All articles by Andy Extance – Page 12
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ResearchHard x-ray ghost images come to life
Combining information from two beams could reduce imaging damage and broaden crystallographic options
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NewsNations agree hydrofluorocarbon climate deal
Montreal Protocol amendment ‘single most important step to limit warming’
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BusinessTroubled Theranos abandons clinical testing
Seeking to salvage some value, once-admired blood analysis firm lays off 40% of staff
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ResearchUltra detailed MRI scans a step closer
‘Polarised nuclear imaging’ using magnetic resonance manipulation of radioactive atoms could enable new diagnostic tools
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BusinessFDA’s first Duchenne drug approval reveals schism
Oligonucleotide drug reaches market amid pressure from patient families and strife over ‘patient-focused drug development’ at the regulator
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ResearchChemists cultivate ‘macromolecular wheatsheaf’
Triply-threaded rotaxane could bind together long-chain organic molecules
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ResearchSwimming microrobots ‘see the invisible’
Chemically-fuelled and magnetically-guided spheres enable microscopy beyond the diffraction limit
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ResearchClick-on, click-off linkages join biochemical toolkit
Click chemistry reaction can be reversed ‘without a trace’
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NewsFunding impasse puts Illinois chemists in ‘survival mode’
Division between Republicans and Democrats creates huge higher education budget shortfalls
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BusinessNovartis reshuffle puts 120 staff at risk
Commitment to gene and cell therapy treatments emphasised as unit broken up amid pharmaceutical division refocus
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ResearchGrass-based emissions test ready to empower global warming watchdogs
Plants could be a powerful ally in accurately measuring power station emissions using C-14
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BusinessPfizer gambles on $14bn Medivation deal
Cancer specialist likely just one target in hunt for marketed drugs to offset patent expiries
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ResearchMembranes promise to slash energy needed to separate hydrocarbons
ExxonMobil-backed study allows reverse osmosis of hard-to-distinguish para-xylene and ortho-xylene
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CareersWhat skills will you need in 2026?
Andy Extance asks the experts how science jobs will change and where to focus your professional development
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ResearchArduous natural product quest's unwelcome end
Thousands of experiments help find conditions to make (–)-maoecrystal V
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FeatureChemistry under pressure
Bizarre and exciting findings are emerging at high pressures, finds Andy Extance
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ResearchKey metabolites controlling stem cell fate identified
Researchers may have found a cheaper way to get cells to differentiate into bone or cartilage on demand
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NewsBringing 2D materials to market
Thomas Swan will supply Manchester institutes at bulk scale to speed application development
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ResearchTurbocharged synthesis makes antiviral Tamiflu in an hour
Production process showcases how organocatalysis can combine reactions in a single pot
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ResearchScientists finally calculate water’s freezing point from scratch
Machine learning shows how van der Waals forces help explain watery wonders like floating ice cubes