News – Page 414
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Business
Data-sharing partnership for drug discovery
Collaborative project aims to assist medicinal chemistry efforts
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Research
Titanium takes on Haber–Bosch process
Metal complex can split dinitrogen bond in discovery that could cut huge energy costs of fertiliser production
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Antibiotic killing mechanism debate continues
Further evidence that antibiotics do not need reactive oxygen species to kill
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ResearchIonic liquid formulation improves herbicide
Reformulating dicamba as an ionic liquid increases its effectiveness and reduces its volatility
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NewsEuropean research funding deal on the Horizon
Funding programme secures €70 billion, down 14% on the original budget proposal
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BusinessUK government to boost shale gas industry
Plans to invest in shale gas follow reports of vast reserves in the north of England
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Self-contained chemical synthesis
Reactionware made on 3D printer manipulates reactions with gravity
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Sustainable iron catalyst for clean hydrogenation
Precious metal catalysts replaced with polymer-supported iron
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Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics
Reduced graphene oxide electrode enables photoswitchable layer to be employed
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Business
Ups and downs for erectile dysfunction drugs
First new drug in a decade approved in Europe as Viagra patent expires
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Research
Glucose-sensing contact lens could run on power of tears
Fuel cell uses chemicals in tears to create power without altering glucose levels
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Date rape drug sensor
Fluorescent dye library screened to find compound suitable for detecting gamma-butyrolactone in alcoholic drinks
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NewsUN report warns of global rise in legal highs
World Drug Report suggests designer drugs are becoming more common
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NewsScience survives latest UK spending round
Plan for spending in 2015-16 boosts capital funding for science but continues freeze of research budget
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Research
A foaming protein from the horse’s mouth
Structure of latherin solved, suggesting a novel mode of action for the foaming protein
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Business
NHS to offer breast cancer prevention drugs
Five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene recommended for high risk women
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Research
Van der Waals forces between atoms measured
Direct measurement of the interation between two Rydberg atoms shows force does fit model
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Porous materials break out of covalent cage
Packing predictions open doors for new molecular sponges
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Miniature battery a first for 3D printing
Scientists use 3D printer to create lithium-ion battery smaller than a single grain of sand
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Human enamel mimic whitens teeth
Fluorapatite crystals can non-abrasively restore tooth colour