All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 41
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NewsSpending targets for German R&D lack ambition
Expert commission says Germany can do better than goal of investing 3% of GDP on R&D by 2015
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CareersA web of possibilities
Andy Extance logs on to learn how massive open online courses could attract new students, improve education and help fill the global education gap
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Chemists in demand as cannabis industry experiences explosive growth
Legalisation of marijuana in some US states is fuelling demand for analytical specialists
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OpinionBack to basics for silylation
Karl Collins applauds the simplicity of adding silicon to heterocycles with KOtBu
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Reform of US chemical safety rules back on
Bipartisan bill to revamp the US Toxic Substances Control Act is backed by the chemical industry and even a major environmental group
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ResearchOpossum peptide antivenom could take on snake bites
An opossum serum protein that neutralises snake venom could offer a cheaper treatment for poisonous snake bites worldwide
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OpinionAnalogues by catalogue
Buying in screening compounds directly feels like cutting out the synthetic chemist middleman, says Derek Lowe
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ResearchBacterium altered to suppress hunger faces long road to clinic
Engineered microbes produce anti-obesity molecule in mice, but moving to humans poses challenges
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ResearchFlexible polymer threads set to light up clothing
Multi-colour light-emitting wires can be woven or knitted into fabrics for haute couture or monitoring patients’ vital signs
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ResearchSimple cooking changes make healthier rice
Adding oil to water, cooling and reheating rice makes fibre-like resistant starch, reducing calories
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ResearchSimple chemistry mimics animals' predator spotting method
Filter paper soaked in chemicals can perform complex edge detection computation
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Business23andMe jumps into drug R&D
Gene profiling firm aims to capitalise on its databank of genetic information to discover new drugs
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Research
Mystery of coloured water droplets that chase and repel each other solved
Discovery could herald sprays that hoover up dirt and keep solar panels clean
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NewsSplit opens up on Capitol Hill over science funding
Criticism of research grants and a power shift in Congress spark concern that budgets and independence will be cut
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UK budget science cash given cautious welcome
Government announces new money for research, but scientists say more needs to be done
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FeatureIt's a bloody business
Determining the role drugs and poisons may have played in death is the responsibility of forensic toxicologists. Nina Notman reports
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