News – Page 127
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BusinessUniversity team’s silica coats stop vaccines spoiling at room temperature
Asel Sartbaeva hopes her pioneering ensilication technology will be adopted to store and transport pediatric vaccines to low-income countries
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ResearchOrganometallic manganese cluster resembles nesting dolls
Researchers make an intricate structure with a strong magnetocaloric effect
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NewsPractical chemistry classes resume at English universities
Lifting of lockdown restrictions allows students to return to teaching laboratories
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ResearchWarped nanographene at odds with aromaticity
Scientists discover a π-electron circuit with an odd number of electrons in a polycyclic system
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NewsRenowned Taiwanese chemical engineer fined for China links
National Taiwan University’s Lee Duu-Jong reportedly denies that he headed research sponsored by mainland China without island approval
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NewsDozens of leading scientists speak up for Harvard chemist Charles Lieber
Nobel laureates and other preeminent researchers urge the US Department of Justice to drop its case against him
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NewsDetails on science funding scarce in latest UK budget
Concerns voiced over R&D’s exact role in economic recovery from the pandemic and paying for membership of the EU’s science programme
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ResearchBio-inspired scaffold sequesters lead in damaged perovskite solar cells
System to address environmental and safety concerns also boosts performance
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ResearchSubtle quantum phenomenon found to alter chemical reactivity for the first time
Peeking into the picosecond transition state window reveals effect of spin–orbital interactions
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NewsRapping atmospheric scientists scoop Dance Your PhD award
Computational research trio spit rhymes about cloud condensation nuclei
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ResearchSeawater-splitting system could scale-up renewable hydrogen production
Simple cell has no moving parts making scale-up straightforward
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ResearchCoordinative bonding to carbon more nuanced than first thought
New insights from valence bond theory enhance understanding of bonding in carbones
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ResearchDouble bond metathesis extended to germanium compounds
Partner swapping reaction carried out with digermene compounds, with no need for a catalyst
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ResearchElectrochemistry enables new, greener route to aromatic sulfonamides
One-step, metal-free, scalable route synthesises key functional group in drug discovery
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NewsPrinceton fined for export violations involving controlled pathogens
37 violations relate to exporting strains and recombinants of animal pathogen to foreign research facilities
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ResearchChemist whose father survived oil rig disaster inspired to swap slides for VR safety training
Training using virtual reality could help chemical manufacturing workers prepare for the worst
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ResearchNew magnesium alloy shows exceptional corrosion resistance
Magnesium reaps big benefits from tiny amounts of calcium
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ResearchPhotosensitive monomer allows polyurethanes to be degraded by light
Polymer designed to have a cleaving point after every second monomer unit
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ResearchThriving wine trade in Islamic Sicily revealed by the chemistry of its pottery
A new method for determining if pottery containers held wine or other grape products could help archaeologist chart the use of the ancient drink
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NewsScientists back creation of an international body to oversee chemicals and waste
New organisation could tackle problem of ‘limited and fragmented’ coverage of environmental impact of these issues