News – Page 413
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Business
Evotec moves business back to UK
Pharma company closes operations in India, citing distance from customers
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Research
Solvent traffic responsible for electron gridlock
Ultrafast spectroscopy reveals electrons must obey rules of the road when pulling out into oncoming water
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Research
Green graphene band-aid
Graphene could become a new type of antimicrobial material for everyday use
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Protein analysis unlocks museum mysteries
Peptide mass fingerprinting identifies animal species used to make 19th century kayaks from Coastal Alaska
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Research
Why is silver deposition so fast?
Theoreticians claim to have solved the metal deposition enigma
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ResearchCrystal structure closes classic carbocation case
After more than 60 years, crystals of the 2-norbornyl cation have finally put its ‘nonclassical’ structure, with a pentacoordinate carbon, beyond doubt
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ResearchSublime Leidenfrost
Drop water on dry ice and a carbon dioxide layer will keep the water liquid and make it dance on (dry) ice
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NewsRussia looks to attract EU students
More state funding will be available to European students with the hope that they will stay on and work in the country
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ResearchFlat-pack structures build themselves
Joule heating triggers simultaneous and sequential folding of shape memory polymers
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Mapping receptors in the brain
Glutamate receptor markers may allow real time study of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
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Research
Thalidomide teams-up with turmeric to kill myeloma cells
Structural features essential to the biological activities of two compounds incorporated into a single molecule
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Business
Biosimilar drugs step up complexity
First generic monoclonal antibodies recommended for approval in Europe
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NewsCroatian scientists hope to capitalise on EU membership
Accession will open up new funding streams but some are sceptical that the country’s fragmented research base can take advantage
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Research
Quantum tunnelling in space
In the cold of space, chemistry can proceed more quickly than at warmer, terrestrial temperatures
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Research
Antibiotic research hits a sweet spot
Sugar can strip bacteria of its protective armour to let the immune system deliver the coup de grâce
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Business
Sluggish recovery for European chemical sector
Industry body predicts second consecutive yearly drop in output with growth not expected to start again until 2014
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Business
Aspen in $1 billion deal with Merck & Co
South African generics manufacturer to buy 11 drug brands and an API business from the US drugmaker
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NewsScience ‘ecosystem’ needs diversity to flourish
Study concludes that more, smaller grants have a greater impact than fewer, bigger ones