News – Page 412
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Supreme court ruling brings clinical trials to a halt in India
Pressure from campaign group precipitates action that puts 162 drug trials on ice
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ResearchBio-friendly micro-motors propelled by polymers
Nano-swimmers carry their own fuel tank and might one day hold payloads of drugs
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Business
Roche backs biologics boom
Swiss firm to invest heavily in manufacturing for complex biological drugs
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NewsWest Fertilizer plant cited for 24 ‘serious’ safety violations
Safety body says chemical plant exposed workers to fire and explosion hazards
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Research
Bioluminescence powers photosynthesis
Blue bioluminescence generated from luminol steps in as a sunlight substitute
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BusinessIneos raises axe over Grangemouth petrochemicals
Facility set to close without pension reforms and government help to fund ethane shipping terminal
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NewsNobel peace prize goes to body that aims to eliminate chemical weapons
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons wins prize after recent work destroying Syria’s chemical arsenal
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Research
Frank Vanhaecke: Analytical rock star
Frank Vanhaecke tells Rebecca Brodie that when it comes to chemistry he is better at pushing buttons than cooking
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Research‘Tetrel bonding’ emerges from σ-hole
Non-covalent bonds between electron donors and silicon, tin or germanium are strong but overlooked
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ResearchAlcoholic drinks perfect solvents for polymerisation
The demanding aqueous environments of beer, wine and spirits are excellent for living radical polymerisation
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Molten air – a new class of battery
New rechargeable batteries combine molten electrolytes, high capacity electron storage materials and oxygen from the air
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Quasicrystals discovered in oxides
Discovery in perovskite suggests many more quasicrystals are just waiting to be found
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ResearchThe dance of glass atoms caught on tape
Real-time footage of silica rearrangements under stress will help understand the material
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BusinessGSK to apply for malaria vaccine approval
Infection protection drops over time, but the firm will go ahead with regulatory submission
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NewsAustralian climate body saved by crowd sourced donations
Climate Council will continue to provide independent advice after raising A$1 million
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The private lives of plants
New microfluidic assay could aid understanding of plant reproduction
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NewsComputational chemists take Nobel prize
‘Secret handshake’ that joined up quantum physics with classical molecular mechanics grabs science’s top gong
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Business
Solvay expands surfactants business with Chemlogics buyout
$1.3bn deal brings firm into booming US oil and gas drilling market