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Unique method creates correct mirror image of molecule
23-05-2013
Many molecules have a right and a left form, just like shoes. In pharmaceuticals, it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have been able to produce the one mirror image by using crystals with special properties. This can have ...
Researchers successfully develop animal free methods for testing chemical compounds for allergens
EU-funded research project developing in vitro test strategies to reduce or replace animal testing use gene expression analysis software
09-04-2013
As of march 2013 there is a ban in the European Union (EU) on animal testing of ingredients for cosmetics. The ban applies to all new cosmetics and their ingredients sold in the EU, regardless of where in the world testing on animals was carried out. The 27 EU countries have had a ban on such ...
X-ray laser reveals chemical reaction
18-03-2013
What happens when a chemical bond is broken? That question was recently answered with the help of a so-called free electron x-ray laser, which makes it possible to follow in real time how bindings in a molecule are changed and broken. The study, published in Science, found, among other ...
REACH reveals the companies behind the SIN List chemicals
07-03-2013
The EU chemicals regulation REACH provides new information about the production and use of chemicals in the EU. Companies from a wide range of sectors around the world have registered their production or imports of chemicals with the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA. Previously ECHA refused to ...
European Spallation Source: First patent will secure scientific neutron detection
26-02-2013
The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund has been granted its first patent in collaboration with researchers at Linköping University. The innovation solves a significant technological challenge faced by many research facilities world-wide, and secures high-class experimental opportunities ...
European Spallation Source: First patent will secure scientific neutron detection
21-02-2013
The European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund has been granted its first patent in collaboration with researchers at Linköping University. The innovation solves a significant technological challenge faced by many research facilities world-wide, and secures high-class experimental opportunities ...
New information from REACH registrations extends the SIN List
18-02-2013
The SIN List has been updated to version 2.1, adding additional chemicals to the list of Substances of Very High Concern identified by ChemSec. The new additions are mainly substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, and that should be regulated in the ...
Graphene appointed an EU Future Emerging Technology flagship
01-02-2013
The European Commission has chosen Graphene as one of Europe’s first 10-year, 1,000 million euro FET flagships. The mission of Graphene is to take graphene and related layered materials from academic laboratories to society, revolutionize multiple industries and create economic growth and new ...
Borealis announces new European investments
01-02-2013
Borealis announces two major investment projects in its European manufacturing plants in Stenungsund, Sweden and Porvoo, Finland. The first investment concerns a C4 project in Stenungsund which will upgrade the facility’s existing raffinate-1 and raffinate-2 streams to meet required product ...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for groundbreaking discoveries in cells
12-10-2012
Your body is a fine-tuned system of interactions between billions of cells. Each cell has tiny receptors that enable it to sense its environment, so it can adapt to new situtations. Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka are awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries ...
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