News – Page 331
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ResearchMineral analysis surveys shark smile evolution
Extinct mega-shark had teeth more like those of dinosaurs than their modern relatives
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EU bans endocrine disruptor from textile imports
Activists celebrate ban on imported clothing containing nonylphenol ethoxylates after long campaign against them
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NewsControversial pesticide ban temporarily lifted in UK
Two neonicotinoid pesticides permitted by the UK following Farmers Union application
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ResearchPhotoredox catalysis mechanisms seen in new light
Luminescence quenching and quantum yield measurements prove light/dark experiments don’t always get it right
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NewsFailure to allay public concerns hobbling UK fracking
More facts, data and technical assessments won’t soothe worries when people want greater public debate of risks and benefits
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FDA reverses debarment of one of its ex-chemists
US Food and Drug Administration lifts ban on chemist who worked at the agency, more than 20 years after he was sentenced for taking bribes
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ResearchSuper-elastic wire stretches without losing power
Fibre that can stretch 14 times its own length could find its way into robotic arms and satellites
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ResearchTelescope detects ionised carbon in early galaxies
Dust discovery reveals youthful universe went through a rapid process of evolution
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BusinessChemical firms seek better grasp of biomanufacturing
The search is on for better alternatives to the ‘broken’ way companies harness compound-making organisms
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NewsSilicone bracelet set to pick-up on chemical exposure
MyExposome has initiated a fundraising campaign to bring its wristband technology capable of detecting more than 1400 chemicals to the public
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ResearchLeather gets a new perfume
Scientists in India have developed a way of infusing leather with lemongrass oil
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ResearchRefining Avogadro’s number on way to new kilo
Most precise value yet reduces uncertainty down to 20 atoms in a billion
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ResearchNanoparticle cats drawn at the flick of a switch
Researchers create colourful pictures using nanoparticles that self-assemble in response to light
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NewsExpert wiki to expose low-quality chemical probes
Trip Advisor-like project will fight use of poor probes contaminating the literature
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BusinessAn unsustainable hypocrisy
Social responsibility should extend through the whole supply chain, not just be a tool to put pressure on feedstock suppliers
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NewsUS chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again
Union of Concerned Scientists calls for greater transparency in the political activities of American Chemistry Council and member companies
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NewsDespair and anger among Greek scientists at universities' finances
Little hope that billions of euros in new loans from the EU will improve the situation
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy
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ResearchAlkyne insertion imparts silicon stereochemistry
Rhodium catalyses intramolecular alkynylsilylation