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New cream blocks nickel allergy
Nanoparticles trap nickel on skin's surface before it can irritate
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'Green' products don't live up to label claims
Products claiming to be 'plant-based' or 'naturally sourced' hide surprising amounts of petrochemical ingredients
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Nanoparticles help reveal hidden fingerprints
A new forensic technique that uses gold nanoparticles looks promising for old prints
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Slip-slop-slap...scent?
New sunscreen that slowly releases a fragrance or even drugs into the skin
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From coffee shop to biodiesel source in one step
Researchers aim to put 20 million tons of spent coffee grounds in Portugal to good use
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DNA detection for rapid HIV diagnosis
A device that automates sample preparation and detection for HIV can give a result within an hour
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Electrifying polymers
Using electricity instead of reducing agents to control ATRP eliminates impurities
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Water result for Li battery technology
Using an aqueous cathode increases capacity and avoids wear during charging cycles, researchers say
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Cheap and efficient artificial leaf debuted
MIT researchers say they can make artificial leaves for less than $50 each
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Amino acid synthesis hints at how the genetic code expanded
The biosynthetic pathway for pyrrolysine suggests how new amino acids were added to the pool of protein building blocks
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Business roundup: April 2011
Pharmaceutical Forest pays $1.2bn for Clinical Data US pharma company Forest Laboratories has agreed to buy Clinical Data for $30 (£19) per share in cash, equivalent to $1.2 billion, plus $6 per share payable if Viibryd (vilazodone) reaches commercial milestones. Forest intends to use existing cash to finance the deal. ...
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A single scale tells more than a whole wing
Photonic crystal structures based on butterfly wing scales
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Precursor boost for uranium chemistry
A straightforward new way to make uranium halides opens the door to a lot more uranium chemistry say US researchers
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Nanotubes make 'exceptional' strain sensor
New strain sensor from Japan uses carbon nanotube network that separates and folds back together in the same way each time.
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New synthesis for chiral anticancer compound
The promising anticancer compound nutlin-3 will be more widely available thanks to a straightforward new synthesis
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Flights from Japan trip radiation detectors at US airports
Two American Airlines planes show low-level radiation, but experts say overly sensitive radiation detectors are the cause
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Mild S&T budget growth in China
The momentum for growth of China's science and technology budget has slowed this year, according to the New Year's fiscal plans
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Antibacterial clays kill with iron
Clays that can heal flesh-eating diseases generate deadly radicals inside bacterial cells
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Battery turns entropy into electricity
Renewable power technology boosted by extraction of marine entropy