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ResearchCaging chemical weapons
Supramolecular cubes trap and flag nerve agents using the hydrophobic effect
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NewsAnger as climate scientists cut at Australian research body
Apparent move away from science for the public good behind the redundancies
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BusinessSurge in US industry investment linked to shale gas
264 expansion or construction projects announced, of which 40% have commenced or completed
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ResearchOptical tweezers extract biomolecule folding secrets
Pioneering ‘transition path’ analysis studies mad cow disease-causing prions
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BusinessUS treasury rules scupper Pfizer–Allergan merger
Government aims to crack down on corporate tax avoidance through ‘inversion’ deals
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ResearchBuilding blocks of life made in space ice simulations
Complex sugars – including the ‘backbone’ of RNA – have been created in lab-made interstellar ice
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BusinessDuPont shutters US plant where leak killed four workers
La Porte plant will not reopen after fatal methyl mercaptan leak in 2014
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BusinessCalifornian hazard warning website criticised
Site providing information related to state’s Proposition 65 law is ‘inaccurate’ says industry association
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NewsChemistry department to reopen at Swansea University
Swansea University will re-introduce degrees in chemistry in 2017, after a 12-year hiatus
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ResearchMacrocyle aromaticity switch is all about that base
Deprotonation triggers rare conformation change in expanded porphyrin
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ResearchBacterial behaviour a slippery slope to sewer fatbergs
Microorganisms in grease traps could magnify fat, oil and grease deposits in sewers
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NewsUS chemical reform threatened by supreme court ruling
2015 judgement on power plant emissions could force environment agency to consider compliance costs when regulating chemicals
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NewsEU plans tighter controls on BPA
Proposal would reduce the migration limit of bisphenol A in food packaging by 90%
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NewsBP’s long legal battle over Deepwater disaster ends
Judge finalises BP’s $20 billion settlement over Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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ResearchColour-changing polymer adapts camouflage to vegetation and desert
Fabric flips from green to brown when a voltage is applied
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ResearchPolymer repairs itself at body temperature
New material could enable self-healing wound dressings
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BusinessTwo dead in explosion at Chinese chemical plant
Five others injured when wastewater treatment device detonated
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ResearchNew forms of 2D boron synthesised
Flat boron allotropes could find a future use in nanoelectronics
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NewsCDC lab safety weaknesses in spotlight again
Worker at the US Centers for Disease Control diagnosed with Salmonella may have been infected in the lab