All Chemistry World articles in April 2016
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ResearchAn energetic chemist
University of Waterloo’s Linda Nazar has spent the last two decades moving beyond lithium-ion batteries to cheaper, higher energy density storage
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Research‘Forbidden chemistry’ drives carbon bond forming sequence
Flow process harnesses unstable diazo compounds in room temperature reactions
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News
‘High risk’ research should be championed at German universities
Expert panel urges government to extend excellence initiative that would help institutes join global elite
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NewsResearch bureaucracy put in crosshairs by Chinese government
New policy offers scientists greater independence and control of how they spending funding
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NewsEnvironmental scientist calls for extensive climate mitigation studies
Carbon dioxide removal operations will need to start by 2020 if emissions targets are not met
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NewsAntibiotic alternatives need to be recruited in fight against resistance
Vaccines, probiotics and other substitutes could help battle antimicrobial resistance as antibiotic effectiveness fades
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NewsSexism cases ‘tip of the iceberg’, says head of US science organisation
More must be done to combat harassment in science, according to outgoing AAAS president Geraldine Richmond
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ResearchRubber-like structure for caramel proposed
Science behind caramel isn’t as sticky as we thought
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Research3D printed tissues grow and develop in animal tests
Muscle, bone and cartilage successfully transplanted as limitations of printing technology overcome
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NewsWhite House science chief, agency heads sound alarm on funding
Obama’s science adviser joined directors at other funding bodies to call for the US to commit more of its GDP to R&D
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Research
Astronomers detect atmosphere on the diamond planet
Research reveals the atmospheric composition of a super-Earth for the first time
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ResearchIncredibly rare and unstable mineral shows catalytic clout
Georgeite shows promise as a catalyst precursor for the synthesis of methanol
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NewsTurkish academics face repression after criticising government
Protests against Turkey’s military actions in Kurdish area spark arrests and harassment
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News‘Map’ of chemical landscape could cut animal testing
Searchable database of 10,000 chemicals could help to create safety profiles for untested compounds
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BusinessAkzoNobel to buy BASF’s industrial coatings
€475 million deal includes technology, products and sites in the UK and South Africa
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ResearchNew buzz around vibrational smell theory
Controversial theory bolstered by discovery that ordinary and deuterated odour compounds elicit different responses in honeybee brains
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ResearchNew process draws poison from nitrile production
Nickel and aluminium catalysts obviate need for explosive and toxic hydrogen cyanide used to make important precursors for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and agrochemicals
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NewsUniversity leaders warn EU exit would harm UK research
More than 100 university heads claim a Brexit would damage the country’s position as a global leader in science