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Exploding batteries caught on camera
Imaging used to capture exactly what goes on in a lithium-ion battery when a runaway chemical reaction occurs
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Salt and flavour reach a compromise
Emulsion encapsulates salt and only releases it in the mouth
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NewsUK ordered to clean up NO2 pollution immediately
Government must come up with a new plan to tackle illegal pollution by the end of the year
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ResearchAnton Toutov: The power of potassium
Anton Toutov discusses how using potassium to make silicon-containing organic chemicals has shaken up chemistry
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Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework
Hybrid metal–organic frameworks could be engineered with a whole set of new properties
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Science academies flag research priorities ahead of G7 summit
G7 leaders urged to discuss action on antibiotic resistance, neglected tropical diseases and the world’s oceans
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NewsUS environment body criticised for persecuting 9/11 dust whistleblower
Agency withheld evidence exonerating a senior chemist who was fired several years ago, judge rules
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NewsWieland’s chemistry Nobel to be sold at auction
1927 prize is the first chemistry Nobel to go under the hammer
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ResearchMicromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production
Catalytic particles offer new cheaper and safer way of storing hydrogen for vehicles
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ResearchDefective by design
Structural disorder brings out desirable but counterintuitive phenomenon in metal–organic framework
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NewsHigh hopes for ACS cannabis division
An effort to create a cannabis division within the American Chemical Society is gaining momentum
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European parliament refuses to back diversion of research cash
Committees tell President Jean-Claude Juncker to think again on funding for stimulus package
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E-paper display draws on child’s toy
For interactivity, scientists take a leaf out of the Magna Doodle book
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Fighting crime with covert nanowires
Nanobarcode is encoded and read with electron beam irradiation from a transmission electron microscope
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NewsScience skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill
Republican research funding bill faces opposition from science and academic research groups
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Fast-track peer review trial ends following resignations
Payment trial for expedited reviews ends in wake of editorial board resignations
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ResearchDisrupting graphene
Scientists hope their comprehensive roadmap will help tease out graphene’s potential
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ResearchSiRNA treatment cures Ebola in monkeys
Researchers perform the first successful trial for a drug against the current strain of Ebola
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NewsChemists seek end to chemical warfare on centenary of its first use
International community produces the Ypres Declaration to reaffirm disarmament objectives
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NewsGrant application peer review system 'works well'
Statistical analysis finds high peer review scores are linked to more ‘impactful’ research