India pollution worsens
India's air pollution levels have worsened in 2022. Delhi’s air quality plunged to the ‘severe’ category with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 418, according to India's Central Pollution Control Board. AQI readings above 400 are considered severe and can cause health problems in healthy people and seriously impact those with existing illnesses.
Organic chemistry
Read the organic chemistry highlights from C&I Issue 12 2022 written by G. Richard Stephenson, University of East Anglia, UK
Applied chemistry
Read the latest Applied Chemistry highlights in C&I Magazine Issue 12 2022 written by Nigel P Freestone, University of Northampton, UK.
Building on discovery
The UK ranks third in the world for published scientific research, with nearly 200,000 citable publications in 2020 alone. Unfortunately, however, the UK is rarely the country to make the highest commercial return from its discoveries.
An end to food allergy
The lower gastrointestinal tract contains more than 100 trillion bacteria, each constantly exchanging messages with the body’s cells. But could having the right gut bacteria prevent us developing life threatening food allergies? Jasmin Fox-Skelly reports
Money down the drain
Thousands of litres of chemicals are used each day across these facilities. Inaccurate dosing can cost an operator tens of thousands of Euros in wastage and fines — not to mention irreparable damage to the environment and their reputation.
Saliva test for pregnancy
The world’s first saliva-based pregnancy test is set to be launched and promises to usher in a new generation of diagnostic tools. Developed by Israeli start-up Salignostics, the SaliStick test kit has received the CE mark from European authorities and is awaiting US Food and Drug Administration approval.
EU-Japan to cooperate on H2
The EU and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to spur innovation and develop an international hydrogen market.
3D printed tumours
A new bioprinting technology, which uses a patient’s own cells to mimic solid tumours in 3D models, could be a big step towards personalised medicine. The models, known as spheroids, could help doctors understand why certain patients respond better to chemotherapy.