Crystal engineers have found a way to change the solvated form of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib to improve oral availability

A Spoonful of Salt Helps the Medicine Go Down

Electrocoagulation Removes Chromium
Wastewater treatment technique removes chromium from well water without the addition of chemical reagents

Breakthrough for Creating Biorenewable Chemicals
Key features uncovered that control the high reactivity of gold nanoparticles in a process that oxidizes alcohols in water

Largest Specialty Gas Plants
Air Products buils two on-site ammonia plantsin China – the world’s first onsite, large-scale specialty gas plants

Nagoya Silver Medal Special Issue
The 11 Silver Medal winners from 1999 to 2009 represent the ‘crème de la crème’ of modern Japanese organic chemistry

Medical LEDs Get Under Your Skin
Ultra-thin sheets of LEDs implanted under the skin could be used in medical monitoring or in light-activated drug delivery systems

See Hidden Fingerprints
Fingerprints that have been washed off metal surfaces can now be retrieved

Microgel Particulates
Online particle size measurement in microgel particle suspensions from reflected laser light

Oral Texture And Designer Porridge
Salivary amylase helps determine the feel in the mouth of the food we eat, in particular how the digestion of starch alters texture perception

BASF: 3rd Quarter Figures
BASF expects record year in 2010