Forensic DNA testing against a database could become as simple as matching fingerprints, making bail decisions more straightforward
Fast-track Legal DNA Testing
Awards for Four Chinese
Aiwen Lei, Xingyu Jiang, Huisheng Peng and Nanfeng Zheng were awarded with the CCS-Wiley Young Chemist Paper Award
Poster Prizes Awarded at SISOC VIII
European Journal of Organic Chemistry poster prize winners
Buried Silver
Silver nanoparticles buried in organinc transistor-memory devices improve performance and reduce production costs
Stairway to Separation
Staircase-like, nanoscale fluidic device functions as a miniature “multi-tool” for working with nanoparticles
Dow Corning In Canada
Dow Corning to acquire a 49 % stake in Quebec silicon metal manufacturing facility
Copper Gate
Motion and gate-like mechanism of copper transport across cell membranes by hCTR1 could improve cancer treatment
World´s Largest Polyamide 6-Plant
Lurgi has been awarded the contract to supply the world´s largest Polyamide 6-plant
Microengines Forever Blowing Bubbles
Environmental clean-up, medical diagnosis and chemical analysis could all be done with microdevices powered by bubbles
Surprising Enzyme
The enzyme nitrogenase converts nitrogen into ammonia but surprisingly it can also reduce CO to organic compounds