News – Page 261
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ResearchClock watching self-assembly system knows when to start
pH clock reaction and lactone hydrolysis combine to give an autonomous chemical control strategy
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BusinessGM corn growers win US lawsuit against Syngenta
Kansas jury awards over $217m damages to farmers in the first of eight trials
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NewsCancer committee under siege over glyphosate
US chemical industry group and Monsanto accuse agency of withholding information showing no link between glyphosate and cancer
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ResearchDDT surprises with new, overlooked form of the pesticide
Highly controversial pesticide has a second more lethal crystal form missed for almost 80 years
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NewsWhy asbestos is still used around the world
Unpicking the politics of a potentially deadly material
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ResearchCatalyst takes gold for hydrogen production
Water–gas shift reaction could become viable for fuel cell applications
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NewsInternational action urged on endocrine disrupting antibacterials
More than 200 scientists call for restrictions on triclosan and triclocarban use and production
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ResearchNew ingredients for edible electronics
Kitchen cupboard staples used in sensors for detecting digestive disorders
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ResearchChemists unravel why humans aren’t constantly bursting into flames
Strong π-bonding holds the secret to taming dioxygen diradicals
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ResearchNew ion trap method sets its sights on Mars
Technique that extends capabilities of existing instruments without physically modifying them could benefit origin-of-life studies on Mars
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NewsTeaching quality assessment ranks UK universities
Teaching Excellence Framework results out with those awarded gold, silver or bronze able to increase fees in line with inflation
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NewsSpain loses 12,000 researchers in five years
Falling R&D investment is leading to a ‘brain drain’
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ResearchRobotic chemist explores chemical space
Robotic system can autonomously carry out and analyse chemical reactions
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ResearchNeural network predicts bond energies like a pro
New computational method learns how to estimate bond energies as well as a trained synthetic chemist
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ResearchSolid state synthesis not so solid after all
Atmospheric humidity alters the outcome of mechanochemical reactions
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ResearchBismuth drug structure solved
After over three centuries of mystery, the structure of bismuth subgallate has finally been uncovered
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NewsStudies flag signs of gender bias in peer review
Women appear to be underrepresented among reviewers and authors
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NewsItalian unions denounce unequal R&D investment
Universities being left out in the cold by funding decisions
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ResearchPurest silicon sphere ever created will redefine the kilogram
Largest impurity is copper taking the place of one silicon atom in every three billion
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NewsMedical research charity plans £500 million investment
Funding will be targeted at antimicrobials, oncology and other unmet needs