All articles by Bea Perks – Page 3
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Carbon nanotubes: Saladin's secret weapon
Carbon nanotubes are no longer the proud boast of 21st century materials scientists - mediaeval sword-smiths got there first.
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Call that chemistry?
This year’s Nobel prize in chemistry was a tour de force for crystallography, underscoring the vital role chemistry plays across the sciences, reports Bea Perks
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Cheesey awards
This year's Ig Nobel awards highlight the importance, or otherwise, of cheese-related research.
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RNAi pioneers win Nobel prize for medicine
Andrew Fire and Craig Mello have won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of RNA interference.
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Monitoring environmental risks of nanotech
UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs launches voluntary reporting scheme
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Altana sells off pharma division
German pharmaceuticals and chemicals group Altana sells pharmaceutical business to Danish drug company Nycomed for ?4.5 billion
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Conference blog
Instant updates from the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco, California, 10-14 September
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Clinical chaos under scrutiny
Clinical trials of new drugs need to be tightened up, according to an expert group convened in the aftermath of a drug trial that left six people fighting for their lives.
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Science hit by Middle East crisis
Conflict underlines the need for international efforts to strengthen collaboration between scientists in the region.
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Terror plot sparks frenzied speculation about liquid explosives
Widespread speculation on the chemistry of liquid explosives, following news of a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic flights from the UK, must be treated with caution.
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Polyurethane precursor production stepped up
China on track for world-beating polyurethane market
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Indian research institutes face tough times
A growing crisis in academic recruitment is threatening international collaborations