All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 4
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Research
Benzene transformed into nanotubes with predictable defects
Synthesis delivers molecular cylinders that contain 240 sp2-carbon atoms
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News
Imperial College sets up 'chemical kitchen' to teach students lab skills
Molecular gastronomy module will offer transferable skills that students can take into the lab, university claims
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Chemical scientists recognised in 2019 New Year’s Honours
Honours recognise to contributions to UK science
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Research
DNA sugar could form on icy asteroids and comets
Water–methanol ices bombarded with UV simulate conditions found on comets and asteroids
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Podcast
Book Club – Gene Machine: The Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome
2009 Nobel prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan takes us on a personal and professional journey to uncover the secrets of the ribosome
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News
Periodic table inspired chemistree competition winners crowned
A host of original Christmas chemistry tree ideas have been created to celebrate the forthcoming International Year of the Periodic Table
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Bangor University proposes shutting down its chemistry department
Plan would get rid of the only chemistry degree that can be partly taken in Welsh and put 18 jobs at risk
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Podcast
Book Club – I’m a Joke and So Are You
Comedian Robin Ince explores what makes us human through conversations with fellow comics and scientists whose job it is to understand the human condition
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News
UK appoints new minister for universities and science
Chris Skidmore will replace Sam Gyimah after protest resignation
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Mentors with wide-ranging research interests nurture the most successful scientists
Study examined career paths and mentoring support for 18,000 biomedical researchers
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UK science minister resigns in protest at Brexit deal
Sam Gyimah cites exclusion of the UK from the Galileo satellite navigation system as a ‘foretaste’ of the problems Brexit will bring the country
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Research
Masses of superheavy elements nihonium and moscovium measured
First direct measurement made by US team
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News
Successor to Chemical Database Service to be hosted by Southampton–STFC partnership
New service aims to expand the number of databases hosted in 2019
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EU sets target for its economy to be climate neutral by 2050
European commission looking to new technologies and policy changes to make the EU the first major economy to be net zero emissions
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Opinion
'I used to have a golden Rolls Royce...'
Peter Atkins on textbooks, Tibet and his legendary automobile
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News
Open access Plan S advocates respond to critics
Hybrid open access model used by many scientific societies not ruled out in new guidance
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News
Nobel laureate and molecular biology pioneer Aaron Klug dies
Electron microscopy innovator who worked in Rosalind Franklin’s group has died aged 92
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News
Why do some ideas go viral in academia?
Simulations suggest ideas from prestigious institutions spread more easily, even if they aren’t very good
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Research
Catalytic fix for nitrogen fixation
Single-atom ruthenium catalyst doubles efficiency of electrochemical reduction of nitrogen to ammonia
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News
Chemists voice concerns over ‘risky’ Plan S open access policy
Open letter says ‘Plan S is a serious violation of academic freedom’