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

New Pathway to Cheap Insulin

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

Art Seals Reveal Their Secrets
A new type of MS imaging using low-temperature plasma probe unveils the truth behind Chinese calligraphy.

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)

Frontiers of Chemistry Pictures
ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH celebrated in Paris at the Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium

Securing the Future of Europe's Industry
European commission postpones the decision over the climatic goals

Changing the Channel in Nanoelectronics
New computer simulations may help in the design of efficient molecular wires.

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