All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 10
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Hinshelwood’s 1956 chemistry Nobel prize medal to be auctioned
Medal is believed to be one of just eight ever sold
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Men ask more questions than women at science conferences
Study at international science congress reveals male attendees ask 1.8 questions for every one asked by a woman
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Crispr gene editor can now alter RNA as well as DNA
Gene editing technique is developing apace with two new technologies unveiled
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New guidelines to standardise toxicity testing for nanomaterials
OECD hopes methods will ensure companies are singing from same song sheet on nanosafety
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EPSRC chief executive will stay on for another six months
Philip Nelson will remain head of UK physical sciences agency as research councils merge to form UKRI
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Universities to be assessed on business collaborations
Ref and Tef are set to be joined by Kef – the Knowledge Exchange Framework – in a new ranking to assess commercialisation of research
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Chemists don't think their field is innovative enough
Nearly 80% of chemists polled by Reaxys think people are drawn towards more ‘newsworthy’ research
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Carbon fibre gets a colourful makeover
Titanium dioxide structures allow super strong material to ditch dull reputation
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Virtually chemistry
Gaming-style tech is putting the fun into fundamental molecular simulations
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Central European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
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Ban on the sale of acids to under-18s planned in UK
Home secretary announces measures to combat acid attacks
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Cometary chloromethane detection scuppers use of chemical in hunt for ET
Organohalogen found simultaneously in the tail of a comet and the cloud surrounding a protostar
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Neonicotinoids detected in honey samples from around the world
Survey confirms bees’ widespread exposure to controversial pesticides
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Physiology Nobel goes to circadian clock scientists
Prize for scientists that unravelled how animals’ bodies keep time
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Swansea’s re-opened chemistry department welcomes first undergraduates
Department opens its doors again after a 13-year break
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Titanium oxide detected in hot atmosphere of giant exoplanet
Very Large Telescope used to observe light from a very large planet
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Business
Takeda tightens focus on core areas with multiple deals
Japanese firm is remodelling its R&D efforts through collaboration and licensing deals, and selling off non-core businesses
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Italy to plough €400 million into basic research fund
Reserves from the heavily criticised Italian and Institute of Techology will be redirected
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Neanderthal rethink follows new analysis of old bones
Croatian cave dwellers probably didn’t mix with early modern humans
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What’s happening at the Arkema chemical plant
Why chemicals at the plant devastated by hurricane Harvey have ignited