News – Page 291
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NewsReshuffle sees Department for Energy and Climate Change scrapped
Universities and science are split across two departments but Jo Johnson remains in place as minister overseeing both
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NewsCroatian scientists take government to court to free €50 million of EU funds
Centres of excellence claim that assistant science minister is blocking release of funds for political purposes
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NewsExplainer: what will Brexit mean for science?
We make sense of what the referendum decision will mean for the country’s universities, researchers and students
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BusinessBrexit uncertainty ripples across regulation
What might leaving the EU mean for medicines regulation, the Unified Patent Court, and the UK’s participation in Reach?
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NewsUS urged to curb chemicals that harm brain development
NIH-backed coalition calls for immediate action to reduce developmental toxicant exposures
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ResearchTurbocharged synthesis makes antiviral Tamiflu in an hour
Production process showcases how organocatalysis can combine reactions in a single pot
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ResearchHoneycomb spheres trap harmful iodine gas
Specially designed polymers could help clean up radioactive iodine
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NewsRoyal Society appoints new foreign secretary
Chemist Richard Catlow will oversee the society’s international activities from November
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NewsSupport for stiffer sanctions for science fraud in US
Vast majority of the American public wants research fraud criminalised, with many supporting prison sentences
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BusinessAll part of the service
Simon Hirst, founder of contract research organisation Sygnature, is the 2016 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
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ResearchMetals leaching from discarded cigarettes found along the Persian Gulf
Traces of harmful metals found, but environmental impact remains hazy
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ResearchHydrogen fluoride stitched into fullerene cage
Caging a single molecule of HF in a fullerene cavity could help researchers study its properties
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NewsLondon mayor reveals plan to tackle pollution
Tough new measures include a £10 emissions charge in central London for the most polluting vehicles
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NewsUK’s new nuclear plant may cost £37bn
Government estimate marks another price rise for delayed Hinkley Point project
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ResearchGold nanoclusters offer route to better vaccines
New technique improves immune response and safety of hepatitis E vaccine
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ResearchModel hints at prebiotic chemistry on Titan
Saturn’s largest moon may be rich in hydrogen cyanide based polymers
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NewsBrexit’s uncertain future leaves scientists reeling
Academics consider their future in UK in referendum’s wake amid reports of researchers being excluded from EU projects
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NewsBias in science funding favours big Canadian universities
Weak research grant funding at smaller universities is result of ‘systemic bias’
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ResearchAntarctic ozone layer is on the mend
Treaty brought in to tackle CFCs has visible impact on ozone healing
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ResearchScientists finally calculate water’s freezing point from scratch
Machine learning shows how van der Waals forces help explain watery wonders like floating ice cubes