News – Page 366
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BusinessUS pushes for global phase-out of HFCs
Executive actions and industry commitments aim to speed up adoption of alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse gases in refrigeration and air conditioning
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ResearchDragonfly crystals on a silicon wafer
Electron microscope captures dragonfly-shaped film growth on silicon surface
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ResearchPainkiller found in plants may not be natural after all
Cow pats from cattle fed tramadol could explain how the drug came to be in an African herb
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NewsUS genomics lead being lost to China
NIH senior leaders are sounding the alarm bells, saying the US’s pre-eminence in genomics research is under threat
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NewsBlaze destroys Nottingham sustainable chemistry lab
The cause of the fire that destroyed the £20 million centre that was still under construction is unknown
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ResearchComputer simulations point to formamide as prebiotic intermediate in ‘Miller’ mixtures
Electric field may have provided more than just energy for primordial chemistry
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NewsOzone layer no longer thinning
UN Environment Programme’s latest research finds ozone layer is thickening in places
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BusinessFreeing a world of fixers
Company profile: Sugru mouldable silicone rubber lets you mend what’s broken and hack stuff better
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ResearchA chemical time capsule
Tree rings inspire a non-electrical, self-powered device for recording chemical events
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NewsUS bid to control power plant emissions challenged
Republican governors from 15 fossil fuel-heavy states claim CO2 rules on shaky legal ground
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ResearchCoated nanoparticles show Alzheimer's promise
Gold nanoparticles functionalised with amino acid polymer inhibit the growth of amyloid fibres associated with neurodegenerative disease
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Juncker names new science commissioner
Portuguese secretary of state Carlos Moedas will be the next European commissioner for research, science and innovation
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Business
Eastman snaps up Taminco for $2.8bn
Purchase will strengthen Eastman in niche markets and offers cost savings
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ResearchPoplar biofuel has potential to offer substantial environmental savings
New study seeks to alleviate controversies regarding the global adoption of bioethanol
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ResearchGermanium enters 2D scene
Meet germanene, the latest addition to the family of elements that have a two-dimensional allotrope
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NewsFirst flexible graphene display paves the way for folding electronics
Team behind the bendy e-reader display hope to have a full colour graphene-based smartphone style screen within a year
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Business
Pharma sales ‘will reach $1 trillion’ in 2014
Report predicts continued growth as sales reach an all-time high
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NewsNIH audit turns up plague bacteria and ricin
US biomedical research agency turns up five potentially harmful infectious agents inappropriately stowed on its campus
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ResearchAntimalarial flow synthesis closer to commercialisation
Scientists in Germany hope their continuous flow method will boost accessibility of artemisinin-derived medicines