All Chemistry World articles in March 2016
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ResearchCeramics made stronger with 3D printing
New method uses 3D printed polymers to make flaw-free ceramic microlattices
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NewsChemists take stock of chemical auditing and management
Online auditing platforms may spell the end for log books and shelves of forgotten chemicals
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Business
ThermoFisher will buy Affymetrix to expand genetic testing
Deal boosts Thermo’s position in growing genomics field as well as adding antibodies and assay technology
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ResearchCarbon dioxide-to-methanol catalyst ignites ‘fuel from air’ debate
Nobel winner’s team hopes ‘air capture’ of greenhouse gas can store renewable energy – but others see problems
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NewsObama kicks off new initiative to cure cancer
White House launches ‘moonshot’ effort to fight cancer and break down ‘silos’
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ResearchSnow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow
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ResearchEasy addition of ‘unnatural’ strained rings boon for drug chemists
Technique can slow metabolism of medicines, giving them more time to work
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NewsSingapore to ramp up research investment with new five-year plan
Record 18% increase will see science spend rise to S$19 billion over 2016–2020
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BusinessShire bets big on rare diseases
$32bn Baxalta buyout will deepen Shire’s commitment to developing specialist drugs for small patient populations
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ResearchHow to tell your left from your right amino acids
Colorimetric method lends a hand to chiral amino acid recognition
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ResearchDrug labelling problems ironed out by new catalyst
Cost-effective method to tritiate compounds offers way to track drug metabolism while minimising radioactive waste
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OpinionRooting out sexism
If we are going to address gender equality in science, we need to recognise our own biases, says Nicola Gaston
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NewsGreen chemistry hindered by lack of toxicology training
Leaders in the field condemn the lack of toxicology education for chemistry undergraduate and PhD students
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ResearchBreakthroughs amidst risk
We chat to Nobel prize winner Alan Heeger as he approaches his 80th birthday
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ResearchMicroscopic cannon battery to blast disease
Cannon-like tubes shoot tiny bullets when triggered by ultrasound and could deliver drugs
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ResearchChemical reaction flipped back and forth under scanning probe microscope
Work demonstrated on Bergman cyclisation offers route to valuable new reactions
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Business
Fatal blast at US peroxide plant
One dead and three injured in an equipment explosion at PeroxyChem in Texas
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BusinessClinical trial death highlights hazards
Pain drug trial has left one dead and five hospitalised in France, with little indication as to the cause of the problems
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ResearchDrugs at your fingertips
Forensic gloves check for cocaine and cutting agents in suspicious powders