All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 56
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Research
Chemical camouflage helps fish hide from predators
First time a vertebrate has been seen to evade predators by smelling like its habitat
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NewsUS National Academies urges postdoctoral reforms
Postdoctoral students are paid too little and have poor employment opportunities, a National Academies committee concludes
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NewsAntimicrobial resistance will kill 300 million by 2050 without action
UK report says resistance will cost global economy $100 trillion
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ResearchFrom nutshell to supercapattery
Hybrid sodium ion capacitor that costs peanuts rivals lithium ion equivalent
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NewsCan research quality be predicted by metrics?
Prognostications unveiled for how UK universities will fare in latest assessment exercise
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ResearchSmart skin for prosthetic limbs senses heat and touch
Ultra-thin plastic skin can bend and flex without affecting the skin’s ability to detect stimuli
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OpinionA complete chemist
Philip Ball celebrates Paul Schleyer’s contributions to scientific discourse, spanning decades and disciplines
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NewsCanadian clamp down on mercury
New rules will ban making and importing most mercury-containing products
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Business
Freedom Industries’ president arrested for fraud
Executive whose company leaked MCHM into West Virginian water supplies is charged with lying to deflect blame
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BusinessMerck & Co to buy antibiotics specialist Cubist
Pharma giant remains committed to $9.5bn deal despite key Cubist patents being invalidated by court ruling
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First science envoys announced for the US
Former NOAA chief will serve as one of several top scientists in newly created posts
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ResearchSunlight activates radical approach to dengue eradication
Mosquito larvae degraded by iron oxide catalysts supported on floating blocks
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BusinessSolving iron’s solubility problem
Technology profile: MRC Human Nutrition Research - anaemia supplements with fewer side effects
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FeatureFermenting ideas
21st century cider owes a lot to modern knowhow in managing fermentation and balancing flavour. Andy Extance immerses himself in the science of scrumpy
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Research
Quick and cheap test to detect horse meat
Scientists develop test for meat authentification using a benchtop NMR machine
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Researchσ meets π for a hole lot of bonding
Co-operating holes provide unique interaction opportunities
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Business
Saint-Gobain surprises Sika with buyout bid
Company is buying out family-owned controlling stake, but Sika claims the deal will create a conflict of interest
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Business
Big pharma opens up abandoned drugs
Seven firms will make 68 stalled compounds available for academic research
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2014
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories