All Chemistry World articles in April 2017 – Page 2
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BusinessCristal deal will make Tronox world’s largest titanium dioxide producer
Tronox to sell alkali business to fund $1.67bn transaction
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ResearchUltrafast lasers promise to make lead ‘look like’ gold
Theoretical study suggests atomic mimicry could reshape spectroscopy, information processing – and even chemical reactivity
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OpinionTaking the nuclear option
If the UK is to leave Euratom then it needs to quickly take advice from the community
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ResearchHuman-made minerals add to evidence for Anthropocene epoch
List of minerals that form either directly or indirectly as a result of humanity’s activities offers insights into our impact on Earth’s geology
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NewsTrump aims to boost number of women in Stem
US president signs two bills to increase proportion of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, and calls for ‘crackdown on offshoring’
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ResearchCloudy with a chance of catalysis
Simulation of hydrogen bond interactions gives valuable new insights into how acid rain forms
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ResearchGraphene-coated contact lenses bring eye electronics a step closer
Lenses can protect eyes from radiation, water loss and even include an integral LED
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BusinessSaudi Aramco to invest $7bn in Malaysian oil refinery
Agreement with Petronas will strengthen Malaysia’s petrochemical megaproject
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OpinionUsing microbes to explore new flavours
Microbes are often enemies in the kitchen, but when used can add new dimensions to cooking
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NewsCountries poised to roll out deep sea mining in new 'gold rush'
Tests underway on extracting resources from the ocean floor to meet the world’s growing hunger for metals
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ResearchReactive intermediates tamed in natural product synthesis
Benzynes perform remarkably selective reactions with natural products that lead to uniquely complex compounds
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ResearchExcess VW emissions could cause 1200 deaths
Nitrogen oxides pollution from cars with emissions cheating devices could mean some die a decade earlier
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NewsNottingham green labs rise from ashes
Innovative low carbon labs rebuilt after fire destroyed them mid-construction
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ResearchCatalytic glassware makes metal recycling easy
Flasks with built-in nanoparticles allows chemists to easily reuse valuable catalysts
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NewsNew Trump immigration order still a threat to US science
White House’s replacement ban no longer targets green card holders, but still remains problematic for US research universities
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BusinessAramco and Shell end refining relationship
$2.2 billion divorce deal gives Aramco control of biggest oil refinery in the US
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ResearchBizarre new state of matter made: crystal that repeats in time and space
Two research teams create exotic state of matter many scientists thought could never exist
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NewsFunding for 1000 new PhDs announced in UK budget
Chancellor also commits funding for technical education and disruptive technologies
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NewsPotassium permanganate turns Canadian town's water pink
Accidental release of chemical used in water treatment gives residents a shock
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ResearchSolar reactor splits carbon dioxide into fuel
Ceria redox cycling converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide and oxygen with total selectivity