News – Page 246
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ResearchZirconium MOF buckles under dynamite pressure
Could MOFs add shock-absorber to their list of potential applications?
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ResearchFirst boron–tellurium double bond captured
Unusual molecule features shortest boron bond to one of the rarest metals on Earth
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BusinessDrug formula change infuriates French thyroid patients
Poor communication of changes to Merck KGaA’s levothyroxine has led to complaints of side effects
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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ResearchPurple crystals boast first aluminium double bond
Aluminium analogue of an alkene completes series of double-bonded boron group elements
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ResearchCars blamed for black patch blight on historic monuments
Rock varnish growth also linked to sealants used in conservation
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BusinessHurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products
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ResearchHeavy elements forged by cataclysmic cosmic collision
First sighting of two neutron stars merging reveals how heavy elements are synthesised
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NewsPublic health scientists speak out against Trump nominee
Dozens of scientists ask the Senate not to endorse Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety office
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BusinessEx-Chemours worker tried to steal trade secrets
Employee intended to sell confidential information about sodium cyanide to Chinese investors to set up competing plants
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NewsLitany of security breaches at US government science institute revealed
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security lapses persist, more than two years after illegal meth production was uncovered at one of its sites
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ResearchQuick test on pinprick of blood could help stop Ebola in its tracks
Portable Raspberry Pi-based device accurately detects viruses in micro droplet of whole blood
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NewsUniversities to be assessed on business collaborations
Ref and Tef are set to be joined by Kef – the Knowledge Exchange Framework – in a new ranking to assess commercialisation of research
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ResearchComputer reconstruction gives microscopy 100-fold precision boost
Confocal microscopy enhancement costing just a few dollars per image could be applied to all imaging
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BusinessFederal court quashes Allergan eye drop patents
Ruling negates company’s deal with Mohawk tribe to avoid patent board review
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ResearchHelicene twists aromaticity to its limit
Six-pronged molecule contains the most twisted and least aromatic benzene ring found yet
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BusinessUS to invest $160m in cancer partnership
Funds will be backed up with $55m from 11 companies to advance new cancer treatments that harness the immune system
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NewsChemists don't think their field is innovative enough
Nearly 80% of chemists polled by Reaxys think people are drawn towards more ‘newsworthy’ research
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NewsSuppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought