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DNA hydrogel has a long memory
Metamaterial collapses out of water and behaves like a liquid, but pop it back in water and up it springs just like before
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Engineered enzyme performs cyclopropanation by carbene transfer
Directed evolution modifies enzyme to perform synthetically important reactions
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Top academics targeted in scheme to boost poorer European regions
The European commission’s pilot will provide funding of up to €2.4 million per post to attract the best researchers
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AkzoNobel sells $1bn chunk of paints business
North American decorative paints business was responsible for 7% of total AkzoNobel sales in 2011, amounting to $1.5 billion
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Gilead buys YM for $510m
Deal gives Gilead access to Janus kinase inhibitor CYT387 for the treatment of myelofibrosis
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Cutting edge chemistry in 2012
What discoveries caused the biggest buzz in chemistry labs in 2012? Chemistry World reviews the ground breaking research and important trends in this year’s crop of chemical science papers
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Early Alzheimer’s diagnosis compound
A tracer that binds to Alzheimer’s plaques and shows up on medical imaging techniques
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Home office to help student job seekers
Foreign PhD students will get a 12 month grace period to find a job after end of course
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Boron vapour trail leads to heterofullerenes
A simple way to produce fullerenes with other atoms in their structure could result in materials with exciting properties for solar cells and molecular electronics
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Technique to measure chemotherapy effectiveness
Cell stiffness and adhesion indicate anticancer drug’s performance
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Helping the fight against flu
A new synthesis leads to a more potent flu drug than current drugs
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RSC to launch new Chemical Database Service
Society says that the main databases will be accessible in January after protracted negotiations on the future of the service
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RSC acquires rights to Merck Index
The society plans to expand the online presence of ‘chemistry’s constant companion’
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ResearchPico-gold clusters break catalysis record
Clusters of just three to 10 gold atoms offer exceptional catalytic turnover rates of up to 10 million
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Single EU patent agreed for 2014
European commission says long awaited single patent will cut cost of filing by 87%
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US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education
American Chemical Society report highlights systemic problems like a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and a need to bolster academic lab safety
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Making criminals leave chemical fingerprints
Lanthanide markers added to ammunition could aid forensic investigations
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Is organic food more nutritious than non-organic food?
Organic foods do not seem to be better than conventional foods with regard to intake and absorption of selected minerals, say scientists
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China's emissions may peak as soon as 2025
Projections suggest renewables and clean energy technologies could cut greenhouse gases more rapidly than expected