News – Page 387
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Business
Shell pulls out of chemicals in Australia
Energy giant will sell all downstream businesses to Vitol
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Business
Toray backs US shale gas boom
Japanese firm will invest £585m to build a new carbon fibre materials site
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BusinessRefined gels for cultured cells
Company profile: Biogelx makes self-assembled peptide hydrogels with tuneable properties
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Research
Brent Sumerlin: Searching for a sweet response
Brent Sumerlin tells Laura Howes he always knew he wanted to be a polymer chemist
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Research
Cheap polymers twist into superhuman muscles
Do try this at home, urge researchers who have given nylon and polyethylene thread a similar power-to-weight ratio to a jet engine
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NewsImmigration battle set to freeze Swiss out of European research
Restrictions on freedom of movement of EU citizens may result in Switzerland losing out on science funding
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Research
Zeolite–polymer composite adsorbs uremic toxins
Nanofibre mesh that soaks up creatinine is an important step towards a portable blood purification system
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Chemists call for conference boycott over all men shortlist
Petition protests gender discrimination at major theoretical chemistry congress
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Research
Tiny islands set sperm spinning
Recovering top quality sperm from tests could boost fertility treatment odds
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NewsGM maize poised for approval in Europe
European commission is also examining the feasibility of allowing nationwide bans on engineered crops
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Research
'Smart boxes' for greener, cheaper shipping
Lightweight shipping containers equipped with sensors could cut emissions and keep cargo safe
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Research
Cell-powered robots swim like sperm
Researchers have made a living-synthetic hybrid robot that swims by wagging its tail
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Research
Small molecules stop cervical cancer virus assembling
Pillarene molecule binds to exposed amino acids on pathogen protein
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ResearchRaman reveals Renoir’s true colours
Portrait gets a digital makeover to restore faded red pigments
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NewsScience cash preserved by UK government
The higher education sector faces cuts but science and research is to be spared
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ResearchSandy nanoparticles for safer-by-design sunscreens
Chemists search for better ways to block UV rays
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Natural adhesive brings new life to old carpets
Replacing latex with lignin means old carpets could be turned into fertiliser
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Research
Greener route to esters dodges toxic reactant
Ester production could use carbon dioxide in place of poisonous monoxide, thanks to ruthenium catalyst
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ResearchIce core to antifreeze protein’s inner workings
Highly unusual structure has an interior filled with a pentagonal ice network that halts the formation of ice crystals
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Research
Synthetic strategy targets ‘undruggable’ small RNAs
Chemists turn drug discovery process on its head to create small molecules that could treat diseases like cancer