News – Page 295
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ResearchSwimming microrobots ‘see the invisible’
Chemically-fuelled and magnetically-guided spheres enable microscopy beyond the diffraction limit
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NewsRussian nickel company takes blame for ‘river of blood’
Norilsk Nickel claim iron salt leak poses no risk to the environment
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ResearchNanoplasters get cells into sticky situation
Nanoparticles that glue cells together could aid wound healing or stop tumour metastasis
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NewsUK gives go-ahead for new nuclear plants
Hinkley Point project can proceed but financial safeguards will be enforced on investors
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ResearchComposite film forms ultra-thin electromagnetic shield
An 8µm-thick layer blocks more than 99.999% of incident radiation
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NewsNew Portuguese post-doc contracts disappoint
Research community will hardly benefit from new employment rules, union warns
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ResearchBond activation probed using x-ray laser
Observations of the oxygen–ruthenium bond could help improve catalyst design
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NewsPaper retracted over image manipulation claims
Research group forced to withdraw one biochemistry paper and correct another because of doctored and incorrectly labelled images
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NewsUN to hold talks on antibiotic resistance
Meeting marks first time the organisation has met to tackle the issue
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ResearchClick-on, click-off linkages join biochemical toolkit
Click chemistry reaction can be reversed ‘without a trace’
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NewsExplainer: what's all the fuss about polymer banknotes?
As the UK rolls out a new £5 note we ask what are the advantages of ditching the old paper fiver?
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NewsAustralia urged to adopt emissions trading scheme
But climate body’s plan has been criticised by some members
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ResearchSynthesis strategy takes the pain out of finding malaria drugs
Compound libraries could help find treatments for a whole host of diseases
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NewsAssessment won't deliver better teaching at UK universities
Report claims pitting research against teaching won’t do either any favours
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NewsUS agency bans triclosan and 18 other antibacterials
The FDA has banned 19 antimicrobials in the US and given industry a year to remove them from consumer products
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ResearchRosetta captures comet dust after finally finding Philae
Analysis of ancient dust particles from 67P reveals primitive organic compounds
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BusinessBrexit could push Japanese pharma out of the UK
Warnings that Japanese R&D investment in the UK is endangered by plans to leave the EU
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ResearchGraphene oxide and the vortex of chirality
Spinning tunes handedness of graphene oxide sheets
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ResearchPolymer ‘artery’ makes light work of microfluidic pumping
Photo-responsive deformable tube can move liquids in microreactors without the need for external pumps
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NewsYale reopens chemistry building after $200m facelift
Renovation of 93-year-old chemistry building carried out with interdisciplinary practices in mind