News – Page 316
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NewsJob worries investigated by American Chemical Society
ACS examines US market for chemists and whether the US is over-producing chemistry graduates
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ResearchSquid beak insight shifts chitosan composites up the pecking order
Lightweight organic composite with tuneable mechanical properties mimics cephalopod beak
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NewsBrazil’s science squeeze
A crisis in Brazilian science is underway as money fails to materialise for researchers in universities
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ResearchChemists identify taste ‘blueprint’ for Parmesan cheese
The compounds that make the Italian cheese unique have been pinpointed by food scientists
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Science capital investment scrutinised in UK
National Audit Office criticises way funding decisions are made on science infrastructure
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BusinessSanofi and Merck & Co end vaccines partnership
Two-decade-long alliance will split by end of 2016
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NewsResearchers call on EU to save Italian research
Online petition demands EU pull brakes on research funding cuts in Italy
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Research
Best icephobic coating ever created gives ice the slip
Polymer material could protect planes and wind turbines from potentially catastrophic build-ups of ice
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ResearchPlastic-eating bacteria show way to recycle plastic bottles sustainably
Two bacterial enzymes can break up PET polymer into its building blocks
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ResearchMolten salts put carbon dioxide to work
Scientists discover a simple way to form carbon–carbon bonds from carbon dioxide without using synthetic or biological catalysts
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ResearchHypervalent iodine reagent’s aversion to conversion
A case of mistaken identity inspires a closer look at the structural stability of Togni reagent I
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BusinessExxonMobil sued for Clean Air Act violations
Environmental campaigners claim ExxonMobil’s plant emissions harm local residents
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NewsCrime lab chemist accused of fabricating drug test results
A US forensic chemist’s misconduct could impact up to 8000 criminal cases
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Promotion
Come to the Chemistry World communication competition live final
Register now to be in the audience in the Faraday lecture theatre on 21 March
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NewsDecadal plan to boost Australian chemistry
Commercial opportunities to take centre stage in a country that has historically failed to capitalise on its strong research base
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ResearchNew type of hydrogen bond discovered
First non-classical hydrogen bond involving boron–hydrogen to π-system observed
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ResearchChemists unravel their carbon ramen
Noodle-like nanostructures emerge as a cheap alternative to graphene
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NewsScience a priority for Indian government in latest budget
Rising funding for research includes a plan to turn 20 institutes into India’s Ivy League
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ResearchSiligraphene gets serious about solar cells
Calculations put forward a promising 2D optoelectronic material
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ResearchChemists get the ball rolling on titanium oxide fullerenes
Titanium oxide nanocluster has been captured under electron microscope