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Covid-19 vaccine deals risk skewing supply

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International accords including Covax aiming to ensure equitable distribution to poorer countries

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Human chemical communication

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Nina Notman sniffs out the evidence for human pheromones and chemical cues

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Hybrid light–matter particles offer tantalising new way to control chemistry

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Early experiments are revealing that vacuum-field catalysis could make reactions happen with mirrors and nothingness

News

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Ig Nobels feature knives created from human poo and vibrating worms

2020-09-21T13:21:00+01:00

2020 Ig Nobel prizes went to teams that proved knives made of faeces fail, vibrating worms are interesting and hating chewing noises is a disorder

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US revokes over 1000 visas of Chinese students and researchers

2020-09-18T13:30:00+01:00

Academic and science groups concerned by cancellations

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Protein-based Covid-19 vaccines could overshadow rivals

2020-09-17T13:27:00+01:00

Although slower to develop, protein-based vaccines are well understood with a strong record of safety and effectiveness

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Drastic cuts to Europe’s research programme prompts outcry from scientists

2020-09-17T13:30:00+01:00

Open letter from leading scientists warns of declining innovation and a brain drain

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Rush to approve Covid vaccine prompted by politics may end in disaster

2020-09-16T08:30:00+01:00

Push by governments to pass a vaccine without appropriate evidence could damage fight against virus

Research

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Solar cell concept used to enhance nuclear battery

2020-09-25T09:49:00+01:00

New device uses a ruthenium dye to absorb beta radiation

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Carbon bond formation reproducibility runs into reagent stability problem

2020-09-24T08:30:00+01:00

Solid sodium alkoxides react with carbon dioxide and can hamper performance – but sometimes improve it

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Baird’s rule of aromaticity extended to all-metal systems

2020-09-23T09:18:00+01:00

Aromaticity concept can help scientists understand the properties of metal clusters

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Fruit flies’ protective corneal coatings reproduced

2020-09-23T08:30:00+01:00

Anti-reflective and anti-adhesive nano-coating that covers the eyes of insects could find uses in medical implants and contact lenses

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Salt crystal grows legs to avoid slippery surface

2020-09-22T08:38:00+01:00

Sodium chloride’s self-lifting crystallisation has been observed for the first time

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Tackling bullying and harassment – Building a better chemistry culture

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Stefanie Horovitz – the woman behind the isotope

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Marguerite Perey and the last element in nature

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Ghanaian biochemistry TV star Marian Addy

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Barbara Low, penicillin and the protein pi helix

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Alice Ball’s treatment for leprosy

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Eunice Foote: the mother of climate change

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Jimmy Robinson and the atom bomb elements

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The indomitable Toshiko Mayeda

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Theodora Greene’s protecting groups

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Ellie Knaggs and tetrahedral carbon

  • Stefanie Horovitz – the woman behind the isotope

  • Marguerite Perey and the last element in nature

  • Ghanaian biochemistry TV star Marian Addy

  • Barbara Low, penicillin and the protein pi helix

  • Alice Ball’s treatment for leprosy

  • Eunice Foote: the mother of climate change

  • Jimmy Robinson and the atom bomb elements

  • The indomitable Toshiko Mayeda

  • Theodora Greene’s protecting groups

  • Ellie Knaggs and tetrahedral carbon

Features

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The drive to recycle lithium-ion batteries

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Electric vehicles are surging in popularity but Patrick Hughes asks what happens once their batteries are no longer fit for purpose

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Using ions to connect life to machines

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Ionotronic materials are beginning to show how life’s signals can be aligned with electronics. James Urquhart speaks to the scientists who are exploring the emerging frontier

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Ammonia synthesis goes electric

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James Mitchell Crow finds that the outlook for renewables-powered electrochemical ammonia production is beginning to brighten

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Why is cystic fibrosis so hard to treat?

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Claire Jarvis talks to the scientists trying to find new drugs to treat the inherited lung condition

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