News – Page 443
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NewsForensic lab error led to miscarriage of justice
Man held on rape charge for five months after contamination of DNA samples
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Perovskite coat gives hybrid solar cells a boost
Cheap organometal halide device overcomes problem that has dogged other low-cost solar cells
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Bacterial growth is inhibited by broccoli
Isothiocyanates found in broccoli and other vegetables affect the way that bacteria communicate
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New superconductors are both ordinary yet odd
Layered structures of two superconductors points to a different way of creating them
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Metal-free resins can drive down cost of solar energy
Scientists have replaced costly metals in dye-sensitised solar cells with cheap resins
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Health check finds Canadian science doing well
Independent report says country’s research base is healthy, despite growing friction between scientists and government
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Protein sorting within cells
A magnetic docking station to be inserted into cells to study specific proteins
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Bomb chemicals face EU regulation
Retailers say chemical producers and distributors must share regulatory burden
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Polystyrene depolymerisation: new recycling option
Continuous conversion of polystyrene back to styrene could make recycling of the plastic more viable
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Pharma should 'double output by 2022'
US report says pharma industry must set itself an ambitious target for drug development
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Tuning photonic crystals by blending brush polymers
Spectrum of photonic crystals made by combining different brush block copolymers
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Superhydrophobic knife slices up water
Phenomenon could be harnessed to separate small samples in a reproducible manner
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Molecular fossils: new compounds from 4900-year-old wood
Molecules discovered in ancient wood give clues about their origins
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Solvay rare earth recycling in France
€15 million investment in two new sites to diversify supply
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US public research universities in jeopardy, board warns
Diminishing state funding threatens public universities’ ability to train the next generation of scientists and engineers
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Regorafenib approved in US
Stivarga tablets approved for treatment of advanced colorectal cancer
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Cheaper component for greenhouse gas reduction catalyst
By replacing tungsten with iron, scientists have cut the cost of a common greenhouse gas reduction reaction
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NewsReview of GM cancer scare paper
Preliminary results will be reported next week after review of the controversial paper
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Silicon sliver implants melt away
Transfer printing silicon and magnesium onto silk makes water-soluble 64-pixel camera and anti-bacterial heater, heralding ‘transient’ medical devices