All Chemistry World articles in January 2016
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ResearchH2-free route to actinide hydrides
Safer and easier route to old and new actinide complexes uses phenylsilane as a hydride source
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ResearchChemical fingerprints of prehistoric beekeepers discovered
Traces of beeswax found on 8500-year-old pottery fragments provide evidence of early bee domestication
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ResearchFlat boron first looks promising for nano-electronics
Super hard two-dimensional allotrope has electronic properties that make it a good match for graphene in transistors
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European food safety body finds glyphosate 'unlikely' to cause cancer
Report sits at odds with WHO viewpoint and may lead to introduction of dosage limits
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ResearchFirst permanently porous liquid created
Clever trick enables the design of a new class of material with interesting properties
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Business
Carbon dioxide leak at US coffee plant prompts federal probe
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating a fatal incident at a Texas decaffeination plant
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ResearchMagnetic ‘compass’ protein found in fruit flies
Discovery may be missing piece of puzzle that explains how animals can navigate using Earth’s magnetic field
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ResearchA bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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Early lead exposure linked to sleep problems
Researchers find lead exposure in early childhood is associated with sleep difficulties later on
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Nurse review backs shake-up at research councils
Royal Society head stops short of recommending a merger but proposes new overarching body with more powers to direct research
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ResearchMove over moonshine, here comes sunshine
New twist on distillation efficiently separates ethanol from water using light
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NewsBrazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals
Irreversible negative human health and environmental effects could result from Brazilian mine’s dam collapse
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Labour would increase R&D spending to 3% of GDP
Shadow chancellor says a Labour government would commit to increasing investment in research
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NewsPoor management of antibiotics squandering life-saving drugs
Internet and over-the-counter sales along with counterfeit drugs are driving a worldwide rise in antimicrobial resistance
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ResearchChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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US universities face federal R&D funding fall
Federal support for higher education R&D in the US lagged behind inflation for the third year in a row
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NewsRetracted papers get hooked up to linguistic lie-detector
Study reveals possible link between obfuscation and massaged data in retracted papers
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NewsUpdate: Scientists relieved as UK research protected in real terms
Chancellor reveals that core science budget will see inflationary rise of £500 million over course of this parliament
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ResearchSaving water increases health risks in green buildings
Study shows that sustainable plumbing systems may lower drinking water quality and help bacteria grow
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Business
Drug firms to share chemical compound libraries
AstraZeneca and Sanofi aim to facilitate drug discovery by swapping 210,000 proprietary chemical compounds