News – Page 496
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Titanate cigarette filter
A nanomaterial in cigarette filters could reduce the amount of harmful materials inhaled by smokers
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New method for aromatic coupling
The Friedel-Crafts reaction can now be used to couple two aromatic sites using clever silane chemistry
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Carbon nanotubes in large panel displays
A new organic light-emitting transistor could make much larger flat screen televisions feasible
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Polymer collapses in a flash
Researchers have engineered a polymer that folds up like a protein when exposed to UV light
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Hardy MOFs endure extreme conditions
New MOF catalysts can withstand boiling in acids and alkalis and temperatures of 510 degrees Celsius
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Note book: June 2011
Scientists to market The European Research Council, the EU funding programme for cutting edge research, is to offer scientists that it already funds, the chance to apply for a grant of €150,000 (£132,300) to help them develop their ideas for the marketplace. If successful in their applications, the ...
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Business
Business roundup: May 2011
Pharmaceutical US approval for AZ thyroid cancer drug The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved orphan drug vandetanib for the treatment of thyroid cancer. The drug candidate is owned by pharma major AstraZeneca. The approval refers to medullary thyroid cancer that cannot be removed by surgery or ...
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Drug cocktails greater than the sum of their parts
A systematic survey of cocktails of antibiotics and other drugs has thrown up some killer combinations to manage resistance
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Multiple emulsion droplet design
A multiple emulsion system could be used to encapsulate incompatible drug ingredients and to design multi-compartment materials
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NewsPnicogens link up as new bond is discovered
A new intramolecular bond has been discovered between group 15 compounds that is as strong as hydrogen bonds
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Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst
A nickel-based catalyst has been created that can depolymerise lignin, opening the way to green chemicals from biomass
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RNA analysis raises hopes of early cancer diagnosis
An improved method of detecting colorectal cancer has been developed, offering hopes for early and non-invasive detection
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CO2 aids oxidation reactions
Adding carbon dioxide to catalytic oxidation reactions leads to high conversions at low pressures
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Insecticide studies provide clues to bees' disappearance
Chromatographic techniques probe involvement of neonicotinoid insecticides in decline of bees
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Putting the cement industry in the calcium loop
Capturing carbon from power station emissions could usefully be tied in with cement manufacture, researchers show
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New clotting drug antidote could cut surgery risk
Researchers have developed a possible alternative to protamine, the only clinical drug that can counteract anticoagulants
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Clenbuterol scandal highlights the need for better testing
China's food regulations are to be overhauled following the exposure of the illegal use of clenbuterol to accelerate livestock growth
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Cell factories package drugs for delivery
Drugs and other molecules can be encapsulated in cell membranes to form particles that evade the body's defences