All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 59
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ResearchFemtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells
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ResearchConductive clay rolled out to store energy
Simplified synthesis of a known supercapacitor produces a dough-like material with surprising energy-storing abilities
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CareersChemistry by the tun
Emma Davies talks to the chemists using their science skills to set up stills and brew up beverages
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ResearchCool idea for zero-carbon air conditioning that requires no power source
Surface reflects sunlight and emits heat so well that in midday heat it’s 5°C cooler than its surroundings
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FeatureCleaning up after Fukushima
Chemistry is playing a vital role in helping remove radioactive material from the environment after the 2011 disaster. Clare Sansom reports
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NewsObama acts to attract non-US scientists and engineers
President takes action to make it easier for scientists and engineers born abroad to work and stay in the US
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OpinionFlashback: 2004 – the periodic table as contemporary art
An RSC poster of the periodic table from Damien Hirst’s restaurant sold for £6000
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ResearchSeeing glucose through the skin
Technique could one day allow diabetics to manage their condition without drawing blood
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Business
UCB sells speciality generics subsidiary
Firm will use $1.5bn proceeds to reduce debt and concentrate on developing new drugs in neurology and immunology
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News
Gates Foundation champions open access
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will require research it funds to be published open access from next year
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Business
Syngenta to cut or relocate 1800 jobs in 2015
Global reorganisation plan will involve ‘consolidation’ of R&D facilities
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NewsUS approves low acrylamide spud
The first genetically modified potato that produces less acrylamide has been granted approval in the US
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ResearchNanomolar chemistry enables 1500 experiments in a single day
High throughput method could speed drug discovery and cut down use of costly compounds
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ResearchCrustacean culprit turns lakes to jelly
Acid rain leaching calcium from Canadian water courses leads to a surge in jelly-covered organisms
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Nanostripe controversy in new twist
Creator of striped nanoparticles insists questions over structures have already been answered and accuses critics of a ‘personal war’
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ResearchBoron and beryllium finally shake hands
Never-before-seen bond observed between periodic table neighbours
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NewsChina looks to alternative hydrocarbons to fuel its future
Ambitious plans to exploit shale and gas hydrates are in the works but technical and environmental challenges remain
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BusinessActavis rescues Allergan with $66 billion deal
Deal ends takeover fight with Valeant – but Actavis must still be ‘fairly ruthless’ to justify the high price