All articles by Julia Robinson – Page 6
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NewsUkrainian nuclear plant ‘under control’ following dam breach but risk of disaster remains
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station’s access to water for cooling from nearby reservoir cut off by demolition
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NewsExplainer: what threat does the Kakhovka dam breach pose to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?
In the early hours of Tuesday 6 June, the 30m high, 2km long Nova Kakhovka dam, located upstream of the city of Kherson on the Dnipro River in occupied southern Ukraine, collapsed. The destruction of the dam, which was under the control of the Russian military, caused extensive flooding along ...
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ResearchHalf-century quest to create stable beryllium–beryllium bond ends in success
Organoberyllium sandwich compound should provide answers to questions first posed a century ago
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ResearchAtomic force microscopy probes mechanochemical kinetics
Exerting force in one direction increases Diels–Alder reactants’ sensitivity to pressure 1000 times
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NewsExodus of scientists from Russia has passed 50,000 since 2018 as more pack their bags to go
Russia’s war on Ukraine and longstanding problems with underfunding and career progression are fuelling a brain drain
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ResearchCharge-transfer interactions during C–H activation directly observed
New insights could guide the design of better catalysts
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ResearchColour-changing liquids could flag cold chain breaches for medicines
Device offers simple and reliable monitoring with no electronic waste
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NewsBillionaire professor donates ‘transformative’ sum to protein science institute
$210 million endowment from entrepreneur and Moderna investor Tim Springer will support ongoing research
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ResearchBeer byproduct used as a binder in paintings during the Danish Golden Age
Scientists identify proteins from cereal species using mass spectrometry
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ResearchOptical microscopy with Ångström resolution could revolutionise how we see life
Technique can distinguish between details that are just a few atoms apart
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ResearchExposure to high levels of TCE could increase risk of Parkinson’s disease by 70%
US marines working at base with contaminated drinking water in the 1970s and 80s have elevated risk for the disease
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ResearchRisk of developing rheumatoid arthritis doubled by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure
Study examined link between PAHs, phthalates, plasticisers and smoking and the condition
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NewsIChemE welcomes government decision to remove EU law deadline that could affect safety
Move allays concerns that safety legislation could have been revoked