January 2006

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January 2006

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24 November 2005

The Royal Society (RS) has accused open access supporters of trying to stop commercial publishers profiting from publicly funded research.

07 December 2005

German scientists are keeping a close eye on the country's research ministry after chancellor Angela Merkel put a theologian with no scientific background in charge.

21 December 2005

Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research organisation, is tackling a medicinal chemistry crisis with a �10 million grant.

05 December 2005

UK researchers are investigating the feasibility that methanoic acid could play a key role in a low carbon emission economy

16 November 2005

A leading geochemical journal has moved to an open access publisher in an attempt to maintain its impact.

23 November 2005

Bold policy decisions, not just tough regulations, are needed to reverse environmental damage and address climate change, says chief executive of UK Environment Agency.

24 November 2005

Chemicals companies should be penalised if they do not comply with regulations, but rewarded for improvements and voluntary environmental initiatives, said industry spokesman.

01 December 2005

A broad-spectrum biocide marketed in South Africa for over 10 years is going global with the help of US chemical company Dow.

06 December 2005

Carbon trading is becoming a major economic force, according to a survey across the EU.

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21 December 2005

A new class of complex containing a borohydride group bound between two nickel atoms has been made that may have applications in molecular magnetic materials.

21 November 2005

A new fluorescence-based approach could make it easier for researchers to watch a mysterious, but essential, mechanism of DNA repair.

25 November 2005

Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are the highest they have been for 650 000 years, ice core data suggest.

01 December 2005

Nanoparticles have been coaxed to morph into colloidal spheres that give a choice of designer particles for use as dyes, catalysts or biolabels, claim US chemists.

29 November 2005

US chemists have used a scanning tunnelling microscope to shine light on the behaviour of hydrogen atoms when absorbed by the metal palladium.

15 December 2005

Physical chemists have developed a technique that could improve the efficacy and reduce side effects of a common cancer drug.

30 November 2005

Screw caps are better than corks at preserving the fruity bouquet of sauvignon blanc wines, report researchers in New Zealand.

20 December 2005

Molecular clusters that can bind an unusually high number of ferrocene units may extend the range of applications for these multi-tasking molecules.

08 December 2005

The discovery of polysaccharide remains supports a theory that the largest mass extinction in history was caused by massive volcanic eruptions.

28 November 2005

US chemists have discovered how to control the on/off behaviour of a type of molecular switch, heralding a further step towards molecular computing.

17 November 2005

The US administration could be forced to follow Kyoto recommendations now that 10 US states have taken their own measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, says US economist.

02 December 2005

Taste is transmitted from tongue to brain by the molecule adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), not serotonin as previously thought, scientists in the US claim.

23 November 2005

US chemists have developed a peptide that self-assembles to form a hydrogel on exposure to ultra violet light.

22 November 2005

White wine enriched in polyphenols has the same protective effect against atherosclerosis as red wines.

16 November 2005

Italian researchers combine theory and practice to develop better blue LEDs; a step towards a flatter future for technology.

09 December 2005

The industrial history of central Scotland over the past 2500 years has been traced by a team of Scottish researchers measuring lead and antimony in peat bog cores.

22 November 2005

US nanotechnologists have solved a major problem hindering the development of highly sensitive and selective probes for use in complex biological fluids.

07 December 2005

Researchers in the UK have observed a new crystal form of maleic acid for the first time.

08 December 2005

A new light sensitive molecule that spontaneously arranges itself into a particular shape has been designed by European chemists.

19 December 2005

UK researchers have developed a liposome with a lower overall positive charge that is therefore less prone to aggregation but retains its ability to deliver DNA.

13 December 2005

A bacterial enzyme with a highly unusual mechanism may lead to a range of novel antibiotics.

19 December 2005

Understanding how copper complexes target hypoxic tissues (those lacking oxygen) could aid cancer treatment, say UK chemists.

16 December 2005

New dendrimers that display both recognition and detection properties with enhanced biological activity have been developed by US researchers.

08 December 2005

Researchers in Sweden have developed an efficient biotechnological method to transform rapeseed oil into a wax coating for wooden surfaces.

14 December 2005

A simple and efficient way to make stabilised platinum nanoparticles has been designed for nanotechnological applications.

07 December 2005

Researchers from Sweden have developed a highly specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based system to measure a common airborne mould.

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