News – Page 175
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ResearchEngineered insulin with enhanced thermal stability inspired by fish-hunting snails
Four-disulfide insulin has similar bioactivity to native human insulin
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NewsSenior Chinese research integrity official investigated for academic fraud
More than 60 papers co-authored by Xuetao Cao have been flagged on PubPeer for problematic images
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NewsChina overtakes UK in list of highly cited researchers
More than 6000 influential scientists identified across 21 different fields
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NewsCity-dwellers have higher trust in science than country folk
Half of urban and suburban residents in the US have high confidence in scientists compared to roughly a third of people in rural areas
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ResearchOdd 'entropic bonds' akin to chemical ones can form between nanoparticles
Simulations finds that ’bonding’ can occur in the absence of any electronic interaction
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NewsBrexit uncertainty leaves science under threat as general election looms
The winding path to the UK leaving the EU has already taken a toll on the nation’s science
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BusinessFrom philanthropy to sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries is changing
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ResearchPositron dihalides join exotic group of molecules that combine matter and antimatter
Theoretical evidence that positronic covalent bonds between halide anions would be energetically stable
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NewsTwo Arkansas chemistry professors charged with manufacturing methamphetamine
Henderson State University researchers arrested after lab discovery now face 40 years to life in prison
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NewsWorldwide survey of PhD students reveals bullying, discrimination and anxiety
A fifth of PhDs report bullying and a third have sought help for anxiety or depression
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NewsEuropean commission gives green light to first Ebola vaccine
Drug shown to be effective and safe following clinical trials involving 16,000 people
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BusinessCarbon Cycle’s gypsum purification process cleans up radioactive fertiliser waste
The patented process could prevent environmental damage and provide a new source of gypsum and rare-earth metals
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NewsChemists stage walk-out over lack of support in North Macedonia
Calls for more funding to equip labs and hire research students and staff at top chemistry institute
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NewsDearth of vital microplastics research on North American fisheries
Most microplastic studies on commercially-important fishery species come from Europe, Asia and South America
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ResearchFlexible glass paves the way for virtually unbreakable smartphone screens
Aluminium oxide films could find use in flexible electronics and durable batteries if manufacturing problems can be overcome
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ResearchSimulated chiral light identifies and controls mirror-image molecules
Theoretical ‘photonic reagent’ could highlight enantiomers for simple separation
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News14-year-old chemist is newest member of University of Michigan lab
Daniel Liu is youngest ever member of Melanie Sanford’s group
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NewsGender diversity quotas to be introduced for Royal Society of Chemistry events
A third of speakers and chairs at conferences funded by the society will have to be women in 2020
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ResearchSupramolecular mask simplifies fullerene modification
Porphyrin structure makes it easier to perform selective reactions on fullerene substrates
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BusinessReclaiming fuel from air
The companies trying to capture atmospheric carbon and transform it to hydrocarbons using green energy