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BusinessFertilising India's petrochemical industry
Rajesh Parishwad speaks to H N Ananth Kumar, India’s minister for chemicals and fertilisers
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ResearchPlastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years
Model finds 8 million tonnes of plastic rubbish makes its way into seas every year and much of it remains unaccounted
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ResearchCalculations predict pentagonal graphene
New carbon allotrope could have interesting physical and electrical properties
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Research‘Early RNA’ reactions characterised
Enzyme-free linking of nucleotides suggests possible route for the synthesis of ancient RNA
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ResearchSilicene 'sandwich' transistor a delectable prospect
Researchers have made a transistor from one-atom-thick silicene for the first time
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Science societies urge next UK government to invest more in research
National academies set out priorities to boost UK science after May’s general election
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ResearchPowering up renewables with fullerene enhanced electricity grids
Fullerene-doped insulators make cables that deliver electricity more efficienty from remote areas where wind and solar power are generated
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ResearchNext generation lithium–sulfur batteries given DNA boost
Functionalising electrodes with DNA significantly enhances performance
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NewsUS on track to phase out most long-chain perfluorinated chemicals this year
Discontinuation deadline likely to be met, with measures in place to prevent these chemicals re-entering the US market
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ResearchRadical observation lights up combustion
First sight of hydroperoxyalkyl radical provides reaction kinetics data that will contribute to engine design
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NewsUS to restart chemical weapon neutralisation
Remainder of US cold war chemical weapons set to be destroyed by 2023
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WR Grace to split in half
Two daughter companies will focus on catalysts and speciality construction chemicals
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ResearchExploiting the chirality of DNA
DNA covalently bound to cellulose offers new perspectives in asymmetric catalysis
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US funder mulls new emeritus award
NIH considers creating a transition award for senior investigators to help sustain the US scientific workforce
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NewsReview plots path to face down antimicrobial resistance deaths
Billion dollar innovation fund called for to kick-start antimicrobial drug research in the UK
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Business
Tronox to buy FMC’s alkali chemicals
$1.6bn deal helps Tronox strengthen its inorganics portfolio as FMC shifts towards agrochemicals
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Research‘Robot scientist’ speeds up drug discovery
Automated AI lab that learns and formulates hypotheses has identified promising anti-cancer and anti-malarial compounds
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ResearchElectron microscope turned into makeshift nano-thermometer
Scientists hope new technique could probe individual CPU transistors to check their performance
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NewsEurope mulls laws to tackle microplastic scourge
Move follows call by five EU states to ban microplastics in consumer care products