News – Page 254
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BusinessSeattle Genetics cancels Immunomedics deal
Settlement also resolves disputes with shareholders
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ResearchSnowflake symmetry mirrors ice crystals’ molecular structure
Water molecules arranged in hexagonal shape grow into six-sided snowflakes due to kinetic control
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ResearchFloating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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ResearchMicromotors navigate tiny biochemical lab
Resistant layer protects micromotors from protein-induced breakdown when swimming through biological fluids on lab-on-a-chip device
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NewsThe great beauty of chemistry
Heritage science is growing fast and Rocco Mazzeo wants more chemists to chip in
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BusinessPollution from Indian drugmakers drives drug resistance
Areas around manufacturing sites still heavily contaminated with antimicrobials and breeding multidrug-resistant pathogens
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ResearchSeductive sulfurs woo wasps
Amorous insect pollinators caught in the act with (methylthio)phenols
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BusinessPatheon buyout brings Thermo into contract manufacturing
$7.2bn deal expands Thermo Fisher’s laboratory products and services segment
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NewsScience march support varies by political party, age
In the US majority of Democrats back the March for Science while the reverse was true for Republicans
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NewsUK crops at risk if EU pesticide ban expanded
Agricultural research institute calls for unbiased research on pesticides linked to bee decline
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ResearchElectronegativity of a single atom measured
Catalysts could be improved by mapping surface variations using new technique
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NewsLegal battles stall US biosimilars
Unclear legislation and lack of regulatory guidance means companies are turning to the courts
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ResearchChanging climate to wreak havoc on Mediterranean soils
Soil organic carbon predicted to plummet over next 60 years lowering agricultural productivity
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BusinessAvantor to buy VWR for $6.4bn
Deal continues trend of consolidation in laboratory supplies sector
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ResearchFractal crystals win fashion design contest
Organic compounds form peculiar geometric crystals due to inefficient molecular stacking
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BusinessUS Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
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BusinessJ&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
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NewsEx-Harvard postdoc sues university for drug royalties
Former Harvard chemist says he lost out on millions after the technology he worked on was licensed to Merck & Co
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BusinessMerck KGaA to buy Chematica
Retrosynthesis tool will gain computational muscle and integrate with Sigma–Aldrich catalogue
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ResearchWorld’s smallest diode warms-up for real-life applications
Diyne is most efficient single-molecule diode ever created