News – Page 367
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Business
Growth slow for European chemicals in 2014
Results for the first half held back by stagnant sales and production dips
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ResearchDebate over microwave boost to reactions rumbles on
New research claims microwave-specific heating effect is real and down to localised heating of reactants
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Research‘Assembly line’ sculpts carbon chains
Precise addition of methyl group-bearing links is set to improve molecular shape control
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Business
Cipla targets asthma market with Advair copy
Indian pharma company Cipla has launched a generic version of GSK’s best selling drug
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R&D share for basic research in China dwindles
Warning that the country is too dependent on industry research that lacks novelty
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Work starts on US carbon capture project
$167 million project in Texas will capture 1.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide
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NewsAlmost half of US researchers' time goes on admin
Survey finds principal investigators’ time taken up by grant writing and post-award admin
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BusinessBP faces $18bn fine over Deepwater
US judge rules that BP’s recklessness caused blowout through ‘gross negligence or willful misconduct’, but the firm will appeal
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ResearchCPU heat powers PCR disease detection
Computer and mobile phone combo detects Chagas disease in blood and could drive down diagnosis costs
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ResearchHigher levels of some metals in e-cigarette smoke
Scientists call for regulators to help clear smoke and mirrors surrounding vaping safety
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ResearchBringing chemical synthesis to the masses
Researchers hope simple system to build thousands of peptides without enzymes, cells or reagents will be accessible to all
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ResearchUrine test could catch lung cancer early
Cancer diagnosis could be accelerated using an approach that is low cost, rapid and non-invasive
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NewsTussle over four-year science degrees in India
Government wants universities to return to three-year degrees to annoyance of top institutes
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EPA targets methane leaks
US environment body wants the oil and gas industry to rein in methane pollution
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NewsAustralia's chief scientist makes pitch for science
Ian Chubb calls on the government to set out a long-term plan for research, but there are doubts the plea will be heard
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Business
Servier to appear in adverts over lack of transparency
Adverts in the medical press will name French pharma firm for failing to comply with disclosure rules
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Research
De-gassing gas masks with hydrogen peroxide
A safer way to clean chemical weapons from contaminated equipment
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ResearchWaste office paper comes to a sticky end
Paper cannot be recycled into new paper indefinitely, so scientists are searching for alternative options
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Research‘Unifying theory’ proposed for carbon monoxide oxidation on supported gold nanoparticles
Water vapour may explain differing catalytic activities found at labs around the world