All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 17
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NewsLords call for re-think on Innovate UK merger
Warning that industry funder would lose its business focus if placed within body overseeing research councils
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ResearchNew type of meteorite found in Swedish quarry
Chemically distinct 470-million-year-old rock could be part of a long-gone asteroid
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NewsInitiatives link refugee researchers with jobs in Europe
Aid for scientists displaced by Syrian civil war and other conflicts still piecemeal across the continent
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NewsEnquiry highlights ‘missing’ UK government research
Science group calls for a central database to improve public access to government-commissioned reports
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NewsToxic legacy of Agent Orange lives on in Vietnam
Scientists are struggling to clean up dioxin-contaminated soil that has been linked to devastating illnesses among thousands of people
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NewsEU leaders agree ambitious 2020 open access target
A group of science ministers from member states say all new papers published by 2020 should be open access
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ResearchMeteorite compounds hint at origins of life’s asymmetry
Excess of right handed sugar derivatives found on meteorites suggests homochirality may have come from space
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NewsAkzoNobel sponsors colour garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Display celebrates plants that have been used historically to make dyes, and highlights a new project to capture nature’s structural colours in paint
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News1922 chemistry Nobel medal up for auction
Prize awarded for the discovery of non-radioactive isotopes expected to sell for £200,000
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NewsGlobal code of ethics planned for chemists
International group drafts new guidelines on safety, conduct and sustainability
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ResearchLead isotopes track Roman Empire’s water supplies
Analysis reveals damage to the water network after the eruption of Vesuvius and its subsequent repair
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NewsCall to address gender issues in UK higher education
More women are taking degrees than men, but women remain poorly represented in STEM subjects and senior academic positions
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Research‘Shark jelly’ has record proton conductivity
Hydrogel that fills sharks’ electrosensing pores has the highest reported proton conductivity for a biological material
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ResearchAdenine and guanine synthesised using prebiotic pathway
Two of the nucleotide bases that make up genetic material have been formed in early Earth simulation experiments
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NewsRCUK launches diversity action plan
Research Councils UK will consider diversity targets for make-up of councils and giving peer reviewers unconscious bias training
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NewsHormone injections to tackle Beijing’s catkin woes
Chinese authorities are using plant growth regulators in the fight against urban fluff
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NewsAustralia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
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ResearchSmallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
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NewsLack of data on BPA exposure in developing countries
Few studies focus on developing countries where regulations around BPA use are less strict
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NewsNobel prize winner and buckyball discoverer Harry Kroto dies
Former Royal Society of Chemistry president with a passion for science communication passes away aged 76