All Chemistry World articles in April 2017 – Page 3
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ResearchFive new artificial yeast chromosomes made
The artificial yeast genome is now around a third complete
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ResearchControversial metallic hydrogen claim under new scrutiny
Three high pressure groups pile on criticism as original ‘metallic hydrogen’ sample lost during catastrophic equipment failure
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate George Olah dies aged 89
Olah was the sole recipient of the 1994 chemistry Nobel prize for his work on carbocations
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ResearchOxygen first formed in the universe at least 13 billion years ago
Study of interstellar dust pushes earliest known discovery of oxygen back by 100 million years
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BusinessExxonMobil to invest $20bn in Gulf Coast manufacturing
Oil giant will fund 11 chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied natural gas projects from 2013 to at least 2022
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FeatureAntidepressant pollution
What are the consequences of medicating wildlife against anxiety and depression? Ida Emilie Steinmark reports
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ResearchChiral molecules could recognise each other’s spin
Charge polarisation could provide an answer to how nature can distinguish mirror image molecules
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CareersForging a future for glassblowing
Creating scientific instruments is a rare but highly desirable skill
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ResearchFluorescent frog first down to new molecule
Blue–green glow of the polka-dot tree frogs may help them to ’chat’ with each other
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ResearchNeural network provides accurate simulations without the cost
An efficient new computer brain can provide quick answers to computational chemistry problems
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NewsPesticide use ‘threatens human rights’, UN advisers say
Report for the UN Human Rights Council condemns agrochemical industry and calls for a treaty to phase out toxic pesticides
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ResearchSqueezing the last of the sulfur from fuels
Simple reaction that removes almost all sulfur from diesel would help to cut emissions that cause acid rain
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BusinessAkzoNobel looks to separate chemicals business
Netherlands-based firm rejects PPG takeover bid, and looks to tighten strategic focus on paints and coatings
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ResearchReplication proteins send signals along DNA ‘wire’
DNA charge transport enables handover from one enzyme to another
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NewsAustralian Climate Institute to close
Funding shortfall means climate organisation will not run beyond June 2017
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BusinessShell shrinks stake in Canadian oil sands
$7.25bn sell-off is part of plan to divest over $30bn in assets to reduce debts
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BusinessIndustry weighs in on Nafta rewrite
Canadian, Mexican and US trade bodies united in call for more unified regulation in new trade deal
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ResearchUnique proteins give water bears extreme drought tolerance
Glassy proteins allow tardigrades to survive being dried out for more than a decade