News – Page 244
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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
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BusinessGenerics firms Amneal and Impax to merge
Deal continues consolidation trend, based on portfolio expansion and simplifying supply chains
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NewsEPA bans grantees from providing science advice
US science community and Congress unite to attack policy that prohibits many academic researchers serving on advisory committees
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NewsChemists' PhD dance gets people’s choice award
Annual dance award recognises communication of PhD research to the general public
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ResearchError-free next-generation DNA sequencing pioneered
Algorithmic fix allows ultra-accurate sequencing of rare cancers and genetic conditions
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ResearchInorganic polystyrene gives old material a new backbone
New catalytic route opens the door to polymers made from boron and nitrogen
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BusinessNovartis to buy AAA for radioligand cancer drugs
$3.9bn deal follows European approval of Advanced Accelerator Applications’ first-in-class radionuclide drug Lutathera
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NewsMarch for Science wrong-footed by public infighting
Organisation accused of hierarchy and secrecy by volunteers involved in the movement
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BusinessExxonMobil agrees to install pollution controls
Settlement with US government compels firm to improve emissions control and monitoring at eight chemical plants
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BusinessLilly and CureVac to collaborate on mRNA cancer vaccines
Deal could see CureVac net up to $1.8 billion in upfront and milestone payments
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ResearchBatteries reveal all after dip in hot butter
High resolution images aided by solidified fat could help design batteries that charge and discharge quicker
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ResearchCheap water splitting catalyst takes on precious peers
Hardy cobalt-based polyoxometalate can handle water splitting’s acidic conditions to compete with the best costly catalysts
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ResearchHow do liquid metal snowflakes grow?
Electrochemical oxidation shapes liquid gallium–indium metal into fractal shapes
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ResearchMaterial containing perfectly planar octacoordinate titanium predicted
Titanium falls flat in an eight-membered boron ring
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ResearchProtonation enhances water splitting
Onset reduction potential of new electrocatalyst significantly outperforms theoretical Nernst value