The Chemical Element

The Chemical Element: Chemistry's Contribution to Our Global FutureCHEMISTRY FOR DEVELOPMENTChemistry, Innovation and ImpactPoverty and Disparities in Life ExpectancyThe Milennium Development GoalsScience, Technology and DevelopmentChemistry and DevelopmentScience and Technology for National DevelopmentCapacity Building: Some Key Requirements for Chemistry's Role in DevelopmentChemistry and Future Challenges to Health, Wealth and WellbeingConclusionsTHE ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN ADDRESSING HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITYChemistry is the Backbone of Food and NutritionGlobal Hunger and Malnutrition in the World TodayHunger, Nutrition and the Food Security MandateChemistry's Influence on the Pillars of Food SecurityConclusionPOVERTYContribution of Chemistry to Social and Econimic DevelopmentConcept and Historical Evolution of PovertyAsymmetry of Poverty in the WorldCauses of PovertyPoverty, Malnutrition and Life ExpectancyStrategies against Poverty: A General Approach with Context-Specific SolutionsChemistry is Essential for Poverty AlleviationTHE HUMAN ELEMENT: CHEMISTRY EDUCATIONS'S CONTRIBUTION TO OUR GLOBAL FUTUREThe International Year of Chemistry Education ChallengeScene 1 - Chemistry to the Rescue of Threatened CommunitiesSequel to Scene 1 - An Education in ChemistryEquipping the Human Element with Relevant Education in, about and through ChemistryAn Example of Integrating Sustainability and Chemistry Education Curriculum: Visualizing the Chemistry Underlying Climate ChangeScene 2 - Chemistry Education and Our Global FutureTHE IMPACTS OF SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY ON HUMAN HEALTHThe Molecules at the Origin of Drug DiscoveriesFrom Bench to Market PlaceGeneral Concepts of Drug DesignPatent Protection IssuesDrug Metabolism and Drug Resistance or Why Make Big Pills?Antibacterial AGentsAntiviral Agents: The Flu Virus Story: The Naissance of a Sugar-Based Flu DrugThe Viagra Story - Serendipity Leading to a Blockbuster DrugHuman Vaccines as a Prophylactic Health RemedyConclusionTHE

Javier Garcia-Martinez is currently a faculty member and director of the Molecular Nanotechnology Laboratory at the University of Alicante, Spain. He has published extensively in the areas of nanomaterials, catalysis and energy. His latest book entitled "Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge" (Wiley-VCH) provides a comprehensive view of the current status of this field. Javier is also co-founder of Rive Technology Inc (Boston, MA), a clean energy company, commercializing advanced catalyst technology that makes traditional zeolite catalysts more accessible to large hydrocarbon molecules. Javier is also member of the World Economic Forum General and of the International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). During the International Year of Chemistry, Javier is co-chairing the Global Experiment organized by IUPAC and UNESCO.Elena Serrano-Torregrosa is a Research Fellow at the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab of the University of Alicante (Spain). Elena received her PhD thesis from the University of Basque Country on the nanostructuration of functional materials and carried out her post-doctoral activity in collaboration with Arkema at the National Institute of Applied Sciences (INSA) at Lyon. Her current research interests are in the area of new synthetic pathways to prepare heterogeneous catalysts by self-assembly of functional materials and block copolymers. Dr. Serrano-Torregrosa has published twenty seven research articles and written three book chapters.The editors have created a website for their book with additional information. See www.thechemicalelement.com for details.

?? as Stephen Matlin and Berhanu Abegaz explain in their introduction to this volume, most variation in life expectancy between countries is explained by differences in their technological development? This useful book explores all of these ways in which chemistry might benefit our global future.? - Chemistry World, October 2011