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Russian investment vehicle sets sights on innovative drugs
Rusnano hopes to make a killing by investing in new technologies in the pharmaceutical sector
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Lead paint still on sale in Africa
Multinationals are producing coatings that are up to 50% by weight of the toxic metal
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NewsGermany, China create nanotech centre
Collaboration will look to marine animals for bio-inspired materials to treat conditions like osteoporosis
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Hydrogen bond under the microscope
Scientists measure electron transfer in a hydrogen bond to aid understanding and development of molecular electronics
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Painting circuits on skin
Liquid metal ink can also be used to draw electrodes for heart monitoring
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Harry Kroto: From light years to nanometres – and back
Harry Kroto tells us how analytical chemistry shaped the discovery of fullerenes
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Norman Dovichi: Singing the praises of the unsung hero
At this year's Pittcon, Norman Dovichi received the Robert Boyle Prize for Analytical Science from the RSC
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New antimalarial drug class resists resistance
Drug candidate looks promising as scientists draw on past failures to address toxicity problems
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AstraZeneca partners with Moderna for $240 million
Pharma company sheds more jobs and backs messenger RNA therapeutics
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Court convicts ex-Aptuit researcher over drug data
Altered liquid chromatography results at Scottish site lead to first successful good lab practice prosecution
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Period heat source gives thermoelectric power a boost
‘Pulsed’ heat sources can increase the efficiency of thermal power generators by up to 80%, bringing their commercial application ever closer
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£4.4m donation gives RI breathing room
Anonymous donation to the Royal Institution clears debts but does not yet secure the organisation’s future
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UK's research shortfall reduced
Cut in research capital reduced by additional commitments but more needed, campaign group warns
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BusinessGlobal AstraZeneca restructuring will cost 1600 jobs
Firm will focus drug development efforts in three strategic R&D centres in the UK, Sweden and the US
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NewsDried lake bed on Mars ‘could have supported life’
Detection of compounds in varying oxidation states suggests bacteria-friendly chemical gradients might have once existed
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Interpol teams up with pharma
Pharmaceutical crime programme will seek to reduce trade in fake drugs
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Recycling rare earth elements using ionic liquids
Using ionic liquids to recycle neodymium and samarium from old magnets could address a critical supply problem in the electronics industry
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Dow makes $1.5bn divestiture plans
Liveris in favour of ‘selectively pruning’ further non-core units
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Elusive desorption precursor spied by x-ray laser
State first proposed over 70 years ago by Langmuir is finally observed
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Exoplanet spectrum hints at ‘core accretion’
Direct imaging reveals unprecedented levels of detail including the presence of water and carbon monoxide