News – Page 175
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ResearchTranslating molecules into music helps humans and AI understand proteins
Scientists make amino acids’ vibrations audible to train artificial intelligence programs in protein design
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ResearchArtificial synapse built to resist water and organic solvents at last
Network made from e-synapses learns to recognise handwritten-numbers
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ResearchIonisation energy of promethium fills one of the last holes in periodic table
Experiment puts an end to 75-year-old mystery
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ResearchSeashell-inspired glass is three times more shatter-resistant than ordinary glass
Glass mimics the structure of mother-of-pearl
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News‘Build a bold vision for UK research,’ scientists urge next prime minister
Academies, charities and universities unite in appeal to Conservative leadership hopefuls to invest in science
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ResearchElectric field flicks switch for bond breaking reaction
Proof that electrostatics can selectively power up one reaction in a multistep process
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NewsStudy paints upbeat picture of global trust in science
But inequality and erosion of trust in public institutions linked to mistrust of science
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BusinessAbbVie to acquire Allergan in multibillion-dollar merger
Takeover deal will create world’s fifth-largest pharma company
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NewsDo men actually ask more questions at science conferences than women?
Even when women make up 70% of the audience, they still only ask about 40% of the questions, analysis reveals
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NewsTom Welton named Royal Society of Chemistry’s next president
Head of chemistry at Imperial College and diversity champion will take the helm next year
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ResearchFirst 4D look at crystallising atoms contradicts textbook nucleation theory
Tracking individual atoms over time in a solid-to-solid phase puts another nail in classical nucleation theory’s coffin
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ResearchFloppiness scale untangles knotted molecules
Chemists use floppiness factor to characterise mechanically interlocked molecules using mass spectrometry
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NewsDiscrimination and exclusion still a fact of life for LGBT+ scientists in UK
Survey reveals worrying levels of marginalisation but 70% of respondents think workplaces are improving
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Research2D synthetic clay sheets could create easy to recycle crisp packets
Alternative to metal-coated plastics possible thanks to new environmentally-friendly synthesis
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NewsTrump repeals and replaces Obama’s clean power plan to curb coal emissions
Affordable Clean Energy Rule lets states determine how or whether to regulate pollution from coal-fired power plants
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NewsThird of US science and environment advisory committees to be slashed
President Trump’s latest order has science advocates worried
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ResearchColourful antibiotics isolated from scorpion venom
Isolated benzoquinone has excellent activity against TB along with low toxicity in mice
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NewsNorthwestern opens largest biomedical building of any US university
Chemistry sits atop Northwestern University’s new 12-story interdisciplinary biomedical centre
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ResearchNew hypervalent iodine compound is most powerful oxidant in series
2-iodoxybenzoic acid ditriflate can oxidise stubborn hydrocarbons and obstinate polyfluoroalcohols
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NewsAmbitious Irish climate plan aims for zero-carbon economy by 2050
Targets floated for one million electric cars and 70% renewable energy by 2030