All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 150
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Research
A greener approach to gas transport
Fruit and vegetables may hold the key to a new way of transporting gases
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News
Tragic death of Oxford astrophysicist
Steven Rawlings, co-author of maths books for chemists, was accidentally killed by his friend and colleague, the coroner has ruled
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NewsPush for renewables may have unforeseen consequences
Countries need to synchronise policies to ensure that their energy supply is sustainable
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Low acrylamide potato on the horizon
Scientists are looking to breed the perfect potato for chips and crisps by cutting their levels of chemical precursors that result in the formation of a carcinogen during cooking
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Business
Drug R&D costs rising
Review from UK consultancy suggests ten-fold increase in per medicine R&D costs over last 30 years
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FeatureMagical mass spec
The increasing sophistication of detection techniques means mass spectrometry can now escape the laboratory. Emma Davies sets sail to new horizons
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Safer blood clotting agents for open wounds
Silica-based foams are less toxic than clays when used as agents to stem blood flow
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CareersAllow me to demonstrate
As Peter Wothers gets ready to deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures, Sarah Houlton finds out he’s had a lifetime of preparation
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Research
Chemical reactions in hot water
Growing body of research reveals that to hurry reactions along in water and replace reagents all that's needed is some heat
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We don’t need no intuition
Crystal structures have been solved computationally with little human guidance in a development set to shake the crystallography community
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ReviewOrganic chemistry (2nd edn)
Jonathan Clayden, Nick Greeves and Stuart WarrenOxford University Press2012 | 1264pp | £44.99 (PB)ISBN 9780199270293It’s an interesting position to be in to review the second edition of a book that, quite frankly, I grew up with. Having started my undergraduate course in the same year that the first edition of ...
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Business
Baxter to pay $4bn for dialysis firm
Gambro makes products for hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy
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News
Autumn statement science boost to offset cuts
Extra £600 million announced for research infrastructure
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Research
Chemists crack fluoroform challenge
An industrial waste product from the production of Teflon and refrigerants can now be turned into agrichemicals and drugs
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Opinion
Hard day's night
Chemists' working habits seem to have little regard for office hours. Should we resist the trend toward working longer?
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Research
Stopping endocrine disruptors in their tracks
A testing protocol has been created to help design new chemicals that won’t interfere with hormone regulation
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Business
Return on drug R&D dropping
The pharma industry is getting less and less return on investment in R&D but trend seems to be bottoming out