News – Page 177
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NewsEducation specialists in science faculties keep on growing
Specialised teaching roles have expanded 51% in California State University system in 10 years
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ResearchNanoparticle-fed plankton grow magnetic skeletons
Scientists make bionic material by commandeering the growth process of a calcifying organism
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ResearchHumans consuming thousands of microplastic particles in their food every year
Fans of seafood and bottled water are exposed to thousands of microplastic particles each year
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ResearchFirst atom-thick perovskites show there’s no limits to crystallinity
Could 2D perovskite oxides become the next graphene?
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ResearchCarbon dioxide generated then recycled in polymerisation bicycle
Zinc catalyst links two polymerisation reactions to grow block copolymer
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ResearchLaser technique watches how implants release drugs
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy continues to diversify its applications
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ResearchDawn of the atomic age helps carbon dating detect forged art
Spike in radiocarbon from nuclear bomb tests harnessed to detect fakes
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NewsMissing out on €100bn EU fund after Brexit would be ‘major blow to British science’
UK needs to secure access to Europe’s multi-million-pound research fund as soon as possible, according to Nobel laureate Paul Nurse
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ResearchBaran and Blackmond team up to wave farewell to tough ether syntheses
Oxidative decarboxylation produces carbocations that greatly speed up hindered ether production
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NewsPatient and research groups condemn draft bill allowing human gene patenting in US
A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs
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NewsThe Cambridge Structural Database hits one million structures
Warning! Contains extreme crystallography
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ResearchBrown ring molecule defies the very definition of oxidation state
Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state
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NewsHungarian academy fears for its scientific freedom over draft law
Scientific institution condemns government’s ‘extraordinarily harmful’ plan to gain more control over research programmes
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ResearchCan catalysis save us from our CO2 problem?
We need to start seeing carbon dioxide as as a valuable raw material to make chemicals, fuels and even food
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News50 years after sexism forced her out of chemistry Cheryl Dembe is graduating
University of Chicago recognises PhD research carried out a lifetime ago
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ResearchImpact of extra-terrestrial glycine delivery could have created nucleobase precursors
Quantum simulations show that comets and other celestial bodies may have not only delivered building blocks for life to Earth, but also synthesised them on impact
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Research11 million floating solar farms could eliminate carbon emissions from transport
Marine methanol factories could produce fuel from seawater and carbon dioxide
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ResearchChinese gene-edited babies at higher risk of premature death
Loss of gene knocked-out by rogue geneticists found to be linked with higher mortality in human genome database
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NewsResearchers warn open access Plan S may still be too rushed, despite one-year delay
Updated guidelines from cOAlition S funders draw mixed reactions from scientists and publishers
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News£1.8bn funding gap in higher education review a nasty surprise for English universities
Recommendation to cut tuition fees could leave science departments struggling