All articles by Andy Extance – Page 15
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ResearchMalaria drug could cash in on green chemistry
Minimising acid and solvent toxicity brings surprising benefits in artemisinin production
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Business$13.8bn Danaher bid wins Pall auction
Mega-merger follows consolidation trend in lab equipment supply sector, but analysts suggest this is yet to impact pricing competition
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ResearchEspresso maker brews up tasty extraction
Household appliance isolates flu drug raw material from star anise while minimising pigment contamination
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ResearchLonger-lived oxides offer silicon synthesis boost
Touted as ‘soluble sand’, stabilised small silicon oxides present new synthetic worlds
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CareersA web of possibilities
Andy Extance logs on to learn how massive open online courses could attract new students, improve education and help fill the global education gap
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ResearchReaction map suggests meteorite chemistry route to life
Scientists propose that key biomolecules appeared simultaneously from a hellish cyanide and sulfide mix
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NewsData falsification hits polymer mechanochemistry papers
Misconduct by member of Christopher Bielawski’s group has led to several retractions
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FeatureA whiff of contention
Efforts to predict a molecule’s scent and to build artificial noses are progressing despite a lack of knowledge and disagreements within the olfactory community, finds Andy Extance
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ResearchChemists zinc up ‘aromatic’ metal cubes
Metal-organic clusters share electrons between eight covalently linked metal atoms
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ResearchX-ray laser snaps first bond-forming transition state
Study of femtosecond-timescale carbon monoxide oxidation highlights technique’s potential in catalysis
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ResearchRadical observation lights up combustion
First sight of hydroperoxyalkyl radical provides reaction kinetics data that will contribute to engine design
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ResearchEndocrine disruptors linked to early menopause
Biomarkers for human exposure to the plasticiser DEHP show the strongest connection in US women
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FeatureDNA gets with the program
Molecular computing systems could improve disease diagnosis – and even hack living cells, finds Andy Extance
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CareersA new ERA for European science?
The European Research Area has made scientists more mobile, but the picture isn’t entirely rosy, finds Andy Extance
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ResearchComet 67P’s carbon blanket promises solar system birth insights
Rosetta probe suggests comet contains complex organic compounds similar to those found in nebula that spawned the sun and planets
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ResearchNew ion continues perovskite solar’s flat-out progress
Changing most of the hybrid material’s organic component delivers efficiency record in small-scale devices
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ResearchChemistry from the skies promises low-emission nylon raw material
Cyclohexane activated using ozone and UV to make adipic acid could slash industrial emissions of ozone-depleting greenhouse gas nitrous oxide
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FeatureFermenting ideas
21st century cider owes a lot to modern knowhow in managing fermentation and balancing flavour. Andy Extance immerses himself in the science of scrumpy
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BusinessGSK cuts US jobs in push for savings
Research Triangle Park site bears the brunt as drugmaker consolidates research in Philadelphia and Stevenage, UK
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BusinessActavis rescues Allergan with $66 billion deal
Deal ends takeover fight with Valeant – but Actavis must still be ‘fairly ruthless’ to justify the high price