News – Page 472
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Magical microwaves
When a reaction speeds up in a microwave, is it down to the heat or the microwaves?
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Ultrafast NMR shows the way
Scientists working in Israel and Spain have used two-dimensional NMR to monitor a reaction in real time
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The world's strongest fibres
A polymer fibre that combines carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxide is stronger than spider silk and Kevlar
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Two become one for bio-oil upgrade
A zeolite-metal catalyst combination will make transport fuels from biomass a more realistic prospect
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Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency
Banned organochlorine pesticides such as DDT could be causing chronic illnesses
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Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism
A computer programme to find a pathway to decontaminate VX, a toxic nerve agent that featured in the Nicolas Cage film The Rock
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Iron accumulation linked to neurogenerative disease
New discovery suggests iron chelation could treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
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Settlement ups UK universities' dependency on fees
Grant letter holds research funding steady while student numbers are set to drop next year
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Calculations reveal carbon-carbon quadruple bond
High bonding order possible in main group and may be responsible for the ability to isolate molecular species
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Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing
Although chemical trade groups support the president's emphasis on manufacturing and energy, they caution against overregulation
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Illumina fends off Roche hostile bid
Roche aims to expand personalised medicine diagnostics by acquiring the gene sequencing leader
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Business roundup: February 2012
Pharmaceutical BMS spends $2.5 billion on antiviral firm Pharma giant Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) has struck a deal to buy US biotech Inhibitex for $2.5 billion (?1.6 billion). The move will stock BMS’s pipeline with antivirals, most notably INX-189, a nucleotide polymerase inhibitor which is in Phase II trials for treating ...
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Note book: February 2012
Toxic release inventory 2010 The latest Toxic release inventory shows levels of toxins released into the US environment up for 2010 compared with the previous two years, but lower than for 2007. The report, published annually by the Environmental Protection Agency, shows that the increase is mainly due ...
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Leaky graphene oxide lets water pour through
Graphene oxide film allows water through but not helium, opening up possibilities for separation technologies
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NewsThe world's first magnetic soap
Iron has been incorporated into a surfactant to produce a liquid that responds to an external magnetic field
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Conjuring graphene oxide from thin air
US chemists have turned carbon dioxide into graphene oxide
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Water repellent polymer slows down drug delivery
Superhydrophobic dopant allows polymer mesh to slowly release drugs over months rather than days
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Fake pesticides rife in Europe
The trade in illegal pesticides is widespread in Europe and growing, according to the European law enforcement agency