News – Page 299
-
Research‘Plastic antibodies’ in deodorant to fight body odour
Team working with L’Oréal create polymer that can capture specific compounds in sweat that bacteria turn into nasty niffs
-
NewsAudit reveals ‘Europe’s MIT’ mired in problems
European Institute of Innovation and Technology troubled since its inception seven years ago
-
NewsHormone injections to tackle Beijing’s catkin woes
Chinese authorities are using plant growth regulators in the fight against urban fluff
-
ResearchProtein crystals stretch knowledge of exotic materials
Self-assembling protein tiles show rare property of thickening by the same amount as they are stretched by
-
BusinessEvonik acquires Air Products’ chemical unit
Air Products also spinning off electronic materials to focus on industrial gases
-
BusinessRethinking herbicide regulations
Europe withdraws amitrole and isoproturon, while EU, US and Colombia reconsider glyphosate rulings
-
NewsAustralia opens £80 million nanoscience hub
University of Sydney has unveiled the country’s first purpose-built nanoscience institute
-
ResearchAll-metal sandwich inspires a theoretical following
Recently discovered [Sb3Au3Sb3]3– has multiple groups hunting for answers
-
BusinessDaiichi Sankyo awarded damages from former Ranbaxy owners
Arbitration says Singh family withheld information about regulatory investigations during Ranbaxy takeover
-
NewsBrazil joins race to commercialise graphene
A new graphene and nanomaterials research centre, known as MackGraphe, has officially opened in São Paulo
-
NewsImage manipulation in biomedical papers is commonplace
Almost 4% of pictures in papers surveyed over past 20 years contain evidence of tampering
-
NewsUK open to microbead ban if EU fails to act
Government may act unilaterally amid growing evidence of environmental problems
-
ResearchRechargeable first for promising battery tech
New cathode material makes for energetic, rechargeable sodium–carbon dioxide batteries that could power Mars vehicles
-
BusinessAbbot boosts heart devices with St Jude buyout
Medical devices consolidation continues with $25bn deal, but Abbott expresses concerns over proposed Alere merger
-
ResearchSmallest ever molecular thermometers made from DNA
Tiny fragments of DNA combined with fluorescent probes can be used to take temperature at the nanoscale
-
ResearchChemists tinker with chemical encryption to create molecule-size Enigma machine
Fluorescent sensor can be used to conceal hidden messages
-
NewsLack of data on BPA exposure in developing countries
Few studies focus on developing countries where regulations around BPA use are less strict
-
ResearchIron-rich silicate plays cosmic matchmaker
Findings could help explain abundance of molecular hydrogen in interstellar space
-
-
BusinessCancer deals spread
AbbVie nabs antibody specialist Stemcentrx, while Sanofi pursues Medivation