All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 3
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Locking molecular motors
Dutch scientists have designed a molecular motor that can be locked using an acid and unlocked using a base
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EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up
US Environmental Protection Agency proposal to ensure chemical firms have cash to clean up abandoned facilities should they go bankrupt
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Evonik refocuses
German conglomerate Evonik refocuses operations on its chemical business to push its position in the speciality chemicals arena
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EU to look into chemical mixture exposure
EU Council asks whether current legislation adequately assesses risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources
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Lords call for clarity over nanotech in food
Report urges research into safety of nanomaterials and criticises food industry for lack of transparency
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Click chemistry reveals sugar synthesis in live animals
Clever click chemistry allows the biosynthesis of glycans - key components in cellular processes - to be monitored in living mice
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Japan research funding safe
Research and university funding in Japan appears safe after recent threatened cuts, but some larger programmes still face sharp cutbacks
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Cures in ancient Egyptian cosmetics
New research suggests ancient Egyptians could have deliberately used lead-based cosmetics to help prevent eye infections
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Behavioural fingerprints point to potential drugs
New high throughput screening technique generates behavioural fingerprints based on the responses of fish larvae to potential drugs
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Capturing carbon with copper
A team of researchers in the Netherlands have devised a trap that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air
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Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye
A basic quantum computer has successfully calculated hydrogen's molecular energy
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China: act on scientific fraud
China called on to ensure researchers' scientific integrity after UK-based journal is forced to retract dozens of Chinese papers with falsified data
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NewsSugars synthesised with help of promiscuous enzyme
Researchers use an unfussy enzyme in new method to make sugar molecules that could lead to new vaccines and other important compounds
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New 'click' reaction to modify proteins
A cyclic diazo compound can attach to the phenol ring of tyrosine under mild conditions providing a new route to modify proteins
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Disilicate synthesis success
Researchers synthesise compound with direct bond between two silicate moieties for the first time
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Screw tightens on pay-for-delay drug deals
Pharma's delaying tactics for generic drug market entry come under closer scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic