News – Page 339
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NewsTie funding to lab safety, urges Sheri Sangji's sister
Funding from US research agencies should be linked to a PI’s safety record, says the sister of UCLA lab accident victim
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NewsColour-changing polymer tackles concussion diagnosis head on
Epoxy sponge that registers heavy knocks could alert doctors to head injuries in soliders and athletes
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NewsStorm clouds gather for UK science as government weighs cuts
Science campaign groups warn against radical cost-cutting and research council restructuring as spending review nears
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ResearchLife of grime for atmospheric chemistry
Urban grime releases harmful pollutants when exposed to sunlight
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NewsCuban and US chemists hopeful amid warming relations
Optimism reigns as researchers from the two nations discuss exchanges and collaboration
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BusinessGreek crisis puts pressure on pharmaceuticals
Public spending cuts and capital restrictions on banks have exacerbated drug supply problems in Greece
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ResearchMolecular Sierpinski triangles get stability upgrade
Another research team have fun with fractals
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News‘Drinkable book’ quenches thirst for water purification solution
Silver-doped cellulose pages can be used as filters to remove harmful bacteria
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ResearchProcessed perovskite has superior stability
New solar cell is stable, moisture resistant and has an efficiency of 16%
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ResearchBiotech breakthrough as yeast makes painkillers from sugar
Yields are still tiny but hopes are high that it could cut production costs
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Ants sniff out subtle chemical differences to navigate social hierarchies
Detectors on their antennae even allow the insects to tell enantiomers apart
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ResearchAntioxidant assumptions flipped for garlic thiosulfinates
A radical view on the nutritional value and chemical mechanism of allicin and petivericin
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ResearchCERN takes aim at proton and antiproton
Measurement of charge-to-mass ratio may inspire theories beyond standard model
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BusinessNo one should be denied medication
Exclusive interview with Yusuf Hamied, chairman of Indian generic drugmaker Cipla
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BusinessDeadly chemical blast at Chinese port
Explosion at warehouse in Tianjin kills at least 50 and injures hundreds, while ammonia leak sparks mass evacuations in Nanchong
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NewsRussia faces international scientific blockade
Sanctions hampering imports of research equipment and damaging country’s science base
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ResearchStudy probes role of chemical corruption in origin of life
Researchers deliberately embrace defective chemistry to paint more realistic prebiotic picture
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NewsEnvironment agency accident releases toxic mine waste into US rivers
More than 11 million litres of metal-contaminated water from defunct Colorado mine enters major US waterways
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Quasicrystal first as scientists watch them growing under the microscope
Experiments reveal frequent errors form during growth that are later repaired
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NewsScotland moves to ban GM crops under EU law
Concerns expressed that decision to protect nation’s ‘clean, green status’ is not based on sound science