All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 199
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FeaturePaving the way to polythene
It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
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NewsWest Fertilizer plant cited for 24 ‘serious’ safety violations
Safety body says chemical plant exposed workers to fire and explosion hazards
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NewsNobel peace prize goes to body that aims to eliminate chemical weapons
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons wins prize after recent work destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal
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BusinessIneos raises axe over Grangemouth petrochemicals
Facility set to close without pension reforms and government help to fund ethane shipping terminal
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Research
Bioluminescence powers photosynthesis
Blue bioluminescence generated from luminol steps in as a sunlight substitute
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Business
Roche backs biologics boom
Swiss firm to invest heavily in manufacturing for complex biological drugs
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ResearchBio-friendly micro-motors propelled by polymers
Nano-swimmers carry their own fuel tank and might one day hold payloads of drugs
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Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India
Pressure from campaign group precipitates action that puts 162 drug trials on ice
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Research
New superconductor is first predicted then created
Researchers hope computer modelling will lead to the discovery of many new superconductors
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Research
Enhancing photopigment formation to boost biofuel production
Nanoparticle light filter increases photosynthetic efficiency of algae by encouraging chlorophyll production
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NewsChina blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji
Pollution research adds to simmering row between Japan and China over disputed islands
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FeatureMagical mixtures of metals
From bronze axes to jet engines, alloys have enabled humanity’s cutting-edge technology, as Fiona Case finds out
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Research
Will the sky fall as Dr says no to strong ‘bond’
Van der Waals forces may be an order of magnitude weaker than previously thought
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Business
Counterfeit anxiety pills seized in Switzerland
1 million fake tablets were en route from China to Egypt