Alchemist chemistry news roundup

The Alchemist muses on materials and their potential this week as well as thinking beyond oil. There are also analytical developments that could help with monitoring difficult to access tumors and a new tiered approach to determining whether new chemicals will be potentially harmful endocrine disruptors. Japanese chemists have built a conformation simulator and finally there is a right royal reward for a US chemist.

via The Alchemist Newsletter: Dec 12, 2012 – Welcome to ChemWeb.