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Magnets turn up the heat on tumours
French researchers have exploited iron oxide structures found in bacteria to kill tumours using a magnetic field
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Commission task force recommends shake up of ERC
Analysis concludes that the European Research Council needs to change its management structure to improve its efficiency
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Magnetic sponge can squeeze itself out
A nanomagnet sponge that contracts in a magnetic field could release drugs to order
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German science receives a 10% boost in funding
Germany's budget proposals includes extra funding to turn the country into a world leader in high-tech fields
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Appetite for salt linked to drug addiction
Genes activated by salt appetite are the same as those regulated by cocaine and heroin
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UK chemistry threatened by funding squeeze
The international competitiveness of UK chemistry may be damaged by funding cuts, department heads warn
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Cyclodextrin dimer makes synthetic polymerase
Chemists have created a synthetic polymerase that can produce long chains of polyesters
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Environment & Energy
Congress' watchdog says 'systemic limitations' and politicisation at the EPA have compromised the safety of drinking water
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Making room for more Zeolite pores
Korean and US scientists develop hierarchical structures for popular catalyst, so bigger molecules can react too
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Natural products synthesised via a single parent molecule
Researchers take a leaf out of nature's book to synthesise a diverse range of natural products from a single precursor
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Nanorobots powered from beneath the skin
A wireless electrical power source for biological nanodevices for use in the human body
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No more oxygen for artificial lung
New lung device uses air instead of oxygen, enabling the device to be portable
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UK average tuition fees to hit £8,393
Universities claim schemes to widen participation are not tackling the problem of underachievement in schools
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Naked mole-rat genome holds clue to beating cancer
Scientists hope to develop drug targets based on rodent's anti-cancer mechanisms
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Manufacturers targeted by India's e-waste laws
India seeks to clean up its act with legislation to tackle mounting levels of electronic waste
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Putting structural transformations under the microscope
Scientists have watched a first order structural transformation at the molecule level
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Japanese universities plot slow recovery
How are the science institutions of Japan faring four months after the earthquake and tsunami?
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Interview Mary Norval
Mary Norval discusses with Anna Simpson how ultraviolet (UV) radiation can suppress immune responses and the consequences of this for our health
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Pi-stacking better without the aromatics?
New computer models challenge convention wisdom about the role of aromatic groups in supramolecular interactions