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The pervasive penetration of heterocyclic chemistry research
Professor Colin Suckling discusses heterocyclic chemistry research and how it makes a difference.
Because I work on chemical biology and medicinal chemistry, most of the...
ISS – endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC)
Alberto Mantovani presents the contribution of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) to the international assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC).
The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), as...
Ingenuity Lab: Tackling global challenges
Ingenuity Lab discuss the development of over the horizon solutions to global challenges.
Our modern world seems to get more complex every day. As our technological...
University of Strathclyde: Pushing the limits of heterocyclic chemistry
The connecting theme of my contributions to AG publications is heterocyclic chemistry, which in my own work relates to drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, a...
The importance of communicating in earnest on EDC
Risk communication is often perceived as the last and least component of risk analysis, well behind risk assessment and risk management; conversely, it is a...
SIforAGE: Envisioning the new world for older people
SIforAGE is an European project of the VII Framework Programme, (Science-in-Society 2012-2016) which aims at promoting Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA) in society by...
Should we bother to teach chemistry anymore?
Professor Colin Suckling discusses the importance of chemistry...
As the year moves on into August we in Universities start to prepare for the next academic...
Concrete Infrastructure: Durability screening of new blended cements
Portland cement has for decades been the most used type of cement to build reinforced concrete infrastructure. Experience and research on corrosion of reinforcement...
Enabling research into Neurodegenerative disease through sharing of data
Professor Duncan McHale discusses neurodegenerative disease research...
Neurodegenerative diseases are a growing global challenge as medical advances ensures more individuals live longer. By 2020 there...
Biobased electrospun nanofibers for recovery of precious metals from e-waste liquid streams
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) also known as “e-waste” is actually one of the fastest growing waste streams all around the world. This...
Implementing Bioeconomy with Electrobiorefinery
Food, chemical and industrial sectors are challenged with the growing population, increasing longevity and quality of life. In consequence, the demand for fossils energy...
Illustration of Variation in Muscle Radiodensity
Our research group has developed a novel lens with which to view cancer patients: using computed tomography (CT) images routinely taken during clinical assessment,...
Electrically isolated post-tensioning tendons
Very high durability and the possibility for long-term monitoring and inspection of post-tensioning tendons in concrete structures are obtained with electrically isolated tendons.
Post-tensioning created...
A new bio-based sorbent for water and wastewater treatment applications
Water is essential to life and there is no substitute to it. It is one of the most important natural resources on Earth contributing...
Low Cost Production of Nematodes for Biological Control of Insect Pests
J.A. Morales-Ramos1, M. G. Rojas1 and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan2
1USDA ARS SEA Biological Control of Pests Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
2USDA ARS SEA SE Fruit and...
You’ve got to be able to see what you are doing!
At the heart of almost everything we do in chemistry is analysis, measurements that show us what we have made, how pure it is,...
Change in perspective
3 of 4 special reports on non-chemical cell communication.
When we add the cell’s endogenous electrodynamic fields into our models about cell dynamics we also change...
AG: Health Supplement
Due to the success of the Health & Social Care section within the AG publication, Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd will be producing a health analysis...
Electronic devices from organic semiconductors containing heterocyclic compounds
So far these notes on heterocyclic chemistry have dealt mostly with applications in medicinal chemistry. However one of the key things about heterocyclic chemistry...
