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NewsChemical plant safety plan deemed insufficient
Former head of Environmental Protection Agency says plan to keep US chemical facilities safe needs strengthening
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NewsNew €85 million catalysis centre opens in Munich
German hub will bring together 75 interdisciplinary teams to crack toughest catalysis problems
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ResearchRare mixed-valent Si2H radical isolated
N-heterocyclic carbenes used to trap subvalent disilicon hydride species
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ResearchWater gets the mille-feuille treatment
Puff pastry-style filter paper is crème de la crème of virus filtration
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ResearchSpreading palladium thinly delivers exceptional catalytic activity
Dispersing individual palladium atoms in titania nanosheet boosts activity 55-fold over commercial counterparts
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BusinessMylan expands in dermatology
$1bn deal with Renaissance Acquisition Holdings brings 25 products and builds on Meda merger portfolio
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BusinessPfizer to buy Anacor for eczema ointment
$5.2bn deal will bolster pharma giant’s inflammation and immunology drugs portfolio
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NewsCall to address gender issues in UK higher education
More women are taking degrees than men, but women remain poorly represented in STEM subjects and senior academic positions
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ResearchLead isotopes track Roman Empire’s water supplies
Analysis reveals damage to the water network after the eruption of Vesuvius and its subsequent repair
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ResearchLone atoms reveal van der Waals attraction for the first time
The force between isolated atoms is stronger than expected due to other interactions
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Business
Honeywell spins off resins and chemicals unit
‘AdvanSix’ will separate by early 2017 and produce nylon, fertiliser and various chemical intermediates
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NewsInsider trading scandal topples head of Taiwan’s top research body
President of umbrella organisation overseeing 24 research institutions caught up in investigation into offloading of biotech shares prior to poor results
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Research‘Shark jelly’ has record proton conductivity
Hydrogel that fills sharks’ electrosensing pores has the highest reported proton conductivity for a biological material
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Business
Total to buy Saft for battery boost
€950m deal pushes French oil giant deeper into renewables
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ResearchAdenine and guanine synthesised using prebiotic pathway
Two of the nucleotide bases that make up genetic material have been formed in early Earth simulation experiments
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NewsExtent of Massachusetts lab’s forensics failure revealed
State chemist stole from reference standards to feed a habit, raising doubts over thousands of criminal cases
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BusinessDeadly US fertiliser plant blast was deliberately set
Fire that caused West Fertilizer explosion was a ‘criminal act,’ US agency concludes
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ResearchDesigner rhodium catalyst targets selected C–H bonds
Catalyst’s carbene pocket shows a preference for specific links without needing a directing group
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NewsRCUK launches diversity action plan
Research Councils UK will consider diversity targets for make-up of councils and giving peer reviewers unconscious bias training
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ResearchDissolving bone to ease pain
Using chemistry to treat and prevent abnormal bone growths in military amputees