- Ultra-low sulfur jet fuel on the radarDesulfurising aeroplane fuel would improve public health but could have unanticipated effects on the climate
- Plutonium in a spinJapanese and US researchers have solved the decades-old problem of plutonium-239s NMR spectrum
- Enhancing fingerprints with electrochromismA method to detect latent fingerprints on metal surfaces with a high level of detail
- The death of UK science?Campaign group launches with PR stunt to highlight perceived failings at physical sciences research council
- Polymer gel squeezes and strains like an intestineThe oscillating Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction powers a tubular gel that expands and contracts in waves
- The Commercial ChemistChemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
- Chiral confusionThere are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists
- Powering up retinal prosthetics A system of video goggles and an artificial retina powered by infrared lasers could restore sight to the blind
- Campaigners win fight to reform English libel lawsBill will protect scientists and journalists from vexatious suits when critiquing scientific claims
- Gas separation with graphene nanopores Functionalising tiny holes in graphene should theoretically allow simple separation of a wide range of gases
- Sacked EPA chemist wins job backUS Environmental Protection Agency scientist who was fired after warning about toxic dust at Ground Zero reinstated by court
- Forensic electrochemistry to detect firearms useOn site gunshot residue detection made possible using cyclic voltammetry
- Borosulfate breaks throughGerman chemists have created what they say is the first of a new kind of free borosulfate anion cluster
- Cracks break the rules of nanofabricationControlled cracks offer a cheaper and easier way to create nano-sized patterns, say researchers in South Korea
- Disposable paper electronic touch pads on their wayCheap paper devices could be used in smart packaging, biomedical devices and many other applications
- Keep stirring that SuzukiReactor shape can influence the behaviour of organotrifluoroborate compounds in Suzuki cross-coupling reactions, say chemists in the UK
- Pharma firms see mixed fortunes in QuébecCanadas pharmaceutical and life sciences hub hit by cutbacks as effects of global slowdown continue to be felt
- What to do with leftover prescription drugs? Study examines whether to bin, flush or return our unused medication
- The Commercial ChemistChemistry World gets down to business with our twice-weekly roundup of money and molecules
- Ranbaxy launches new anti-malarial SynriamIndia is still waiting for its first fully home grown drug as firm commercialises molecule discovered by charitable venture
- Russia to ease qualification vetting bureaucracy Simpler recognition process for foreign qualifications planned to attract more skilled workers
- Rapid synthesis of graphene capsulesOil absorbing graphene capsules can be synthesised in one step
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