News – Page 289
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ResearchA picture perfect power source
Researchers develop ultra-thin supercapacitors that can be printed onto paper
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ResearchA drop of drool to analyse asthma
Researchers develop simple asthma diagnosis based on patients’ saliva
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NewsResearch labs exempted from new Texas campus gun law
‘High hazard’ research areas are excluded from law that allows licensed owners to carry guns at university
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NewsHinkley Point plant beset by further delays
Government postpones final go-ahead at Hinkley Point in Somerset until the autumn
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NewsReport takes aim at research assessment’s cost and distortions
Head of British Academy recommends more flexibility for the Research Excellence Framework to end ‘gaming’ of the exercise
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ResearchProbable carcinogens found in e-cigarette vapour
Vaping emits harmful compounds – including propylene glycol and glycerine – as solvents are broken down by heat
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ResearchMolecular net goes viral
Metal–organic suit stabilises virus particles and could lead to longer lasting vaccines
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NewsBringing 2D materials to market
Thomas Swan will supply Manchester institutes at bulk scale to speed application development
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ResearchPigeons used to map lead pollution in cities
Researchers find lead levels in pigeons mirror those of children in New York City
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ResearchKey metabolites controlling stem cell fate identified
Researchers may have found a cheaper way to get cells to differentiate into bone or cartilage on demand
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NewsCall for US national laboratories to publish demographic data
Transparency key to improving diversity among STEM workforce, says congresswoman
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ResearchMineral hydrogel points to new recyclable plastics
Calcium carbonate hydrogel can be moulded, hardened and recycled – just add water
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ResearchVenus flytrap inspired smart material snaps back
Smart material inspired by carnivorous plant rapidly changes shape in response to temperature and pH changes
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News‘Nanotube chains’ may boost Olympic cycling success
Team GB is using a chain treatment that reportedly leads to significant power savings
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ResearchFluorescent MOF gets billion-fold boost in conductivity
Filling framework with a conductive polymer paves the way for electronic applications
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ResearchNew antibiotic picked from nose bacteria
Discovery suggests human microbiome may be an untapped source of antimicrobial compounds
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BusinessFibrant to quit US operations
Caprolactam supplier will shed hundreds of jobs, while operations in Europe and China continue
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BusinessArkema boosts Bostik adhesives
New adhesives plant in Sweden and acquisition of Dutch firm Den Braven
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BusinessCelgene and Jounce team up against cancer
Firms promise next-generation immuno-oncology as existing drugs rack up successes
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ResearchMolecules built from supersized atoms
Superatomic structures could find applications in catalysis, energy conversion and storage