News – Page 303
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ResearchUnstable dyes to blame for Van Gogh’s waning Sunflowers
Computer calculations predict why Van Gogh’s dyes are splitting on the canvas
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News$1 billion x-ray laser upgrade begins at SLAC
Construction begins on world’s brightest x-ray laser
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NewsCadmium and lead in costume jewellery prompt concern
Extremely high levels of toxic metals in children’s jewellery is causing alarm among US and Canadian scientists
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BusinessGilead loses to Merck & Co in hepatitis C drug dispute
US court upholds Merck’s claim to patents related to blockbuster drugs
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NewsUC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry will remain intact
Fierce opposition to dissolution of 144-year-old college has ended talk of disbanding it
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ResearchSmallest ever genome gives life to minimal microbe
Stripped down bacterium has fewest genes of any replicating organism and will help scientists understand gene function
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ResearchSilver nanoparticles lost in the first wash
Swiss scientists investigate nanosilver release from textiles
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NewsHigh pressure science attempts to unravel metallic hydrogen maze
Scientists believe they are inching closer to finding elusive state of hydrogen
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BusinessMEGlobal to build $1bn US petrochemical plant
Ethylene glycol company announces plans for first US facility
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NewsUK physical sciences body appoints first deputy chief executive
New Engineering and Physical Science Research Council post filled by Nottingham computing professor Tom Rodden
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US slashes exposure limit for silica dust
US occupational safety agency halves the amount of crystalline silica dust workers can be exposed to
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BusinessIndian whistleblower pushes for regulatory reform
Although denied a hearing by India’s supreme court, Dinesh Thakur wants to shake up pharmaceutical safety laws
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ResearchGrubbs’ catalyst drives tyre recycling
Rubbery networks broken down into reusable materials
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Irish institute in hot water with university ranking agency
Quacquarelli Symonds unhappy with emails sent to academics asking them to take part in survey
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ResearchWater hydrogen bonds tunnel in tandem
Cog-like interactions seen between molecules in ‘smallest droplet’ of water
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ResearchAncient scrolls roll back first use of metallic inks by centuries
X-ray fluorescence reveals lead-based inks in papyrus from town destroyed in Mount Vesuvius eruption
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ResearchPositron thinking solves titania structure after 30 years
Technique bridges gap between surface morphology and bulk analysis
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ResearchBonding accurately predicted in diatomics by new scheme
Hopes that simple theoretical framework can be extended to tackle polyatomic molecules
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ResearchMouldable thermosets get a makeover
Dynamic epoxy resin gives rise to reusable thermoset fibre-reinforced polymer composites
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ResearchCarbon monoxide where you want it, when you want it
Hazardous bottled gas redundant thanks to methods that generate it at the point of use