Archive for December, 2013

The Emerging Technologies competition open for applications

The Royal Society of Chemistry launches the 2014 UK Emerging Technologies Competition

Applications are invited from university researchers and small companies working in the UK in applied research in the chemical, life and materials sciences for a chance to turn their research into commercial success. The prize consists of ongoing mentoring and support from high profile multinational companies, up to £10,000 cash prize and more. We are proud to announce the mentor companies Procter and Gamble, GlaxoSmithKline, Catalent Applied Drug Delivery Institute, Croda and more will be joining soon.

Emerging Technologies Competition 2014

The applicants can be individuals or teams and they must submit a brief online application to the Royal Society of Chemistry. The entries will be judged by an independent panel of science and business experts and the shortlisted applications will be invited for the second round of the competition. Each team will pitch to a specialist panel at a public event and up to 5 teams will be crowned as winners. But everyone is a winner! The finalists will be able to access one to one FREE advice from business and finance specialists. In addition this is an excellent opportunity to practice pitching ideas to high profile multinational companies and to meet and network with fellow entrepreneurs, investors and business leaders.

Key dates:
First round closes on 1 March 2014
Second round takes place on 25 June 2014,
Chemistry Centre, London

Visit www.rsc.li/emerging-technologies for full details.
UK applications only please

If you have any questions please contact Aurora Antemir antemira@rsc.org.

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Prizes and Awards nominations open

The Royal Society of Chemistry’s Prizes and Awards recognise achievements by individuals, teams and organisations in advancing the chemical sciences. There are over 80 Prizes and Awards available covering all areas of the chemical sciences, with prize money of up to £5000 to be won.

The main categories are:

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Biosciences

Environment, Sustainability and Energy

Inorganic Chemistry (Dalton Division)

Materials Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

Physical Chemistry (Faraday Division)

Industry & Technology

In addition, we have a new award this year, the Industrial Analytical Science Award, to recognise and celebrate the great contribution of analytical science in industry.

To view the full list of Prizes and Awards and to make a nomination, visit www.rsc.org/awards

Nominations open until 15 January 2014

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HOT Articles in Analytical Methods

Take a look at our new hot articles just published in Analytical Methods. These papers are all free to read until January 6th 2014. Enjoy the reading!

Multianalytical approach to explain the darkening process of hematite pigment in paintings from ancient Pompeii after accelerated weathering experiments
Maite Maguregui, Kepa Castro, Héctor Morillas, Josu Trebolazabala, Ulla Knuutinen, Rita Wiesinger, Manfred Schreiner and Juan Manuel Madariaga
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41741G, Paper

A new method to determine the thickness of platinum nanofilm simply by measuring its electrical resistance
Yujing Sun, Zhiwei Wen, Fugang Xu, Yue Zhang, Yan Shi, Haichao Dai and Zhuang Li
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41488D, Communication

A real-time cell-electronic sensing method for comparative analysis of toxicity of water contaminants
Haiying Du, Jinhua Li, Birget Moe, Claire F. McGuigan and Xing-Fang Li
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41686K, Paper

Magnetic imprinted surface enhanced Raman scattering (MI-SERS) based ultrasensitive detection of ciprofloxacin from a mixed sample
Zhinan Guo, Lei Chen, Haiming Lv, Zhi Yu and Bing Zhao
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY40866C, Paper

Synthesis, characterization and adsorption performance of molecularly imprinted nanoparticles for tripterine by precipitation polymerization
Yuan Liu, Guifeng Zhang, Lihong Deng, Jiandu Lei, Lianyan Wang and Jing He
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41772G, Paper

Selection, identification and application of a DNA aptamer against Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A
Yukun Huang, Xiujuan Chen, Yu Xia, Shijia Wu, Nuo Duan, Xiaoyuan Ma and Zhouping Wang
Anal. Methods, 2014, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41576G, Paper

Multianalytical approach to explain the darkening process of hematite pigment in paintings from ancient Pompeii after accelerated weathering experiments

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Dissecting the Big Topics of Very Small Fluidic Devices

From the development of macro-, then micro- and now nano-fluidic devices, the science of biomolecule and bioparticle separation continues to evolve to meet the requirements of growing analytical applications. As new discoveries unravel innovative technologies, different problems for investigation also begin to emerge. Jie Xuan and Milton L. Lee from Brigham Young University, Utah, USA evaluate the progress of fluidic devices, and discuss some of the possibilities for future development. Find out more by accessing the link below. This paper will be free to read until 6 January 2014.

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Size separation of biomolecules and bioparticles using micro/nanofabricated structures
Jie Xuana and Milton L. Lee
Anal. Methods, 2014, 6, 27-37
DOI: 10.1039/C3AY41364K

Micro/Nanostructures for Molecular Separation

Micro/Nanostructures for Molecular Separation

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