All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 142
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CareersIn defence of art
Careers in conservation aren’t just for art historians, discovers Hayley Birch
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Research
RNA teams up to beat selfish rivals
Ribozymes that cooperate outdo autocatalytic rivals, supporting the idea that life evolved from an ‘RNA world’
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FeatureA signal honour
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Phillip Broadwith looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signalling
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Killing three parasites with one stone
The development of a hybrid drug that is active against three parasites simultaneously
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Haber-Bosch power consumption slashed
A new ruthenium catalyst has overcome poisoning problems that have plagued other catalysts
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Business
Pfizer to pay $700m for Ritalin re-formulated
Pfizer to buy a company with a liquid formulation of historic ADHD drug methylphenidate
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Research
Mustard plant can hold nerve agent secrets
UK scientists have shown that plants can be used to detect nerve agents
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Multiple insecticides are bad news for bumblebees
New study suggests that exposure to multiple insecticides causes bumblebees additional problems
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Business
Bankruptcy for US Li ion battery maker
Johnson Controls to buy the automotive business of A123 Systems for $125 million
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CareersPied Piper of chemistry
Andrea Sella is blowing the trumpet for chemistry, charming children and adults alike, as Nina Notman finds out
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NewsEPSRC grant success rates rise
Approval rates rise to their highest level in a decade but hide a worrying fall in the number of applications
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Plant power!
Organocatalysis to convert newspaper and cotton into a fossil fuel alternative
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Delving deeper in the Hall of the Kings
A portable and non-invasive technique to study and characterise pigments in ancient architecture
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Less is more for DNA reactions
Small amounts of DNA have led to more efficient DNA-directed reactions than before
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FeaturePolymer, heal thyself
Materials that can mend themselves sound like science fiction, but they are part of an active area of polymer chemistry. Nina Notman stitches together the different strands of research