News – Page 361
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ResearchSelf-cleaning surfaces from scrap silicone
Simple mechanical process converts waste silicone into a superhydrophobic material
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BusinessIneos bets big on shale
UK profit-sharing plan and transatlantic ethane shipping contracts show company’s commitment to a fracking future
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Nuclear chief heads back to academia
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s chairman resigns, saying she has achieved her mission of ‘righting the ship’
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ResearchFolding rules used to build unnatural proteins
Understanding protein folding and stability leads to new proteins with hopes of creating structures that can perform novel chemistry
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Next milestone in US HCFC phase out
Ozone-depleting refrigerants will be phased out by 2020 under new rules
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NewsUS agency fast-tracks Ebola vaccine development
Health and Human Services invests almost $6 million to ready an Ebola vaccine candidate for clinical trials, meanwhile GSK says its vaccine is progressing at an ‘unprecedented rate’
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Iridium forms compound in +9 oxidation state
Iridium oxide cation made by pulsed-laser vaporisation in the gas phase
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Business
Amgen seeks injunction to protect patents
Sanofi and Regeneron sued over cholesterol-regulating antibodies
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Business
Agilent to exit NMR
Closure of loss-making ex-Varian business gives users investment dilemma
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ResearchCyanide test for cassava
Colour changing system indicates if developing world staple is ok to eat
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ResearchNew light microscope creates 3D movies inside living cells
Researchers have built a microscope that can examine the inner workings of living cells in 3D
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NewsFree legal help for embattled US scientists
Pro bono effort to defend government and university scientists from ‘harassment campaigns’ has been launched
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ResearchIsotope effect produces new type of chemical bond
Evidence emerges for vibrational bond first proposed 30 years ago
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NewsResearch to make pathogens more dangerous halted
US agencies temporarily suspend funding certain ‘gain-of-function’ research until new government policy is in place
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BusinessEPA takes steps to prevent herbicide resistance in weeds
US Agency approves spray for resistant engineered crops, but with restrictions and time limit
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ResearchFiring up battery safety
Smart battery provides early warning to prevent overheating hazard
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NewsEuropean commission looks for endocrine disruptor definition
Consultation seeks opinion on a scientific description for these chemicals to help inform existing regulation
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ResearchMaking light of food allergies
Pulsed light treatment improves protein digestibility whilst retaining functionality
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NewsUCLA spent $4.5 million on legal costs in Sangji case
University defends spending in case brought against chemistry professor, highlighting $20 million investment in lab safety
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Business
AbbVie backs out of Shire deal
Treasury rule changes make inversion ‘too uncertain’ and remove financial benefits