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Photography is the new spectrometry
Data equivalent to multiple emission spectra extracted from a single photograph
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Toilet purification system doubles as hydrogen fuel cell
Electrolysis cell disinfects wastewater at the same time as generating molecular hydrogen
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Kemira now water-based after formic acid sale
Business sold to US agrichemical for €140 million
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NewsFears over pesticide link to foetal brain harm
European food safety body lowers exposure levels for two neonicotinoid insecticides
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Biocomputer decides when to administer drugs
Proof-of-principle for a system that could release drugs in response to a patient’s biochemical signals
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Vodka fuelled chemical texting
Researchers copy nature’s chemical communication to devise simple molecular signalling system for machines
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AstraZeneca claims quashed in heartburn drug patent case
Nexium rival does not infringe on patent, court rules
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Chinese police seize £222m of fake drugs
1300 people are arrested in a nationwide crackdown on counterfeit medicines
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AstraZeneca shells out $4.1bn for diabetes business
Bristol-Myers Squibb exits the diabetes field with plans to become a specialised biopharmaceutical company
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NewsYear-long celebration to raise crystallography’s profile
International Year of Crystallography plans hands on demonstrations and exhibitions to highlight the importance of the discipline
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Reclaiming spilt oil
Surfactant cleans sand contaminated with oil then releases the oil on demand
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Honeywell invests $300m in green refrigerant
New manufacturing plant will produce a gas for car air conditioners that has a much lower global warming potential
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Court overturns approval to grow GM potato in Europe
Europe’s second highest court rules that European commission did not follow its own rules when giving Amflora the green light
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New sodium chlorides assault chemical rules
Calculations accurately predict uncommon salt with structures never seen before
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NewsStolen radiotherapy unit sparks soul-searching on nuclear security
Recovery of cobalt-60 in Mexico greeted with relief and awkward questions on keeping radioactive materials safe
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Excess glucose limits blood transfusion success
Cell-to-cell communications in blood donations are disrupted if storage solutions contain too much glucose
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NewsControversial academy reforms suspended
Outcry by scientists convinces President Putin to pause reforms that would alter how the Russian Academy of Sciences was run
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NewsChemistry Nobel winner John Cornforth dies
Pioneer of the study of enzyme stereochemistry passes away at 96
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ResearchNoble gas molecules detected in space
Herschel observatory spots argon hydride ions in crab nebula