News – Page 306
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ResearchQuasicrystals on a collision course with Earth
Natural quasicrystals may form from object collisions in the solar system
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BusinessWestlake Chemical to buy rival Axiall
US chemical manufacturer Axiall acquired by Westlake Chemical for $3.8 billion, after its earlier bid was rejected
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NewsInitiatives link refugee researchers with jobs in Europe
Aid for scientists displaced by Syrian civil war and other conflicts still piecemeal across the continent
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ResearchOxidation state +10 may exist in a platinum compound
Prediction suggests platinum oxide compound is stable in +10 state for nearly a year
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ResearchSerial crystallography enhanced by graphene
Graphene-containing microfluidic device used to study the structures of complex protein crystals
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NewsScotland appoints new scientific adviser
Physicist Sheila Rowan will be the Scottish government’s first chief scientific adviser since December 2014
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Business
Merck & Co to buy Afferent for neurology drugs
Deal worth up to $1.25bn includes drug candidate for chronic coughs
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NewsExplainer: Toxic Substances Control Act
Can US chemical regulation be fixed? Chemistry World helps you to make sense of the new law controlling America’s chemicals
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NewsUS chemical regulations finally updated
The much-anticipated overhaul of outdated chemicals legislation has cleared Congress and is about to be signed into law
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ResearchPerovskites spun out into stable solar cells
Device beats previous efficiency record of 15.6%, reaching nearly 20%
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ResearchMirror-image trick yields real hits from a virtual chemical library
Scientists use mirror-image protein to identify potential new drugs from a previously unexplored library of natural product enantiomers
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ResearchMolecular motors start chemically-fuelled journey
Interlinked rings emulate how motor proteins work naturally in cells, while palladium catalysts corkscrew smaller molecules
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ResearchNitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits
Using nitrogen fertiliser on switchgrass boosts nitrous oxide emissions and negates biofuel climate advantage
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ResearchMachine-learning accelerates catalytic trend spotting
Example of what you can gain when ‘people from different disciplines start looking at the same problems’
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NewsExplainer: superheavy elements
How do you make a new element, how can you make sure you’ve really made it and what kit do you need?
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NewsPriority pollutants identified in the Great Lakes
The US and Canada are targeting eight chemicals in the Great Lakes deemed dangerous to health or the environment
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NewsLive blog: New element names
The proposed names of the four new elements have been released. Find out what they are in our live coverage.
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NewsBattle continues over glyphosate use in Europe
EU remains undecided on whether to renew approval of the controversial weed-killer
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NewsIupac announces proposed new element names
The four new elements confirmed in January are to be named nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson
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ResearchLight and heat flip compound between phases
UV light and heat induce reversible switch between ionic liquid and coordination polymer