News – Page 322
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ResearchCobalt could cut costs for pharma ingredients
Carboxylic acids and esters hydrogenated without the need for expensive precious metals
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ResearchDisplacing precious metals in solar cells
Iron-based complex could cut costs of dye-sensitised solar cells
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ResearchCalcium carbide replaces explosive acetylene in organic synthesis
A safer way to make vinyl thioesters
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ResearchArranging molecules and people
Juan de Pablo talks to Chemistry World about the evolution and potential of molecular engineering
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Scientists launch campaign to oppose UK exit from EU
Anti-Brexit group argues EU membership is essential for UK’s science base
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ResearchAlginate bolsters 3D-printed hydrogel fix for damaged knees
Biocompatible material has potential applications in bespoke cartilage replacement
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ResearchDNA movement through motor proteins measured
Researchers measure movement of DNA along motor protein in unprecedented detail
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BusinessDuPont found liable for cancer case
US court orders firm to pay $1.6m in damages for disease linked to contaminated water supply
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Business
Monsanto plans 2600 layoffs
Sales losses prompt agrochemical giant to slash workforce by 12% over the next two years
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ResearchStencilling self-propulsion engines
New method prints tiny artificial fish that could find use in water remediation
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Research‘Chemical search engine’ backs alternative route to life
Spontaneous peptide formation conditions found using automated system
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NewsChemistry Nobel laureate Richard Heck dies
Heck developed palladium-catalysed cross coupling reactions that revolutionised organic chemistry
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ResearchAnd the time of death was?
Mathematical model behind forensic tool that tests blood to determine post-mortem interval
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ResearchChemists harness impermanent ‘star’ molecule
Iron complex overcomes [5]radialene’s enthusiasm for reacting with itself, filling decades-old gap in series
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EPA fines Mosaic Fertilizer over hazardous waste handling
US Environmental Protection Agency agrees settlement contract including $8m penalty and $800m in investments
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BusinessControversial new trade deal finalised
The Trans-Pacific Partnership could raise the price of medicines, especially in developing nations
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NewsLive blog: Unravelling DNA repair mechanisms takes chemistry Nobel
Keep up with the latest news and gossip on the Nobel prize
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ResearchMicrofluidic device lets the drop beat
Body-on-a-chip system that uses human cardiac cells has its finger on the pulse of microfluidic innovation
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Bristol-Myers Squibb fined for alleged Chinese bribes
US Securities and Exchange Commission accepts $14m settlement for charges covering the last five years
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NewsDNA repair research takes the 2015 chemistry Nobel
Recipients discovered how cells can patch up damaged DNA