News – Page 409
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ResearchA fantastic voyage
Joseph Wang talks to Rebecca Brodie about nanoshuttles and the beauty of electrochemical devices
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Mystery of jumping crystals solved
Light causes a change in ligand coordination resulting in the release of huge amounts of energy
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Diamond encrusted nano-saw to slash silicon waste
Ultra-thin carbon nanotube wire could cut the cost of solar cells by slicing thinner silicon wafers
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France expands investment in nanotechnology
Prime minister pledges €600 million for five-year R&D program
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Wealth of undiscovered volatiles found drifting above orange groves
Study hints at the complex nature of the interactions between a huge range of chemicals and air pollution
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Chinese scientist sentenced over research theft
Researcher working at US university given time served for charges relating to disappearance of vials of promising drug candidate
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BusinessObama mandate calls for safer chemical facilities
Agencies need to work together more effectively to improve safety
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AllTrials releases plan for clinical trial reporting
Public campaign sets out how trial data should be made public
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NewsSix scientists receive long prison sentences in Turkish coup trial
Academic human rights organisations say that the trial did not meet international standards of justice
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ResearchSpectral library chronicles chemical evolution of Italian stamps
Database of stamps’ inks and glues will help philatelic detectives hunt down fakes
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Antiviral patents released by Roche
Firm will supply cheap drugs and allow generics in developing countries
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ResearchKeeping lipstick evidence in the bag
Clues on tissues, drinking glasses or cigarette butts give vibrational fingerprints but can avoid contamination
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Leading scientist castigates Spanish prime minister for letting science ‘bleed’
President of confederation of science societies says that the government is ignoring the research community
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NewsExecution drug cannot be imported into US
Court rules that the Food and Drug Administration acted unlawfully allowing sodium thiopental into the country
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Homogeneous catalyst made to act more like an enzyme
Supramolecular encapsulation imposes electronic and steric restrictions to make catalyst more selective
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If everything is chemistry then I need to do chemistry
Cafer Yavuz talks to Jennifer Newton about carbon dioxide capture and why he is frustrated with MOFs
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India revokes more pharma patents
Original molecule patent stands, but a new salt form is ‘not innovative’
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Magnetic pan pipe sponge mops up crude oil
Ultralight foams could be used to clear slicks or for separations in the lab
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Sound solution to nanoparticle handling problems
An unexpected discovery allows scientists to stick nanoparticles together using ultrasound without destroying their catalytic activity