinal chemistry
Research Highlights
Shining a light on molecular muscles
30 July 2008
Australian researchers have developed a novel molecular muscle driven by light
Prices of microreactors stamped down
29 July 2008
Polymer-based microreactors turn inorganic to beat organic solvent attacks and reduce prices
Newspaper filters out gold
04 August 2008
Ordinary newspaper can be used to recover precious metals from industrial wastewater, say researchers in Japan
Pearly whites
24 July 2008
Chinese scientists have found a new route to the perfect smile, using nanoparticles to repair tooth enamel.
The wine fraud detective
31 July 2008
An electronic tongue that can 'taste' the grape varieties and vintages of wine has been created by Spanish scientists.
Knockout nanoparticles fight infection
20 August 2008
Septicaemia causing bacteria take a blow from two different types of antibacterial nanoparticles
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