All Chemistry World articles in July 2017
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BusinessPollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
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ResearchFloating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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NewsCanada’s research universities under pressure to diversify
Only 30% of Canada Research Chairs are women and universities will see funding pulled if things don’t improve
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ResearchStick-up experiment lets scientists 'see' hydrogen atoms
Upright structures offer hard-to-get direct AFM measurements
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ResearchHypothetical molecule might take wing in bird geometry
Yet-to-be-synthesised iodabenzene could be stabilised by functional groups that support a bird-shaped isomer
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NewsPredicting which undergrads will succeed in chemistry
So-called ‘abstraction learners’ consistently outperform those that depend on memory in introductory and higher-level chemistry courses
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NewsEU regulation to curb trade in conflict minerals
Companies importing metals from countries affected by violence and exploitation will have to audit their supply chain
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BusinessGE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
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ResearchGarden centre plants may pose pesticide threat to bees
Insecticides on ornamental UK plants found at levels known to have an impact on pollinators
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NewsScare leads Nasa to supply Virginia town with drinking water
Chincoteague homes being supplied with water after high levels of fluorinated chemicals were detected in space agency’s wells
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BusinessEuropean Commission to investigate excessive drug pricing
Inquiry covers claims that Aspen Pharma’s price rises on five cancer treatments were unjustified
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Research‘Pink phosphorus’ caged in carbon nanotubes
Highly reactive white phosphorus seen linking up to make new 1D form on way to red allotrope of the element
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ResearchHydrogens squeezed into record-breaking proximity
Shortest van der Waals interaction beats previous record holder by 0.051Å
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NewsPublic donations sought for career returners’ chemistry fellowship
Crowdfunding campaign aims to raise £500,000 for a five-year research post at the University of Oxford
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NewsFrozen out Chemical Safety Board puts in own budget request
Trump’s plans to phase out US safety agency lead it to put in a plea for funding to Congress
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BusinessWillow promises new medicines
Investigating tree’s metabolites throws up much more than aspirin
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NewsValue of EU to UK chemistry revealed
Brexit threatens almost a quarter of chemistry departments’ funding grants
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BusinessFirst biomarker-driven approval exemplifies cancer immunotherapy progress
Landmark decision is latest step in field’s impressive – but not wholly untroubled – advance
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ResearchModified antibiotic beats superbug resistance
Adding functional groups to vancomycin gives it extra modes of attack against resistant bacteria