Chemistry World blogWelcome to the Chemistry World blog. If you want news, opinions and discussion about the chemical sciences, it's all here. And now you can start your own threads - just click on 'Submit a post' in the 'Pages' section below.Should we worry about drugs in drinking water- September 17, 2008 US public health officials have joined the call for federal agencies to &8216;address concerns about the presence of active pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in drinking water. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials wants a framework for the safe and proper disposal of unused PCCPs. Its an issue creeping up the environmental ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1158 EuCheMS: Totally tubular- September 17, 2008 Martyn Poliakoff truly meets the stereotype of a chemist. Shock of white hair and grandfatherly features, its difficult to imagine him not wearing a bottom freezer lab coat. He definitely brighted up the opening ceremony, bestowing some gentle wisdom and humour in the form of his work on supercritical fluids. He then followed up by talking ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1157 Reactions to Reiss resignation- September 17, 2008 More statements coming in on Reiss: Roland Jackson, Chief Executive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science said: I think Michael Reisss departure is a real loss to the Royal Society. I was at the actual discussion at the BA Festival and what I heard him say , however it ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1155 How much organic chemistry does a doctor need to know- September 16, 2008 The Wall Street Journal has an article today querying the usefulness of an introductory course in organic chemistry that US medical school graduates must all slog through. Apparently (though the article itself is thin on details) &8216;leading medical educators &8230; are now re-examining the premed curriculum,&8217; and the organic course may be &8216;pared back to ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1152 Royal Societys education director sacked over Creationism in schools speech- September 16, 2008 Just had the statement below through from the Royal Society. Michael Reiss, their director of education, has &8217;stepped down&8217; as a result of the statements he made on creationism and intelligent design at the BA science festival. Previously, Reiss had written to the Guardian denying that he had said creationism should be taught in science classes ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1153 EuCheMS: I forgot my umbrella- September 15, 2008 Turin isn&8217;t a city you&8217;d typically associate with science, being more famous for the iconic Turin Shroud and the largest collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts outside Egypt. But businesses have always thrived here, particularly in the form of car manufacturers - and the city got a dramatic facelift recently thanks to the Winter Olympics in ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1150 EuCheMS: Gearing up- September 14, 2008 The 2nd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress kicks off this Tuesday in Turin, and Chemistry World will be there to bring you all the latest news and gossip. The last EuCheMS conference, held in Hungary in 2006, was a great success and attracted around 3000 chemists from more than 50 countries. This time it promises to be even ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1149 David King Vs Brian Cox- September 13, 2008 Many of you will have heard or read David King&8217;s comments on the Large Hadron Collider. In this youtube clip, he comes up against particle physicist Brian Cox on Newsnight - you decide who wins&8230;http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1148 Chemistry World's weekly round-up of money and molecules- September 12, 2008 In this weeks Chemistry World business news round-up, we cover CEO swaps, Botox for chronic migraines, and a weekly diabetes drug. Chemical Industry Swiss chemicals leadership shift: Following the replacement of Clariant&8217;s CEO on 5 September, investors in speciality chemicals company Ciba - which like Clariant is based in Basel - have called for a Ciba chairman Armin ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1143 Warped buckyballs- September 11, 2008 If anyone knows anything about buckminsterfullerene, or C60, it&8217;s that its atoms are arranged in the shape of a football (or soccer ball, if you must). It&8217;s a particularly stable structure to have:all thefive-carbon pentagonsare entirely isolated from each other, surrounded by stabler six-carbon hexagons. There are 1812 topological isomers of C60, but only the totally ...http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/?p=1142 |