News – Page 204
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NewsDeportations on the back of consumer genetic tests worry scientists
Canada’s border enforcement agency appears to be using genetic tests and DNA ancestry sites to determine country of origin for would-be deportees
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NewsTop researchers opt out of double-blind peer review
Academics from less prestigious universities and Asian countries prefer anonymity, analysis of submissions to Nature journals reveals
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ResearchAlkaline earth carbonyls break the rules
Complexes of Ca, Sr and Ba adopt a transition metal-like 18-electron configuration, rather than the octet more usually found in main group compounds
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ResearchTerbium complex completes heavy lanthanide metallocenium family
Introducing terbocenium, a new heavy lanthanide sandwich complex that will add to molecular scale data storage studies
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BusinessUS court overturns plant safety rule delay
Appeal finds Trump’s postponement of the 2017 Chemical Disaster Rule was unlawful
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ResearchSound-sensing protein finally found after 35-year hunt
Quest to find the protein responsible for our ability to hear finally appears to be over
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NewsChemical reaction database in danger of closing down
Chemical Safety Library containing information on hazardous reactions is seeking a partner to help it stay afloat
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ResearchTwisting molecule probes cell membrane tension
Changing fluorescence visualises strain in live cells, and reveals unusual behaviour
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Research2D metal–organic framework layer is magnetic
Chemists prepare the first single layer MOF obtained by mechanical exfoliation
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ResearchReverse liquid sieve lets only large particles pass
Soap film that retains smaller particles while letting bigger ones through could be useful in open surgery or water-free toilets
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NewsShortage of science students a myth in the UK, study claims
Only half of science, technology, engineering and maths graduates work in jobs related to their degree course
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ResearchCarboxylic acid layer integral to titanium dioxide self-cleaning method
Tricky surface analysis reveals unexpected mechanism
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ResearchNerve agents destroyed by self-powering enzyme nanobot
Pumping action of tethered organophosphorus acid anhydrase as it breaks up sarin and Soman is used to release antidote
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ResearchNeuNMR set to enhance understanding of heterogeneous catalysis
Integrated neutron-scattering and NMR method proves much more powerful than the sum of its parts
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ResearchActinide gap plugged by giant neptunium clusters
Complexes could help inform researchers working on nuclear fuel reprocessing and radioactive waste management
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ResearchIron-trapping nanoparticles could help preserve the Mary Rose
Removing iron from the 16th century shipwreck’s wooden structures can halt the formation of sulfuric acid
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NewsAccidents at cannabis cultivation facilities worry industry chemists
Incidents at marijuana growing facilities have caught the attention of the American Chemical Society, and its cannabis chemistry subdivision
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ResearchFormylphosphine synthesised in space-like conditions
Research suggests that formylphosphine should be detectable in outer space
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ResearchBubbly protocells bob up and down
Enzymes inflate or consume oxygen bubbles making clay capsules float and sink reversibly