News – Page 428
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Time slicing captures molecular birth pictures
Reaction-timescale x-ray images of I2 formation push instrumental and interpretation boundaries
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Electronic tongue develops a taste for brandy
Applying electronic tongue technology to the brandy industry could change the way the drink is assessed for quality
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LED triggers microfluidic mixing
Light-switching surfactant creates aqueous droplets that mix up oily liquid streams
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New publishing models test the water
Several new services have launched that deviate from the current publishing models
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NO for longevity
Nitric oxide has been directly linked to extended life in roundworms, but any connection to human biology is unclear
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Synthetic ultramarine's recipe revealed
180 years on, chemists unravel the recipe of a prized blue pigment
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NewsRoy David ‘Gus’ Guthrie AM CChem FRSC (1934–2013)
Former Secretary General of the RSC and founding fellow of two Australian universities died on 12 January
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ResearchCopycat flags help aliens avoid mouse immune system
Synthetic peptide flags can trick the immune system into ignoring therapeutic agents. The peptides emulate protein markers that classify cells as ‘self’ rather than ‘alien’.
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New direction for flu drugs
Molecules covalently bind to virus protein to stop it escaping the cell, and could sidestep resistance problems
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$595m octreotide deal grabs Roche
Company will get worldwide rights to oral formulation of growth hormone drug
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Ohmic heating for efficient green synthesis
New method of heating on-water organic reactions uses the direct application of electricity
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Raman spectroscopy for bedside cancer diagnosis
A new way of looking at cancer promises a faster, less invasive diagnosis
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UK-India projects launched
Scholarships and research links announced as part of prime minister’s visit to India
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Analysing bacterial metabolites
The complex chemical interactions between microbes is being studied with a non-destructive mass spectrometry technique that can see where chemicals are moving
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Insulator pile shows solar potential
LaVO3/SrTiO3 system promises to bring better electron-hole separation and native electrodes to photovoltaics
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Business
Merck resolves Vytorin case for $688m
Investors say the company knew about Enhance trial failure but withheld information
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NewsBacteria clean-up after Gulf of Mexico disaster
Microbial communities helped to sink Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and might one day be an alternative to toxic dispersants
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Enzyme nano-parcels sober up drunken mice
Enzymes for metabolising alcohol are trapped in a polymer shell to hold them together and improve their efficiency
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Is BPA just an 'innocent bystander'?
Analysis questions whether studies linking bisphenol A to chronic diseases like diabetes can be trusted
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NewsHead of Russian degree-awarding regulator arrested
Felix Shamkhalov is charged with money laundering and issuing false dissertations. Thousands of Russian academic degrees may need to be revised