News – Page 356
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BusinessGSK cuts US jobs in push for savings
Research Triangle Park site bears the brunt as drugmaker consolidates research in Philadelphia and Stevenage, UK
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NewsPhysicist turned politician to head AAAS
Retiring Representative Rush Holt will assume the helm of AAAS in February and wants to see US science funding boosted
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ResearchZeolites net new carbon allotropes
Six new forms of carbon predicted using known topologies from the zeolite field
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NewsCash for science in autumn statement given cautious welcome
UK chancellor plans to create a ‘nothern powerhouse’ for research while the community awaits further details
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NewsPlan to divert EU research cash into investment fund gets chilly response from scientists
European commission president wants to shift €2.7 billion to bolster weak economies
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BusinessCystic Fibrosis Foundation sells drug royalty rights for $3.3bn
‘Venture philanthropy’ model pays off with massive cash injection for charity
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Otsuka to buy neurology specialist Avanir
$3.5bn deal adds to Otsuka’s mental health portfolio and strengthens its US presence
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ResearchOne rotaxane, two catalytic stories
Molecular machine generates different products from a common set of building blocks
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NewsEbola vaccine passes first safety hurdle
Researchers hope to begin larger trials of its effectiveness in west Africa soon
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DuPont quantifies scale of deadly chemical leak
10.4 tonnes of methyl mercaptan were released in La Porte, US
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NewsEleventh hour reprieve for world-class Canadian NMR facility
Last minute deal staves off closure but details have yet to be hammered out
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NewsUS moves to tighten ozone limits
Industry and Republicans pushback against the EPA’s proposal to strengthen air quality standards
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NewsHard questions after litany of forensic failures at US labs
An apparent upsurge in malpractice at forensics crime labs has prompted calls for tighter oversight and controls
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ResearchGraphene’s showdown with the man with the golden gun
Tests with supersonic micro-bullets show that multilayer graphene could make first-rate body armour
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ResearchDNA survives extreme heat of rocket re-entry
Discovery might spell trouble for extraterrestrial life hunters faced with terrestrial contamination problems
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ResearchCool idea for zero-carbon air conditioning that requires no power source
Surface reflects sunlight and emits heat so well that in midday heat it’s 5°C cooler than its surroundings
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NewsObama acts to attract non-US scientists and engineers
President takes action to make it easier for scientists and engineers born abroad to work and stay in the US
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ResearchConductive clay rolled out to store energy
Simplified synthesis of a known supercapacitor produces a dough-like material with surprising energy-storing abilities
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ResearchFemtofluidic droplet manipulation now possible
Modular toolbox turns droplets into microreactors with volumes one billion times smaller than microtitre plate wells