All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 10
-
NewsHinshelwood’s 1956 chemistry Nobel prize medal to be auctioned
Medal is believed to be one of just eight ever sold
-
NewsMen 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
-
ResearchCrispr gene editor can now alter RNA as well as DNA
Gene editing technique is developing apace with two new technologies unveiled
-
NewsNew guidelines to standardise toxicity testing for nanomaterials
OECD hopes methods will ensure companies are singing from same song sheet on nanosafety
-
NewsEPSRC 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
-
NewsUniversities 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
-
NewsChemists don't think their field is innovative enough
Nearly 80% of chemists polled by Reaxys think people are drawn towards more ‘newsworthy’ research
-
ResearchCarbon fibre gets a colourful makeover
Titanium dioxide structures allow super strong material to ditch dull reputation
-
NewsVirtually chemistry
Gaming-style tech is putting the fun into fundamental molecular simulations
-
NewsCentral European University set to be saved as deadline passes
Hungarian university hopes international agreement will allow it to continue teaching
-
NewsBan on the sale of acids to under-18s planned in UK
Home secretary announces measures to combat acid attacks
-
ResearchCometary 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
-
ResearchNeonicotinoids detected in honey samples from around the world
Survey confirms bees’ widespread exposure to controversial pesticides
-
NewsPhysiology Nobel goes to circadian clock scientists
Prize for scientists that unravelled how animals’ bodies keep time
-
NewsSwansea’s re-opened chemistry department welcomes first undergraduates
Department opens its doors again after a 13-year break
-
ResearchTitanium oxide detected in hot atmosphere of giant exoplanet
Very Large Telescope used to observe light from a very large planet
-
BusinessTakeda 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
-
NewsItaly to plough €400 million into basic research fund
Reserves from the heavily criticised Italian and Institute of Techology will be redirected
-
ResearchNeanderthal rethink follows new analysis of old bones
Croatian cave dwellers probably didn’t mix with early modern humans
-
NewsWhat’s happening at the Arkema chemical plant
Why chemicals at the plant devastated by hurricane Harvey have ignited