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BusinessReckitt Benckiser to buy into baby milk
$17bn acquisition of Mead Johnson expands presence in developing markets, especially China
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ResearchTriangulene molecule synthesised after six decades
AFM images reveal peculiar biradical aromatic created by single atom manipulation
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NewsBalancing capability strategy brings better news for chemistry
The EPSRC has released its projections for which research areas will grow and which will reduce after a ‘longer, more systematic’ consultation.
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ResearchSulfur linkage takes click chemistry in a different direction
Thionyl tetrafluoride-based ‘sleeping beauties’ enable click chemistry in a tetrahedral shape
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BusinessDuPont settles fluorinated chemical lawsuits
DuPont and spinoff Chemours will pay more than $670m to settle around 3500 personal injury claims relating to PFOA exposure
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NewsEuropean science groups voice concern over recent US policies
Leaders in Europe are being warned about the potential impacts of President Trump’s policies on research and innovation
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BusinessAllergan to buy fat-freezing firm Zeltiq
$2.5bn deal adds to firm’s cosmetic and aesthetic treatments
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ResearchSpider silk strength is in the loop
Discovery of hidden thread in silk of deadly spider inspires material-toughening strategy
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ResearchSalivary salt modifies cheese’s tang
Researchers chew over link between physiology and flavour
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BusinessDaiichi Sankyo to close R&D sites in India and Japan
Closures are part of an ongoing reorganisation aimed at increasing productivity
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NewsFrench presidential hopeful courts US climate researchers
Emmanuel Macron has invited America’s climate scientists to bring their expertise to France
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NewsCongress introduces bill reaffirming open communication of research
In an apparent response to Trump, US senators seek to shore up independence of federal scientists
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NewsUK must update NMR infrastructure, research councils say
Without state-of-the-art equipment, the UK risks losing its position as a world leader in many areas of research
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ResearchSecret of dinitrogen triple bond's strength unpicked
Scientists find an unexpected explanation for the strength of nitrogen–nitrogen triple bonds
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BusinessUS biotech leaders protest immigration ban
Donald Trump’s suspended order would endanger America’s biotech industry if re-instated
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NewsMRI pioneer Peter Mansfield dies
Physicist who won medicine Nobel prize in 2003 for body scanning technology has died aged 83
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ResearchMagnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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Research3D printing outclasses glass
Reactionware revolution continues with nanoparticle flow reactor
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ResearchFilm printed by the metre can cool homes without any power
Material can reflect sun’s ray and emit heat for cheap air conditioning
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News€1 million prize awarded for quick test to cut antibiotic use
Diagnostic device could help fight antimicrobial resistance by determining whether or not an infection is caused by bacteria