News – Page 188
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NewsShelved nuclear power plans leave UK government's energy policy in hot water
Nuclear plant pull-outs bring energy finance models under the spotlight
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NewsConservators turn to iPads to follow the formation of oil paintings’ ‘art acne’
Researchers have developed at app to address a chemistry problem plaguing the art world
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NewsJazzy superconductivity wins 11th Dance your PhD prize
Annual award sees scientists explain their work through the medium of interpretive dance
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NewsUS agencies address foreign recruitment threats
Amid calls to protect the IP of American research universities and labs, US Department of Energy clamps down on foreign recruitment efforts
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ResearchSolar cell tries its hand at organic synthesis
Nitrogen heterocycles can be attached to aromatic compounds in a single step using an iron oxide photocatalyst under visible light
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NewsFaculty mindset affects racial achievement gap in Stem subjects
Racial performance gap is twice as large in Stem classes taught by professors who believe intelligence is inherent and can’t be changed
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NewsWhite House science adviser's first speech leaves scientists with questions
Kelvin Droegemeier used his first public address to laud the Trump administration’s achievements but dodged a Q&A session with the audience
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NewsAutomated lab at Imperial College will have robots run reactions
First national centre for reaction studies will focus on data-driven chemistry
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NewsPDFs dragged into digital age with 3D interactive chemical structures
Simple method allows a range of file types to be converted into 3D structures
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ResearchChemical analysis reveals origin of Pompeian mosaic tiles
Work will help to preserve ancient murals
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ResearchMicrowave process decarbonises fossil fuels and generates hydrogen
New catalytic approach turns hydrocarbons into hydrogen fuel and solid carbon, which could be stored underground or turned into high-value products
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ResearchLight-activated chirality switch directs enantiomeric excess
Photoexcitation can transform a racemic ligand into one of its enantiomers
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NewsWhy cadmium is a problem for chocoholics
The EU has set new limits on the heavy metal in your food
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NewsSmall research teams more likely to deliver disruptive results
Both large and small teams are needed to keep the scientific ecosystem healthy, study finds
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NewsManfred Eigen, pioneer of study of exceptionally fast chemical reactions, dies aged 91
Eigen was instrumental in the development of a method to probe reactions using pulses of energy
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ResearchDesigner copper complexes offer route to cheaper organic LEDs
New material cuts out precious metals
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NewsFlorida city bans sunscreens with chemicals thought to harm coral
Popular tourist destination Key West joins Hawaii and Palau in prohibiting sale of suntan lotions with oxybenzone and octinoxate
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News‘No deal’ Brexit would leave UK without environmental watchdog for two years
Environment, energy and health among areas where nation could be caught short, thinktank warns