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Chemical Science

Chemical Science issue 8 available online now

23 July 2008

Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications, to provide a snapshot of the latest developments across the chemical sciences.


Yixin Lu

Interview: Medicinal reasons

16 July 2008

Yixin Lu talks to Vikki Allen about his dreams and the importance of medicinal chemistry


Fireworks

Model fireworks

10 July 2008

Watching firework displays could be bad for both your health and the environment, claim UK scientists.


bismuth shotgun pellets

How non-toxic is non-toxic?

09 July 2008

Canadian scientists have studied the effect of 'non-toxic' bismuth shotgun pellets on the environment with thought-provoking results


multifunctional polymer

Multifunctional polymers click together

08 July 2008

Side chains of copolymers can now be clicked into place thanks to a new method developed by Dutch researchers


artificial hip

Strontium strengthens imitation bones

07 July 2008

Strontium offers a new approach to bone replacements, thanks to recent work by French scientists


Mosquito

Natural solutions for malaria

04 July 2008

French researchers have gained a new insight into the mechanism for fighting malaria which could be used to develop low cost drugs.


car tyres with ammonia borane axle

Borane leads the way to alternative fuels

02 July 2008

New routes to hydrogen storage materials have been developed by scientists in the US and Singapore


keypad lock

Molecular data protection

01 July 2008

Scientists in India have found the key to protecting information at a molecular level


jellyfish

Fluorescent green logic

30 June 2008

Japanese scientists are applying logic to the protein that causes jellyfish to fluoresce green


Mike Doyle

Interview: The chemistry [r]evolution

30 June 2008

Mike Doyle talks to Emma Shiells about evolution in chemistry, from Doyle's catalyst to how water saved the day


colourless solution in test tube

Instant insight: Reducing the waste

24 June 2008

Tomislav Pintauer and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski reveal the magic ingredient that turns radical reactions 'green'


lego duplo blocks

Molecular Lego turns green

23 June 2008

An environmentally-friendly method for connecting together the molecular building blocks