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High-throughput chip for drug screening in 3D
Growing cells in three dimensions could help weed out ineffective drug candidates at an earlier stage
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UK failing to capitalise on graphene
Graphene may have been discovered in the UK, but report warns that country’s industry is falling behind global competitors
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Air Products looks for alternative helium sources
Concerns over supplies lead to plan to extract the gas from carbon dioxide sinks
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Light harvesting with many man-made leaves
Two-step artificial photosynthesis mimics nature’s efficient way of gathering energy
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Pressure to form exotic ionic salts irresistible for nitrogen
At extreme pressures nitrogen can adopt some weird and wonderful structures where it is both a cation and anion
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US researchers create 'cleanest’ graphene yet
As a bonus a one-dimensional electrical contact was also added to the graphene to allow it to show its true electronic potential
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West Balkans sign up to R&D pact
Agreement will see €200 million go towards improving links between nations and funding networks of excellence
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Vertex to cut 370 jobs
Imminent competition drives drop in its hepatitis C drug’s performance
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ResearchPaper device spots antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Testing kit is easy to make and easy to use
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Mercury's dark influence on art
Researchers begin to unravel just why a brilliant red paint goes black over time
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GSK forms Brazilian sustainable chemistry venture
Agreement with research organisation will launch centre for greener, cleaner drug production
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DuPont expands Chinese site
Chemical firm’s Shanghai based R&D centre will grow by 17,500 square metres and house 150 more researchers
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NewsEnvironment Agency to cut 13% of staff
Warnings that additional job losses will leave UK agency unable to oversee flood defences and nuclear power
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Water droplets warped into weird shapes
Network of nanoparticles can stabilise unusual structures such as ellipses and tube
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NewsCritical isotope threat to two-thirds of US nuclear reactors
Congress’ watchdog says US government needs to do more to secure America’s supply of lithium-7
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AstraZeneca to close environmental lab and cut 71 jobs
Environmental impact services will be outsourced after Devon lab closes in March 2014
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BusinessIneos reprieves Grangemouth petrochemicals
Closure reversed after labour reforms and government backing for ethane terminal agreed