News – Page 394
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NewsControversial sweetener declared safe
European food safety panel concludes once more that aspartame is safe after a comprehensive review of the evidence
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1024 samples analysed on a single chip
Dramatic reduction in reagent costs and process time will help increase access to personalised medicine
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NewsDatabase of 15 million chemical structures set free
European Bioinformatics Institute will curate patent data which should be a boon for drug chemists
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Calculations predict stable eight nitrogen molecule
Theorised crystal has ionic character which should help to stabilise it
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DIY cholesterol monitoring
Scientists develop a smartphone app for checking blood cholesterol levels
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NewsUK overtakes US on research quality metric
Report shows UK continues to punch above its weight in science but funding remains a worry
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Phillip Messersmith: Sticky research
Phillip Messersmith talks bioadhesives with Laura Howes
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Kiss-and-run drug delivery
Mechanism removes need for nanoparticle uptake by releasing drugs at cell membrane
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2013
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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Brighter future for cancer detection with polymer probe
Polymer nanoparticle that dissociates at fixed pH allows 100-fold increase in infrared fluorescence
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Research'Google map' of a prostate
Details revealed by zooming in on very high resolution tissue images will aid cancer diagnostics
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Vibrations couple light to graphene
Independent teams realise that graphene rippled by sound waves is better at converting light to surface plasmons
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BusinessLanzatech expands waste-to-chemicals range
Partnership with Evonik will see gas-guzzling microbes make polymer precursors
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Breaking the mould with recycled plastic drugs
Supramolecular anti-fungal drug made from old PET bottles could help tackle resistance problems
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Disarming bacteria to beat infection
Inhibiting virulence factors can render pathogenic bacteria harmless
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Micromotors clean polluted water
Researchers invent self-propelled devices that degrade organic pollutants
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Hydrogen breaks strong bonds with brute force
Scientists liken their new method to the scalpel of a skilful surgeon, but on the molecular scale
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Drug fix for misfolded proteins promises hope for incurable diseases
Small molecules could target proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease and cystic fibrosis
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Russian universities benefit from private funding bonanza
Steady increase in funding from industry gives universities opportunities to pursue new research