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NewsHigh risk spending needed to grow UK life sciences sector
Funding ‘moonshot’ projects among actions report asks UK government to take if life sciences industry is to shine
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BusinessMexichem to buy Netafim in $1.5bn deal
Takeover brings Netafim’s smart irrigation technology that could be applied across other markets
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BusinessUS firm fined for mishandling ammonia
Demakes will pay $130,000 to settle violations and has spent $300,000 upgrading systems
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ResearchAn absolute acidity scale for solvents
Comprehensive solvent acidity scale could help make acid-catalysed reactions more reliable and reproducible
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ResearchGut bugs hijacking our signalling could treat disease
Gastrointestinal microflora found to produce a profusion of molecules that can affect human health
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NewsCrackdown on science fraud in China after string of scandals
More than 500 researchers punished after latest fiasco as government launches ethics code of conduct
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NewsFake peer review hits RSC journals
Questions over true identity of recommended referees sees inorganic materials papers retracted from PCCP, Chemical Communications and Nanoscale
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ResearchGolden touch to detect ultra-small quantities of DNA
New method uses gold nanoprobes to overcome the problems of PCR detecting small nucleic acids
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NewsAAAS ‘highly concerned’ by Trump’s disregard for science advice
World’s largest scientific society worried by Trump administration’s disbanding of climate assessment advisory panel
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ResearchCrystalline copper compound gets knotted
Crystals as flexible as nylon could open door to new uses in wearable electronics
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NewsNew claims that Exxon misled on climate change
Comparison of internal ExxonMobil documents with company’s advertorials finds marked discrepancy on firm’s position on climate
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ResearchAlgorithm modelled on Google’s AlphaGo beats chemists at their own game
Organic chemists prefer routes plotted by software to those of other chemists
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ResearchCarbon nanotube filters surpass nature's best water movers
Nanotube pores hold promise of cutting the cost of desalination substantially
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ResearchScientists spend a decade perfecting BPA removal method
Portable catalytic system to remove oestrogen mimic from wastewater
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ResearchCoffee-ring patterns offer clues to tap water quality
Unique pattern of an evaporating droplet can be used as a fingerprint for water samples
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ResearchSunscreen study says SPF ratings should not be taken as red
Researchers shed light on discrepancies between lab tests and reality
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ResearchSpace travel microbes turn urine into polymers
Researchers are trying to develop yeast that could convert human waste into food for long space flights
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NewsPreprint servers making waves in chemistry community
Chemists are finally getting a preprint server of their own, but the idea is still contentious
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ResearchDysprosium molecular magnet sets new temperature record
Sandwich compound keeps its magnetic memory at –213°C, bringing ultra-dense data storage a step closer