Chemistry and Industry

1. Sight for sore eyes.(contact lens preparation)(Abstract)
Nearly a quarter of all contact lens wearers stop using lenses because of dry eyes, allergies, inflammation, conjunctivitis and scratches. And half of wearers suffer ...
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2. Elephants dung good to boost bioethanol yield.(Bioenergy)(Brief article)
A fungus found in elephant dung could substantially increase bioethanol production from tough woody crops bioenergy crops like switchgrass. Dutch company Royal Nedalco, in cooperation ...
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3. Hunger pangs.(Patents)(Brief article)
Adult obesity is an expanding problem. Over 64% of Americans are thought to be overweight and more than 30% obese--conditions that can lead to diabetes, ...
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4. Chipping away: sixty years after the invention of the transistor, new...
Technology has advanced at an exponential rate since the 1947 invention of the valve transistor. For a little over 40 of those years the number ...
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5. Plastic recycling gets on track: recycled plastic could extend railway...
Sleepers made from recycled bumper scrap and old computer cases could soon be putting in an appearance on our railway tracks. UK company Micron uses ...
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6. Your views on climate change.(Survey 2007)
The evidence for global warming would appear to be no longer in doubt. Last year was the hottest in the UK since 1959, and the ...
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7. Swell gel could help clean industrial spills.(Environment)
A gel that can swell to up to 500 times its original size has been developed by scientists in Japan. The new gel, which is ...
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8. Reflective work: with the vast majority of approved drugs now being made as...
Chiral synthesis is big and a growing business for the world's pharmaceutical industry. In 2006, 75% of the drugs approved by the US Food and ...
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9. Simple spit test to spot preeclampsia.(Diagnostics)
UK medical professionals are evaluating a simple saliva test designed to detect preeclampsia, a leading cause of maternal mortality, at the early stages. This could ...
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10. Applied highlights.(Highlights)(homogeneous catalysts )
Heterogenisation of homogeneous catalysts Entrapment within a mesoporous cage provides a simple and yet efficient method for the heterogenisation of homogeneous catalysts. The preformed homogeneous ...
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