News – Page 461
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Irish government plans to pick winners in research
Science funding will be targeted to areas that will deliver the biggest return on investment
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Montenegro seeks international science park investors
A failure to spark domestic interest in a new science park has led the science ministry to look further afield
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EPA names new science adviser
Glenn Paulson will take over from ‘father of green chemistry’ Paul Anastas at agency
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Business
Business roundup: May 2012
Pharmaceutical New cholesterol drugs on the horizon The new candidate reduced "bad" LDL cholesterol by 40-72% in the trial Sanofi has reported Phase II data for a new drug candidate for lowering cholesterol levels in patients already taking statins. Over an 8-12 week period, the candidate reduced ...
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BusinessAstraZeneca seeks to refill dry pipeline with gout drug
UK pharma giant splashes out $1.26 billion on US gout specialist Ardea Biosciences
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Science's role in a sustainable economy
There are no sustainability ‘silver bullets’ and science will have to work within social and economic frameworks to change the world, a new report claims
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Near-infrared spectroscopy illuminates medieval art
Non-invasive technique sheds light on the materials used across the entirety of a 15th century manuscript
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Research
Two in one technique for biological imaging
Combining scanning ion and fluorescence microscopy can give chemical and topological data about the same sample
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Russia mulls plan for overseas study scheme
Students that receive funding to study abroad will have to return and work in Russia
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Controlling vibrating droplets
Texture ratchets can direct droplet motion and could simplify labs-on-a-chip
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Smarter fabric for soldier uniforms
UK soldiers could soon be wearing uniforms with e-textiles woven into them
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Non-animal testing
L’Oréal has joined the US EPA to help develop alternatives to animal toxicity tests
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Fertiliser use increases atmospheric N2O levels
Over the past 50 years fertiliser use has contributed to the rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide levels
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Ink wells to solar cells
Scientists in China have found a cheaper and more efficient alternative to commercial electrodes in fountain pen ink.
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Canada's triclosan concern
Government is urging companies to remove the antibacterial compound triclosan from products
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Old reactions to help the new
US chemists have delved into the history of organic chemistry to better predict the effect that functional groups will have on one another within a molecule
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Sweden bans BPA in food packaging for under-threes
Government says it is taking a precautionary approach to the chemical to protect children