News – Page 119
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NewsTenured Kentucky toxicologist resigns ending years-long misconduct charges drama
Long-time University of Kentucky researcher resigns the day before Board was to vote on whether to revoke his tenure for research misconduct
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NewsCitizen initiative yields new parliamentary science office for Spain
New body will foster evidence-informed decision-making and awareness programmes for the public
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ResearchBlocking bacteria’s self-poisoning mechanism weakens their antibiotic resistance
Stopping bacteria from producing hydrogen sulfide in response to drugs could help overcome antimicrobial resistance
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BusinessAlzheimer’s antibody gets surprise US approval
Good news for industry and future drug approvals, but physicians doubt it will be effective for most patients
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ResearchNanomaterial stores radicals to power photopolymerisation in the dark
Reaction driven by long-lived radicals experiences fewer side reactions than photopolymerisation under light irradiation
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ResearchBiochemical mystery unfolds as elemental metals found in Alzheimer’s patients’ brains
In a discovery that raises more question than it answers, researchers have found zero-oxidation-state iron and copper deposits inside amyloid plaques
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BusinessEight dead in apparent methyl formate leak at Chinese chemical plant
Three others injured at facility in Guizhou after accidental release during unloading
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ResearchPhotocatalytic system mimics sunflowers by bending towards light
Phototropism boosts photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production
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BusinessDeadly fire in Indian chemical factory
Blaze killed 18 workers, mainly women, who were trapped inside SVS Aqua Technologies plant
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ResearchProtein impurities found in AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine stir debate
Compounds might cause side effects but are unlikely to be behind extremely rare blood-clotting events
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ResearchScientists uncover pitfalls of letting algorithms determine crystal structures
Chemists warn not to blindly trust x-ray crystallography software after finding and correcting mistakes in iodine azide structures
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Ei-ichi Negishi dies at 85
Discoverer of the Negishi coupling, who did synthetic organic chemistry research at Purdue for four decades, has passed away
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NewsDrax plant to use Mitsubishi’s carbon capture technology in pursuit of negative emissions
Amine solvent in use at 13 other plants could be deployed at Yorkshire plant by 2027
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ResearchMore metallomimetic chemistry from boron
One boron atom bonds like a transition metal in two different ways
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NewsHints that century-old TB vaccine offers an immune boost against Covid-19
Small study is part of global effort examining whether the BCG jab could help in the next pandemic
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NewsAndrew Mackenzie selected as new UKRI chair
Shell’s company chair to lead UK’s largest research funding body
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BusinessSearching for more sustainable resin materials
Paul Jones of Bitrez is the 2021 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry appoints new permanent chief executive
Helen Pain replaces Robert Parker at the helm of the society, with immediate effect
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ResearchGenetically engineered microbes convert waste plastic into vanillin
Plastic bottle becomes industrially useful product thanks to biosynthetic transformation
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CareersSought-after chemist turns down job over tenure case
UNC Chapel Hill chemistry faculty warn that the university’s failure to hire renowned black journalist with tenure has ‘dire’ recruitment repercussions