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NewsGeorge de Hevesy’s chemistry Nobel medal up for auction
Collection of medals of radiochemist who hid two other Nobel laureates’ gold medals from the Nazis by dissolving them is expected to fetch £120,000
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NewsCall for ‘complete’ overhaul of India’s CSIR
Widespread problems have resulted from labs being told to refocus on industrial research and fund themselves
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ResearchBeam isotope separation could sift lighter elements
Bouncing neon off a surface allows collection of specific isotope
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ResearchFoam to recover spilt oil from water column
Rather than skim the surface, this new clean-up technique jumps in at the deep end
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ResearchCarbon nanospheres power up potassium batteries
Improved synthesis of hollow carbon nanospheres sees them used in novel battery
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BusinessIndia's science start-ups
A growing community of entrepreneurs are overcoming cultural and infrastructure barriers to commercialise their research
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ResearchReversible textile can keep you both cool and warm
Composite material can both suppress and enhance a body’s heat loss depending on which way round it is
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NewsNeonicotinoid pesticide ban backed by the UK
Scientific review confirms that honeybee health is harmed by the pesticides
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ResearchBenchmark for molecular machine learning
Scientists make open-source database to test programs that learn chemistry
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BusinessChuck Norris versus gadolinium
US action star is suing 11 drug firms for $10m, claiming his wife was poisoned by gadolinium from her MRIs
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NewsTrump’s pick for agriculture chief scientist bows out
Sam Clovis, the nominee for the US agriculture department’s head scientist post, withdraws to the relief of scientists and science groups
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NewsThe Mpemba effect: fact or fiction?
Why freezing ice cream 50 years ago put science in hot water
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ResearchLooking to the past offers an explanation for Mpemba effect
Theoretical study points towards hidden property as possible reason for controversial Mpemba effect
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NewsPatrick Vallance named as UK’s next chief scientific adviser
GlaxoSmithKline’s head of R&D will take up new post in March 2018
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ResearchTorn crystal reveals interlayer van der Waals forces
Sticking force between layers of atomically thin material measured for the first time
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ResearchSpaces can be useful
Truly functional MOFs are on the horizon but Susumu Kitagawa saw their potential when they were weak and idle
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ResearchAncient Egyptian uprisings triggered by volcanic eruptions
New evidence that changes in atmospheric chemistry caused social stresses and uprisings against the ruling elite
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BusinessValeant relinquishes female libido drug
Struggling firm is returning Sprout Pharmaceuticals subsidiary to original shareholders to resolve dispute over marketing
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NewsLatest legal defeat unlikely to scuttle Sci-Hub
American Chemical Society wins $4.8 million lawsuit against pirate site and may be able to stop internet search engines from featuring its stolen content
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NewsFuran in food worries European safety agency
Levels of cooking contaminant that can damage liver flagged up by food body