All articles by Angeli Mehta – Page 7
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FeatureThe flow revolution
Continuous approaches are starting to find use in fine chemicals, as Angeli Mehta discovers
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NewsCar makers bet on hydrogen at Davos
New Hydrogen Council will promote alternatives to fossil fuels
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NewsDNA fingerprinting accuracy to be overhauled in US
Labs to use 20 markers rather than 13 in improvement that should help in cases involving DNA from multiple sources
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NewsAnti-doping scientists expose cheating Russian athletes
State-sponsored doping that benefited more than a 1000 athletes at Sochi and London Olympic games revealed by analytical investigation
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NewsPatent backlogs cost the world millions, IP experts warn
Estimates put a $10bn price tag on every year of delays
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NewsForensic evidence in the firing line in the US
Feature comparison techniques like fingerprints, footprints and ballistics lack rigour, according to presidential council report
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NewsForensic plan for the UK is ‘vague, incomplete’
MPs tell the government to go back to the drawing board on forensic strategy
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NewsAustralia urged to adopt emissions trading scheme
But climate body’s plan has been criticised by some members
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NewsReprieve for some Australian climate scientists facing the axe
Number of climate scientists to lose jobs cut from 100 to 40
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NewsRio Olympic testing lab suspended by world doping body
Brazilian anti-doping lab failed to conform to international standards
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NewsNew €85 million catalysis centre opens in Munich
German hub will bring together 75 interdisciplinary teams to crack toughest catalysis problems
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NewsAnger as climate scientists cut at Australian research body
Apparent move away from science for the public good behind the redundancies
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NewsHopes that new Australian prime minister will reset relationship with science
Scientists welcome promise to put science centre stage but remain cautious
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NewsChina launches nationwide emissions trading scheme
World’s two largest polluters, the US and China, agree further action to tackle climate change
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NewsBusiness unable to access knowledge locked up in universities
Report concludes plethora of programmes leaves industry confused on university collaborations
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NewsPostdocs struggle with poor job security and stress in Europe
Career study finds flexibility of temporary contracts delivers poor returns for both employer and employee
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NewsUniversities bear brunt of cuts to keep Australian science running
Cuts to funding for researchers announced in budget staves off infrastructure closures
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NewsEuropean parliament supports plastic bag crackdown
Under new EU rules member states will have to ban or restrict the use of lightweight plastic bags
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NewsWomen twice as likely to be hired for academic posts as men
Experiment shows that faculty staff are more likely to pick women for job roles based on hypothetical CVs
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NewsUK science strategy leaves many questions unanswered
Document contains no commitment to continue science ringfence or increase R&D spending