Laboratory News Logo
!

Articles tagged with "Chemistry"

Sort by

It’s not easy being green

May 2, 2018
Feature
‘Green chemistry’ – just an empty buzz-word or a vital strategy for the future of chemistry? Christina Valimaki tells us why sustainability in chemistry is vital, not just for industry...
Chemistry
Chemistry, In Depth, Organic Chemistry
Read More...

The heavy metal of oncology

March 13, 2018
Feature
Forget a silver bullet – it is the is the osmium rocket we need to think about when devising selective cancer drugs Today, every two minutes someone will be diagnosed...
Chemistry
Chemistry, In Depth, Organic Chemistry
Read More...

A distinctly combinatorial approach

February 12, 2018
Insight
As energy costs go up, will we be able to leverage the power of the sun to produce chemicals? Meet Dr Timothy Noël, who last year scooped the DECHEMA award...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Energy, Engineering, Interviews, Pharmaceutical
Read More...

Taking on the resistance

January 12, 2018
Insight
It is no secret that there is a desperate need for a response to antimicrobial resistance, so what are we doing about it? Not nearly enough and Dr Peter Jackson...
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Materials
Atmospheric Chemistry, Chemistry, Drug Discovery, Interviews, Materials, Materials Science, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Pharmaceutical
Read More...

Renewable energy branches out

December 4, 2017
News
A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –into a renewable biomass source.
Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Botany, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environmental Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Read More...

Google boss’ big vision for joined-up science

October 17, 2017
News
The CEO of Alphabet Inc – the parent company of Google – has announced a new post-doctoral fellowship programme with the goal of enhancing cross-disciplinary research.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Policy
Read More...

Nobel Chemistry Prize winners announced

October 4, 2017
News
Three scientists will share this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution.
Chemistry
Chemistry
Read More...

Solar block reaches new heights

October 2, 2017
News
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovative glass blocks.
Chemistry, Physics & Engineering
Chemistry, Energy, Green Chemistry
Read More...

Silk production explained

September 28, 2017
News
A better understanding of how silk is spun in the natural world could lead to greener ways of producing synthetic fibres according to scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Chemistry
Chemistry, Green Chemistry
Read More...

Efficient carbon conversion unlocked

August 15, 2017
News
Researchers in the US have found a new, more efficient method to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide.
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Physics & Engineering
Biochemistry, Chemistry, Energy
Read More...

Pin It on Pinterest