All articles by Jamie Durrani – Page 13
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FeatureDirect observation of the transition state
The mystery of precisely what happens when one chemical reacts to form a new one is now being revealed in ever greater detail
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FeatureRoom temperature superconductors
A dream since electricity was first harnessed humanity is tantalisingly close to achieving this goal
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ResearchMicroscopy reveals mantis shrimp’s shock-absorbing secrets
Impact-resistant layer is a combination of stiff inorganic and soft organic material
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ResearchHow does hair blunt steel blades?
Electron microscopy reveals how hairs chip and crack stainless steel blades while shaving
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NewsResearch excellence framework resumes after four month hiatus
New timetable and guidance released following coronavirus shut down
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ResearchSmart stirrer bar monitors while it mixes
$20 stirrer can send real-time reaction data to your smartphone
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NewsFrench mathematician returns as interim European Research Council president
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon takes the reins after previous head’s acrimonious departure
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NewsDoes pursuing commercial interests hinder an academic career?
Research probes scientists’ motives for pursuing commercial projects
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PodcastThree books on pandemics – Book club
We’re tackling the coronavirus information overload by discussing and comparing three books that offer different views on pandemics past and present
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NewsChemistry’s reproducibility crisis that you’ve probably never heard of
Legacy issues are posing important questions for scientific software developers
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NewsCRUK warns of £150m cut to research funding
Charity calls for government support as coronavirus hits fundraising efforts
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ResearchDrone blows clouds of pollen laden bubbles that could help farmers out
Automated bubble-firing drones could pollinate crops when insects numbers are down
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NewsInitiative to curb bias hasn’t eliminated racial disparities in NIH funding
Study uncovers statistically significant differences between the preliminary overall impact scores awarded to black and white researchers
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PodcastFexinidazole
The World Health Organisation hope to eradicate sleeping sickness within our lifetimes. Jamie Durrani looks at a drug that may make it possible.
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OpinionDavid Hu: ‘People ask me the strangest questions’
The fluid dynamicist on playing chess, bringing science to the public, and the beauty in everyday life
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ResearchDatabase offers another way to search for drugs – by activity not structure
Dataset offers new way for biomedical researchers to identify potential drug candidates
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NewsVaccine manufacturing centre to be rushed into service a year early by UK government
Injection of new funding will mean centre opens in 2021 as licensing deal also agreed to boost vaccine capabilities
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NewsEuropean authorities crack case of misappropriated research funds
Investigation identifies €190,000 diverted from international research project
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ResearchNanodroplet encapsulation technique crystallises the ‘uncrystallisable’
High-throughput method that uses mere micrograms of small molecule samples could ease frustration for crystallographers