News – Page 153
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ResearchSuperconductivity discovered in extra-terrestrial objects for the first time
Material in meteorites is likely to have formed under intense conditions
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ResearchCatalytic resonance theory poised to tackle industry’s selectivity issues
Breaking the Sabatier limit central to unconventional approach for optimising reactions
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ResearchHydrogen bonds are single atom nickel’s secret for carbon dioxide reduction
Computational calculations show that hydrogen atoms and charge capacity are behind nickel’s high activity and selectivity in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction
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Research‘Liquid biopsy’ blood test accurately spots cancer by detecting DNA methylation
Power of AI harnessed to identify 50 different cancers before symptoms have even begun to emerge
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ResearchMechanochemistry drops the ball in MOF synthesis
Acoustic mixing proven as a simple, quick and readily scalable process for making MOFs with varying levels of complexity
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ResearchMystery of where early Earth’s life-fuelling phosphates came from may have been solved
Meteorites have been source of building blocks for primordial life
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ResearchDNA instructions pack proteins into unique crystal structures
Process could aid discovery of materials that exploit specific protein functions, such as drug molecules or biocatalysts
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BusinessCan existing drugs slow Covid-19?
The fastest route to treatments may be to repurpose existing drugs – if they work
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NewsAnother US researcher charged with lying about Chinese ties
Physicist faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding West Virginia University while secretly working for Chinese talent programme
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ResearchFirst ever observation of a neon-containing anion
Showing that a superelectrophilic anion can bind the noble gas crosses hurdle on path to making a stable neon compound
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ResearchChemical stimulus used to trigger synthetic cell division
Mother vesicle that divides into two smaller daughter vesicles could be a plausible model of primitive cells
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ResearchNew type of bond is the first to defy actinide contraction trend
Bonds discovered in metallacycles are unique to the 5f elements
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ResearchWhiskey webs could snare counterfeiters
Unique patterns formed by whiskey residues could aid investigations into imitation liquors
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ResearchPotent coronavirus drug candidate designed using 3D structure of key viral enzyme
Inhibitor of Sars-CoV-2 protease shows promise in early animal tests
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ResearchUniversal blood for transfusion could be created by hydrogel ‘camouflage’
Antigen-shield can prevent serious immune response to incompatible blood group
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NewsUK researchers receive £20m to start coronavirus treatment research
Two vaccine trials among six projects that win funding
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NewsOrganisations mobilise to fight Covid-19
‘War effort’ seeks to provide hand sanitiser, protective equipment, ventilators and tests
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BusinessGetting ideas across
In a diverse industry like chemicals, we need to make sure we’re open to learning from unexpected angles.
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NewsCracking down on corrosion with Hexigone Inhibitors
Intelli-ion technology provides non-toxic, chromium-free protection from corrosion
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ResearchCounterintuitive catalyst gives purer products when used in less enantiopure form
Unusual example of ‘hyperpositive’ nonlinear effect is a first for asymmetric catalysis