All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 216
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Business
Business roundup: April 2012
Pharmaceutical A pill to keep you off the pints? Source: © IStockphoto Beer today, gone tomorrow - Selincro tablets might help patients put their alcohol problems behind them Phase III trials of Selincro (nalmefene) tablets show that it outperforms placebo treatment when used to help patients with ...
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Drug release polymer triggered by ultrasound
Scientists from China and Canada have found that a drug-loaded shape memory polymer can be manipulated by ultrasound
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Cutbacks threaten Lords' oversight of UK science
The number of inquiries carried out by the House of Lords science and technology select committee could be drastically reduced
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Light materials from Bayer
Bayer has launched a lightweight material designed to replace steel in railway locomotive and carriage construction
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Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor
People who believe that their teeth are transmitting messages - perhaps from the CIA - through secret implants in their fillings can normally be dismissed as unbalanced
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Teeth fight back against bacteria with graphene sensor
A remote sensor operating on tooth enamel is a promising blueprint for non-invasive diagnostic devices
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PCSK9 inhibitors against cholesterol problems perform well
Sanofi has reported Phase II data for a new drug candidate for lowering cholesterol levels in patients already taking statins
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$500m for Ista
US eye drug company Bausch & Lomb has signed a cash deal to buy US drugmaker Ista Pharmaceuticals for $9.10 per share, equivalent to $500 million
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tattoo to give you the sporting edge
Nascar racer Paulie Harraka's hydration has been monitored using an epidermal electronic device
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Static's secret rests with material exchange
Transfer of nanoscale fragments found to be far more important than previously thought for producing static charges
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Unlocking the mysteries of ice
A novel computational model explains the anomalous behaviour of ice under compression
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Unlocking the mysteries of ice
The unusual properties of ice under compression are due to Coulomb repulsion between bonding and non-bonding electron pairs
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Static's secret rests with material exchange
The charge that develops when two materials are rubbed together is dependent on tiny fragments of the materials transferring onto each other
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Static's secret rests with material exchange
Transfer of nanoscale fragments found to be far more important than previously thought for producing static charges
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Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge
This Saturday, Nascar racer Paulie Harraka will be using a device based on John Rogers work at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to monitor his hydration levels as he races