News – Page 369
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ResearchMagnetic resonance taken to the limit
Technique can read the spin of a single nucleus opening up a new way to investigate proteins and complex molecules
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BusinessMethyl mercaptan leak kills four workers
Cause of accident at US DuPont plant is still under investigation
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NewsFeud opens up over value of some US research
Top science committee Republican in fight with university association over NSF grant review process
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US drug development costs surge
The price of developing new prescription drugs in the US has increased 145% since 2003, Tufts data shows
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ResearchA greener recipe for copper nanowires
Applying food chemistry to the synthesis of copper nanowires gives better control over their length
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ResearchGlobetrotting carbon dioxide modelled by Nasa
Nasa’s new climate models visualise the movement of the greenhouse gas
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NewsUC Davis chemist sentenced to four years over explosion
Postdoc sentenced over attempt to make explosive device and reckless disposal of hazardous waste
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ResearchPhilae detects organics on comet's surface
Scientists get first measurements from historic comet landing
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ResearchHollow oxide can take the heat
Aluminium-based coating could protect metal components from heat, oxidation
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ResearchNew silicon allotrope could revolutionise solar cells
Orthorhombic structure should be able absorb light much more efficiently than ordinary silicon
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ResearchBeetle behind breath test for bank notes
Photonic crystal inks inspired by longhorn beetle could help to fight counterfeiting
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NewsHopes Sino–US climate deal will spur global action in 2015
Historic agreement will see curbs on carbon dioxide and China push to reach peak emissions sooner
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ResearchPolymer preservative set to save wooden artefacts
Supramolecular network may pave the way for future conservation efforts on the Mary Rose
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Mouse model to assess chemical exposure
Outbred mice can be used predict how human’s will respond to harmful chemicals with examination of chromosomal damage
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NewsEuropean commission scraps chief scientific adviser post, dismaying scientists
Top scientists line up to express disappointment as advisory role is abolished after just three years
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Dow to sell nitroalkenes unit for $1.2bn
Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital will buy Angus Chemical subsidiary
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ResearchFrom beehive to bone cement
Compound used by bees inspires antimicrobial biomaterial with superior strength
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NewsSweden pushes for research to boost industry
New government see cooperation between science and industry as way to reindustrialise the country
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BusinessRussian sanctions hurt chemical industry
Equipment imports and modernisation hampered by extra administrative burden