All articles by Anthony King – Page 15
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ResearchDebate over microwave boost to reactions rumbles on
New research claims microwave-specific heating effect is real and down to localised heating of reactants
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NewsCost of scientific misconduct smaller than feared
Analysis puts a price on misconduct for US funder and claims it only comes to $58 million over 10 years
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BusinessPharma firms rush to escape US tax shackles
AbbVie–Shire and Mylan–Abbott mergers both allow US firms to escape to lower-tax European countries
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NewsCall for new models to pay for antibiotics
UK government report on ways to fight resistance follows prime minister’s call for global action
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Business
Drug giants settle mismarketing lawsuits
Pfizer and GSK settle claims over promoting drugs for unapproved uses in the US
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NewsGlowing roads take a rain check
Moisture seeping into the photoluminescent strips dampens their illumination
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NewsUncertainty dogs Swiss science in EU immigration row
No end in sight to impasse on Switzerland’s participation in European research and education programmes
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NewsMetrics' role in assessing research reviewed
UK higher education body launches investigation into the pros and cons of metrics in managing research
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NewsAnalysts shrug off rare earth trade ruling
WTO’s indictment of Chinese export duties won’t affect export market, experts say
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Californium compound springs bonding surprise
Borate material shows previously unseen f-orbital involvement in bonding
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ReviewOut on a LIM
Data management systems are widely used in certain sectors of industry, but how do different systems compare? Anthony King finds out
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Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis
DNA stitched together with bonds never found in nature can still be read by human cells
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NewsDatabase of 15 million chemical structures set free
European Bioinformatics Institute will curate patent data which should be a boon for drug chemists
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NewsNew report concludes Arafat was not poisoned
French team claims radiation traces in the former Palestinian leader’s body are natural
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FeatureNature's navigation system
What’s the clever chemistry behind the magnetic mechanisms that allow birds and other animals to navigate? Anthony King takes a look
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NewsArafat poisoning probe clouded by passage of time
Investigators conclude the Palestinian leader may have been murdered with polonium but radioactive decay leaves room for ambiguity
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Research
Saving carbon to increase biofuel brewing efficiency
Redesigned pathway for sugar metabolism could boost biofuel yields by as much as 50%
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Spinning a catalytic yarn
Nylon fabric as a support for organic catalysts could make a wide range of applications possible
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FeatureDiversity in the chemical sciences
How does chemistry fare when it comes to widening participation? Anthony King looks at the numbers
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Prehistoric humans liked to spice up their lives
Chemical analysis of 6000 year old cooking pots reveals traces of garlic mustard used to flavour meat and fish dishes