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Simple one stop shop for difluoromethylation
Drugs and agrichemicals can be easily improved using the new process and pharma is already making use of it
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Asteroid ages united by new isotope standard
Hydrous asteroids are as much as 9 million years younger than thought
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Takeda slashes 10% of its workforce
Japanese pharmaceutical firm sheds 2800 jobs in the US and Europe after recent takeover of Nycomed
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Tube-wrapped lamp makes malaria drug
Continuous flow photochemistry enables critical singlet oxygen hydroperoxidation, raising hopes of cheap artemisinin production
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New microbe turns sugary seaweed into fuel
Engineered E coli uses genes from a marine bacterium to turn seaweed into bioethanol
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Korean doors inspire new energy converter
Dye-sensitised solar cells based on glass paper bonded to metal makes them highly bendable for a range of applications
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Efficiently harvesting the power of the sun
A dye-sensitised solar cell with the highest recorded efficiency
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Shell shutters UK R&D site
Fuels and additives technology centre to close in 2014 with research being moved to overseas sites
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A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes
Metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes can be easily separated using their electronic characteristics
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BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility
German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US
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Rainbow hued graphene oxide repels water
Researchers in China pattern graphene oxide to create superhydrophobicity and iridescence simultaneously
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EPA publicises greenhouse gas emissions
US agency launches database of greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, opening them up to public scrutiny
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China mulls tax on carbon emissions
Chinese government reportedly interested in study that recommends a carbon price of £1 per tonne of carbon dioxide
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Stripped down spectroscopy to probe single molecules
Spectroscopy has been taken to its most basic level - a single photon interacting with a single molecule
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Ionic polymers open door to greener, safer explosives
Metal hydrazine chains could replace toxic lead and mercury salts
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Mineral regulates early metabolism
Mineral-based photochemistry could have led to the beginning of life
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Composites reinforced in 3D
Nanoparticles and magnets are the key to a new type of polymer, with improved strength and wear resistance
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Staining tissue samples at the microscale
A microfluidic probe allows fine control of immunohistochemistry staining
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Shortages spur race for helium-3 alternatives
A dearth of helium-3 is holding up research projects around the world
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Sense-act-treat, the nanopharmacy on a patch
A biofuel-based device controlled by molecular logic could one day detect and treat injuries wherever you are