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ResearchMaths model could help put organs on ice
Minimising damage from toxic levels of cryoprotectant could allow long-term storage of transplant tissues
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Research20 carat gold foam lighter than a feather
Gold nanoparticle aerogel is a thousand times lighter than solid gold
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ResearchRoot and branch reform of roses show off organic electronics
Wires, simple displays and logic circuits demonstrated in living roses
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NewsResearchers dance the night away for science communication prize
31 PhD researchers put on their dancing shoes in a bid to win ‘Dance your PhD’ competition
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BusinessPfizer and Allergan agree mega-merger
$160 billion deal allows Pfizer to escape US tax system by re-homing in Ireland
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ResearchRacing tyre analysis shows 'undetectable' treatments the chequered flag
Cheating drivers tread carefully as analytical method stalls illegal softening treatment use
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BusinessMerger creates new gases giant
Air Liquide will buy Airgas in a $13 billion deal to become the world’s biggest industrial gases supplier
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ResearchSaving water increases health risks in green buildings
Study shows that sustainable plumbing systems may lower drinking water quality and help bacteria grow
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Business
Drug firms to share chemical compound libraries
AstraZeneca and Sanofi aim to facilitate drug discovery by swapping 210,000 proprietary chemical compounds
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NewsIntrigue at the top of the US’s Chemical Safety Board
Agency that reviews US industrial chemical accidents is trying to oust its managing director
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ResearchDetecting leaks in gastrointestinal plumbing
Low-cost capsule can detect bleeding in the stomach in real time
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Research‘Superballs’ can block infection by Ebola virus
Globular glycofullerene molecules prevent virus from evading immune system and entering cells
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NewsPerovskite boosts silicon solar cell efficiency
Silicon industry will be ‘beating a path to the door’ of inventors, says scientist
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NewsUpdate: Scientists relieved as UK research protected in real terms
Chancellor reveals that core science budget will see inflationary rise of £500 million over course of this parliament
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NewsPoor management of antibiotics squandering life-saving drugs
Internet and over-the-counter sales along with counterfeit drugs are driving a worldwide rise in antimicrobial resistance
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ResearchChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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US universities face federal R&D funding fall
Federal support for higher education R&D in the US lagged behind inflation for the third year in a row
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NewsRetracted papers get hooked up to linguistic lie-detector
Study reveals possible link between obfuscation and massaged data in retracted papers
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Labour would increase R&D spending to 3% of GDP
Shadow chancellor says a Labour government would commit to increasing investment in research
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ResearchCapturing infrared to give solar cells a lift
Quantum dots could help solar devices break efficiency limit