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ResearchAtomic memory holds 500 times more data per square inch than ordinary hard drives
Rewritable system moves atomic-scale data storage closer to commercial reality
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NewsYoung scientists discover if you don’t ask you don’t get
Early career biomedical researchers struggle to secure grants simply because older investigators apply for more
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ResearchNanogenerator helps turn the tide on ‘blue’ energy
Atom thick sheets can generate electricity where salt and fresh water mix
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ResearchShape-shifting hydrogel can heal itself
New material returns to its original shape even when cut into pieces
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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