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Taming osmosis for steady drug delivery
A German start up has developed a disposable infusion pump that uses osmosis instead of electrical power
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Faster synthesis of fluorine radioisotope imaging agents
Palladium reagent allows quick production of radio-labelled imaging molecules before isotopes pass best before
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A model for the single chirality of life
Single chirality crystals are generated through a temperature gradient in boiling solutions
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Chemists in Israel have proposed that super-reactive carbon radicals with three unpaired electrons can survive in water
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Escalating drug dearth spooks White House
Obama calls on FDA and Justice Department to clamp down on pharmaceutical industry after drug shortages triple
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A shot in the arm for drugs for neglected diseases
Intellectual property sharing database will give researchers new leads in the fight against TB and malaria
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Pilot project seeks to unfreeze methane hydrate promise
US energy department teams up with oil majors to investigate the viability of extracting methane from gas hydrates
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Water-catching spinout from synthetic spider silk
Bioinspired fibres could harvest water from fog and mist in parched areas
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Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy
Urine could be processed into power and fertiliser by bacterial biofilms
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Organic LEDs set to become displays' flexible friend
Researchers find a way to put OLEDs on flexible plastic while retaining efficiency
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NewsThe kilogram is dead! Long live the kilogram!
Four of the base SI units, including the kilogram and mole, are set to be redefined
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Clicking together synthetic antibodies
Enzymes can be used as templates to produce synthetic antibodies via click chemistry reactions
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Exploding cucumbers inspire drug delivery
A capsule that squirts cancer drug at its target in a new drug delivery strategy
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Simpler enzymatic route to synthetic heparin
Researchers hope new synthetic pathway could lead to cheaper treatment for deep vein thrombosis
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Almac to hire 500 in next year
The Northern Ireland based company has increased its workforce six fold in the last 5 years to over 3000
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Graphene and zeolite team up for catalysis
Graphene enhances the photocatalytic activity of zeolites
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Graphene robot has some smooth moves
Scientists have added a graphene layer to a polyethylene actuator to convert IR into energy to move the actuator
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NewsComplex organic matter may have been found beyond the Solar System
Scientists in Hong Kong pick up traces of chemical structures similar to coal and oil
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Business
Business roundup: November 2011
Interview: Gilles Cottier Source: © SAFC The SAFC boss wants to see fewer vendors in the market SAFC president Gilles Cottier wants SAFC to hit $1 billion (£644 million) in sales by 2015, an ambitious target given that the company made $650 million in sales in 2010. ...
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Europe risks being outstripped by R&D rivals
Investment in R&D by top European firms grew by 6 per cent last year, but competitors are growing faster