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NewsEurope's manufacturing edge not leaking away
Permits to emit carbon dioxide are a minor concern for fossil-fuel reliant manufacturers, including chemicals – so far
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NewsArafat poisoning probe clouded by passage of time
Investigators conclude the Palestinian leader may have been murdered with polonium but radioactive decay leaves room for ambiguity
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Patterning graphene onto complex surfaces
Researchers hope their strategy for patterning graphene onto 3D surfaces will boost graphene’s commercial viability
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Rough patch for India’s clinical trial industry
Bad publicity has added to the woes of an industry worried by regulatory uncertainty
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BusinessFracking risks are manageable, says UK industry body
Environmental impact of shale gas exploration should be minimal with proper oversight
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BusinessMis-selling lands J&J with $2.2bn fine
Company found guilty of promoting three drugs for unapproved uses
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Shire will cut UK R&D to focus on rare diseases
$4.2bn buyout of ViroPharma bolsters pipeline, while Basingstoke site halts research
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Detecting iron the smart way
New kit can quantify iron in blood, wine and water within 15 minutes
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Big data approach to solar cells
The largest quantum chemical investigation to date reveals chemical structures with promising photovoltaic properties
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Speeding up the experiment to fit the simulation
Unfolding a protein using atomic force microscopy just got a lot faster
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Business
Japanese chemicals show signs of recovery
Reconstruction after 2011 disaster drives higher demand
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Hydrogen adopts alkali metal position
Scientists trick hydrogen into behaving a bit like a metal
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Rocket-propelled read-out for new DNA chip
Minute amounts of target DNA can be detected and read off by eye
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NewsWorld faces up to Syria's chemical weapons legacy
Production and mixing facilities have been destroyed but 1000 tonnes of chemical precursors still need to be dealt with
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ResearchExotic interactions uncovered in actinide systems
First experimental evidence of phi interactions in an organoactinide complex
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Jingle cells are rocking on sunshine
Good vibrations from pop music boost piezoelectric solar cells' efficiency by 50%
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NewsReport serves up food for thought for European agency
European Food Safety Agency rebuffs accusations of loopholes in rules governing conflicts of interest of its experts
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Business
Novartis to shut Horsham site
UK research centre closure to result in the loss of 371 jobs as firm consolidates its global R&D base
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Hole hopping in solar cells
A better understanding of intermolecular hole hopping could highlight the best sensitiser molecules for photovoltaic devices
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Copper signals warn bacteria of antibiotic assault
Finding will help scientists formulate new strategies to tackle resistance