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BusinessEuropean Commission to investigate excessive drug pricing
Inquiry covers claims that Aspen Pharma’s price rises on five cancer treatments were unjustified
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NewsScare leads Nasa to supply Virginia town with drinking water
Chincoteague homes being supplied with water after high levels of fluorinated chemicals were detected in space agency’s wells
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ResearchGarden centre plants may pose pesticide threat to bees
Insecticides on ornamental UK plants found at levels known to have an impact on pollinators
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ResearchSweat pore mimic unblocks perspiration theory
Microfluidic device shows that antiperspirants control sweating by forming pore-plugging aggregates with perspiration proteins
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ResearchSelf-healing hydrogels glow with stable structural colour
Biocompatible, jelly-like materials that can repair themselves without losing their colour could find uses in photonics or biomedicine
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NewsWhat you need to know about the UK higher education shake-up
How will students, academics and universities be affected?
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ResearchShortest double-walled nanotube made
Cyclic aromatic compounds assembled into Russian doll complexes expand menagerie of curious carbon structures
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BusinessGE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
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BusinessHuntsman and Clariant agree merger deal
Uniting Huntsman’s bulk materials with Clariant’s additives gives a more integrated speciality chemicals offering
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NewsTrump budget decried as an 'assault on science'
Dramatic cuts to key US science agencies and research programmes proposed again, but Congress will have the last word
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ResearchSpongy metal energises lithium–oxygen batteries
An ultra-light nickel cathode boosts performance and lifetime of promising battery technology
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NewsEU regulation to curb trade in conflict minerals
Companies importing metals from countries affected by violence and exploitation will have to audit their supply chain
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ResearchGlowing dyes move data storage beyond binary
A method to chemically save information in quaternary code using dyes could change how we approach data storage
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ResearchFullerene nanoflask captures reactivity of atomic nitrogen
‘Molecular surgery’ transforms fullerenes into nano-scale flasks
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NewsR&D election funding pledges put research at heart of UK economy
For the first time both main parties promise to lift investment to 3% of GDP
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NewsPredicting which undergrads will succeed in chemistry
So-called ‘abstraction learners’ consistently outperform those that depend on memory in introductory and higher-level chemistry courses
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ResearchHypothetical molecule might take wing in bird geometry
Yet-to-be-synthesised iodabenzene could be stabilised by functional groups that support a bird-shaped isomer
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NewsHow the British Library preserves ancient manuscripts
Acidity will destroy paper without conservation and careful handling
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ResearchStick-up experiment lets scientists 'see' hydrogen atoms
Upright structures offer hard-to-get direct AFM measurements
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NewsCanada’s research universities under pressure to diversify
Only 30% of Canada Research Chairs are women and universities will see funding pulled if things don’t improve