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Academia grows its role in drug discovery
Report claims patents filed by universities around the world are growing rapidly while pharma patents are stagnating
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Capturing compounds in cages for chemical control
Encapsulating a reagent inside a molecular capsule circumvents the need for lengthy protecting group chemistry
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Devices to help miners breathe easier
Portable devices to test silica levels in coal dust on-site could lead to reduced silica exposure in mines
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Artificial enzyme outperforms nature
An antioxidant wrapped in a soft protein shell could be a treatment for a nerve cell disease
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Catalyst clears up corrosion
Photocatalyst ink provides a cheap and easy way to clean metals in industry
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Commission appoints first chief scientific adviser
Aberdeen microbiologist Anne Glover will provide the European commission with advice on science and technology
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Atmospheric carbon capture costs underestimated
Capturing carbon dioxide from the air will be much more expensive than previously thought, researchers report
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Europe plans large cash injection for research
The successor to the FP7 programme will put 80 billion euros into research over the next seven years
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EU pays a heavy price for air pollution
Air pollution from the 10,000 largest industrial facilities cost the region as much as 169 billion euros in 2009
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Soot inspires a self-cleaning glass
Using candle soot as a template leads to a transparent coating that is both water and oil repellent
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Too much caffeine in your coffee?
Large variations in caffeine content have been found in espressos in high street coffee shops
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India won't boycott Olympics over Dow sponsorship
Bhopal campaigners have objected to Dow's sponsorship of the London 2012 games, but have been overruled
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Chemical bonding between tectonic plates
A better understanding of covalent interactions between rocks and plates might help with predicting earthquakes, a US group says
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Autumn windfall for UK science and industry
Measures to stimulate innovation and R&D are broadly welcomed by industry and science
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How to make a crab shell see-through
From crabsticks to plastics as researchers find a new use for these crustaceans
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Print quality nanotubes control LED switching
Printed carbon nanotube transistors could prove to be a cheaper way to control LEDs in flatscreen displays
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Business roundup: December 2011
Almac to hire 500 over next 12 months UK contract research organisation (CRO) Almac says that it expects to hire about 500 people in the next 12 months, split between its headquarters in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, and its new US site in Souderton, Pennsylvania. Almac, a privately owned company, is ...
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Shocking osmotic route to nanopores
Making nanoporous material fabrication straightforward with an osmotic shock strategy
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New spin on spider silk
An insect repellent discovered in spiders' webs that wards off natural predators could keep ants out of houses