News – Page 252
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ResearchSubsea oil dispersants a success at Deepwater disaster
Dispersant injection near well head at Gulf of Mexico disaster site cut volatile organic chemical emissions significantly
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BusinessAsia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge
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NewsAmerican Chemical Society demands $4.8 million in damages from Sci-Hub
Bizarre spat over naming of parasitic wasp sees Russian users blocked from Sci-Hub as ACS seeks to get Sci-Hub delisted by web search engines
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NewsCreeping spread of pseudoscience worries Indian scientists
Fears voiced that the Indian government is helping to undermine science with focus on untested ancient beliefs
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NewsUK's post-Brexit wish list of scientific collaborations published
Government wants the country to remain part of Horizon 2020 research programme and continue nuclear, space and defence associations
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ResearchInterlocked molecules encircle stable radicals
Catenane radicals with up to seven oxidation states might one day be used in memory devices
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ResearchSingle mutation keeps lethal frog from poisoning itself
Poison dart frogs are resistant to neurotoxin because of modified sodium channel proteins
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ResearchSelf-destructing circuits mimic Mission: impossible tape
Transient electronics with programmable shelf-life could be handy for medicine and military
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NewsBiocides under scrutiny as Europe adopts endocrine disruptor standards
Weight-of-evidence approach aims to identify harmful compounds in disinfectants and material preservatives
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ResearchPutting a new spin on things
In the next part of our future of chemistry series we look at how diamond defects could transform everything from NMR to fighting cancer
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ResearchNeanderthal rethink follows new analysis of old bones
Croatian cave dwellers probably didn’t mix with early modern humans
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BusinessEU investigates Bayer’s Monsanto takeover plan
Commission raises concerns over reduced competition across pesticide and seed markets
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NewsNitrous oxide causes UK drug law confusion
Successful defences based on laughing gas’ medical uses follow prominent convictions that have resulted in a legal lottery
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ResearchFlat phosphorus flagged as potentially toxic
Material with promising biomedical applications damages cell membranes and generates reactive radicals
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ResearchTentative claims for new metallic hydrogen phase
New results point to four or more solid forms of hydrogen
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ResearchSmog eating paint does more harm than good
Photocatalytic paints for reducing air pollution may actually do the opposite
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NewsWhat’s happening at the Arkema chemical plant
Why chemicals at the plant devastated by hurricane Harvey have ignited
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BusinessHurricane hammers US chemical industry
Petrochemical sites along Houston’s seaboard are offline, and flooding has caused explosions at an Arkema facility
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ResearchHydrogen bonded system faces strength test
New tool can measure noncovalent interaction under non-equilibrium, near-physiological conditions
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ResearchNanomachines can bore cancer cells to death
Molecular motors can be targeted to drill holes in specific cells to kill them