New Pathway to Cheap Insulin

New Pathway to Cheap Insulin

A new and more efficient method to manufacture insulin has been found by researchers from Helmholtz Centre in Braunschweig, Germany.

Chemical Records

Chemical Records

Browse the latest status of chemical world records or register a record yourself!

GDCh Prize Nominations Open

GDCh Prize Nominations Open

Who has made a significant contribution to chemistry? The call for tenders for the 2011 GDCh prizes is now open.

Plastic Money

Plastic Money

Australia’s plastic bills make life difficult for counterfeiters - the world's first banknote printed on clear plastic film and using optically variable devices (OVDs)

Amperometry Put to Test

Amperometry Put to Test

Amperometry at carbon fiber electrodes, a method commonly used to detect molecules released by single living cells, may lead to biased results.

Lithium Batteries

Lithium Batteries

Electron holography reveals how lithium ions are distributed during the charge/discharge cycle of a lithium battery.