News – Page 138
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ResearchGiant glowing fabric made into shirtsleeve display
Flexible textile woven from conductive polymer and luminescent fibres made into wearable display and keyboard device
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NewsA decade on Japan is still grappling with the environmental impact of Fukushima
Decontamination efforts appear to have been effective, but concerns remain about disposal of contaminated soil and water, as well as the need for long-term future monitoring
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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