News – Page 379
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ResearchChemistry calculations reveal Earth's inner core
Higher levels of oxygen suggest early Earth may have been hotter than some model predict
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NewsPledge to create 2000 new STEM posts
UK government teams up with industry as part of campaign to inspire young people to take up science and engineering
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ResearchBlurred bonds rationalised by heavy atom tunnelling
Computational study raises philosophical questions about what chemists mean by molecular structure
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NewsEPA improves embattled chemical assessment programme
Report applauds US environment agency’s efforts to improve chemical risk management system, but says reforms are still needed
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Business
Solvay-Ineos PVC deal passes European approval
Firms required to divest plants to maintain competition
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ResearchElemental discoveries at the cellular level
The concentrations of vital chemical elements in cancer cells has been mapped using a dual technique
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ResearchStan Golunski: Sustaining catalytic collaborations
The Cardiff Catalysis Institute’s deputy director chats to us about supercritical anti-solvent precipitation and working alongside industry through the KCMC
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ResearchSalt lakes worth their lithium
Hydrated titanium oxide stands out for its ability to selectively extract lithium from brine
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BusinessBayer wins race to buy Merck & Co consumer care
$14bn deal will make Aspirin inventor the number two over-the-counter healthcare company
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Research
Supramolecular velcro unzipped by a voltage
Electrical current prompts host–guest linkages to unfasten
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NewsGlowing roads take a rain check
Moisture seeping into the photoluminescent strips dampens their illumination
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Business
UK Lords urge government to take lead on fracking
Regulations holding back shale gas exploration, report says
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ResearchPolymer sets new self-healing record
Material mimics animal healing forming a scaffold to support repair of holes over 3cm wide
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Research
Shining a light on polymer welding
Responsive epoxy is healed and reshaped under illumination
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Research
China’s nitrous oxide emissions to triple by 2020
Chemical is biggest threat to the recovery of the ozone layer and a potent greenhouse gas too
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NewsRussia pays high scientific price over Ukraine
US bans Russian scientists visiting energy labs and Nasa with Russia threatening tit-for-tat response
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Business
Insider trading allegations stall Sun–Ranbaxy deal
Companies deny wrongdoing in lead-up to merger announcement
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ResearchBacterium survives unnatural DNA transplant
Cell thrives with six nucleotides instead of the normal four and new DNA code could lead to new, unique proteins
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Business
UK regulator warning over online herbal remedies
Products found to contain toxic metals or undeclared prescription-only drugs
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