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Business roundup: August 2011
Companies making moves into Russia Several companies have made recent moves into Russia. Novartis has started building a new manufacturing site in St Petersburg. The site - to be completed by 2014 - will produce generic as well as branded drugs and create 350 jobs for local people. Novartis says ...
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Spotlight on polymerisation to repair damaged faces
A chemical mix that can be injected under the skin and polymerised using light could help repair facial injuries
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Tequila for your fuel tank
A plant normally used to make tequila could also be used as a replacement for petrol
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NewsUK government sets aside 1000 places for top researchers
The Royal Society will help to choose which top non-EU scientists can work in the UK
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Lawsuits muddy the waters for fluorescent whiteners
Disputes over the toxicity of fluorescent whitening agents in washing detergents lead to lawsuits in China
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Interview Rafael Luque
Rafael Luque discusses funding for early stage researchers and the importance of green chemistry with Anna Simpson
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Research council to pick favourites for UK chemistry funding
A policy shakeup will see the EPSRC decide which areas of chemistry to fund
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NewsFormer RSC chief executive dies
Richard Pike, who led the RSC for five years and saw membership rise to record levels, has died at the age of 61
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Report concludes BBC science is good but has weaknesses
The BBC Trust's review of the corporation's science reporting finds that marginal opinions get too much airtime
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Transparent lithium ion batteries bring solar cell windows closer
Materials scientists have made transparent batteries by making electrodes so fine they are invisible to the naked eye
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Dow and Aramco launch $20bn chemical project
The companies have approved a massive integrated chemical complex to be built in Jubail, Saudi Arabia
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DNA toxic gas detector
Four sensing molecules that replace base pairs on a DNA backbone can be used to differentiate between a mixture of toxic gases
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Glucose meter adapted to detect a range of targets
DNA's ability to recognise multiple targets has been exploited to turn personal glucose meters into a universal sensor
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Self-assembling DNA structures carve out a niche
DNA has been used to pattern silicon dioxide in an advance that could help manufacture computer chips
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Cracking diamonds reveals continental origins
Impurities in diamonds have given researchers a clue to when tectonic activity began on ancient Earth
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Chemists create a molecular ship in a bottle
A polyhedral molecular cage held together by dozens of hydrogen bonds may lead to new framework materials
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Sequencing chip decodes DNA proton by proton
pH-sensing silicon chips could make the $1000 genome a reality in just two years
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Small wires swim through serum for drug delivery
Nanowires that can be moved by a magnetic field could be used to deliver drugs in the body
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Cell control to change cell function
Cell functions can be controlled by inserting specific proteins into cells that respond to external cues
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REF looks to help academics who took a career break
New measures will encourage universities to submit researchers with diverse careers to the REF