All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 173
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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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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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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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Research
Antimalarials should target female parasites
Study suggests that when it comes to malaria parasites, females are the weakest link
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Podcast
December 2012
December Chemistry World Podcast - December 2012 1:15- The latest findings from the Mars Curiosity Rover's chemistry instruments 4:20- The mechanism behind argyria - 'blue man syndrome' - has been discovered 7:28- Tamara Galloway discusses bis-phenol A 13:38- Making sure 'good bacteria' can get to where it will ...
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Research
Chemists cull compounds using ‘intuition’
Medicinal chemists apparently decided which fragments should be in their screening collection using surprisingly few parameters
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ReviewScience tales
Darryl CunninghamMyriad Editions2012 | 176pp | £11.99 (HB)ISBN 9780956792686I recently obtained a commission to write a book about deceived wisdom: lies, hoaxes and scams, essentially all the stuff you thought was right, that’s actually wrong. So, it was a bit of a shock when Darryl Cunningham’s Science tales landed on ...
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NewsSouth-eastern Europe to harmonise its science policy, innovation
Countries plan a joint science strategy to compete with Europe’s big research beasts
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Research
Olive oil coating could save York Minster
Superhydrophobic coating can protect ancient stonework from acid erosion while letting it 'breathe'
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FeatureClosing the loop
Chemical-looping combustion methods aim to help power plants produce separate carbon dioxide to aid its sequestration. James Mitchell Crow keeps us in the loop
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Research
Messenger spots Mercury performing organic chemistry
Probe finds evidence of a thick layer of organic chemicals sitting atop ice sheets at the poles
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OpinionDickens and the haunted chemist
Christmas carol author explored chemistry in fact and fiction
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ResearchLego-like DNA bricks are child’s play
Scientists make 32 nucleotide bricks that can snap together to build huge numbers of three-dimensional shapes
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M&S nano fears for recycled packaging
Ambitious recycling commitment by UK grocer could be threatened by fear of nanoinks
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Business
GSK expands in India and Nigeria
Company has struck deals to increase ownership of subsidiaries
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News
Smartphones as environmental sensors
New project will measure personal exposure to pollutants with GPS-enabled smartphones
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NewsScientists come together to fight EU budget cuts
Open letters from heads of research organisations and 44 Nobel laureates make the case for the economic importance of science
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OpinionMake or break: the laws of motion
Molecular machinery involves a delicate interplay of forces, but biology has found the balance, says Philip Ball