News – Page 129
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ResearchBest sighting yet of exotic crystals composed entirely of electrons
2D materials used to stabilise Wigner crystals
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NewsNegative emissions coalition launches with a call for urgent climate action
New grouping with interests in low carbon technologies warns that world risks missing climate targets if CO2 removal is overlooked
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ResearchComputational technique brings protein images into focus
Localisation algorithm breaks AFM resolution limits
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NewsMaria Leptin appointed next president of European Research Council
German biologist takes charge after year-long search for new head
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ResearchMolecular machines talk to living cells for the first time
Artificial molecular motors gently pull on cells’ membrane receptors to trigger a biochemical response
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ResearchOrigin of mysterious alpha effect in nucleophilic substitution reactions unveiled
Alpha nucleophiles’ ability to get close to electrophiles – rather than their intramolecular lone pair repulsion – gives them unusual reactivity
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NewsInside the clean-up of last year’s deadly Beirut blast
German firms hired to handle the 59 contaminated containers in Beirut’s port found hydrochloric, sulfuric, hydrofluoric acids, and more
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BusinessSartan contaminant recall hits generics manufacturers
Three European suppliers recalling multiple batches of medicines owing to active ingredient contamination
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ResearchProtein-shaped sweets help students understand complex molecular structures
Edible protein models that can be identified by mouth could make chemistry education more inclusive to blind and visually impaired students
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NewsCost of tackling PFAS pollution on US military bases expected to reach $2.1bn
Price tag for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl will ‘likely increase significantly’, a congressional report estimates
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ResearchFrom nerve agent simulant, to pharma ingredient
Portable microreactor offers a new way to dispose of paraoxon
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NewsUK share of Horizon 2020 funds dropped £1.5bn since Brexit vote
Five years of uncertainty has cost British scientists dearly, campaign group’s analysis finds
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BusinessUS judge rules against GSK in trade secrets dispute
Firm will not receive compensation for claimed loses of over $1bn from theft of confidential information by two former scientists
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NewsFormer Nasa nanotechnologist jailed for hiding his China ties
US judge sentences senior Nasa scientist to 30 days imprisonment for lying about his participation in a Chinese talent programme
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ResearchQuantum chemical reaction behind birds’ internal compass
Can migratory robins ‘see’ Earth’s magnetic field at night?
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NewsRace to understand Sars-CoV-2 variants amid fears virus might evade vaccines
Biochemical basis behind coronavirus variants’ success could hold key to defeating them
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ResearchFun with f-elements
Working with lanthanides and actinides may be challenging, but David Mills says the field is ripe for discovery
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ResearchHistorical lead from petrol still poisons London’s air 20 years after its ban
Two decades after leaded petrol was banned in the UK, the toxic metal still hangs around London’s dusty roads – and it’s not going away
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NewsSwiss decision to abandon trade talks raises questions over research relationship with EU
Political fallout could hit Swiss involvement in European science programmes
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BusinessBMS and Eisai agree antibody-drug conjugate commercialisation deal
Companies will jointly develop cancer treatment, with BMS paying up to $3 billion for shared rights