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Immigration cap could spell disaster for UK science
The UK could learn lessons from countries that have a separate immigration rule for scientists and university researchers
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Red mud could prompt chemical rule review
The red mud in Hungary has brought EU rules under scrutiny
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Twist and shine
Flexible sheets of tiny LEDs could be implanted under the skin like glowing tattoos and used in a range of biomedical applications
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France and Spain commit funds to research
France and Spain both opt for modest increases in research spending in their 2011 budgets
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Aerosol theory solidifies
Atmospheric aerosol particles long thought to be liquid can in fact be amorphous solids, prompting a possible rethink of atmospheric and climate models
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EPA criticised for hexavalent chromium move
US EPA is moving too quickly on stricter regulations for hexavalent chromium, says chemical industry group
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Browne Review: Scrap university fees cap
University fees could more than double if recommendations in a long awaited review of higher education fees in England are enforced
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Dispersant use not 'unreasonable', despite lack of data
US government was ill prepared for the use of dispersants following the Deepwater Horizon spill but did not act unreasonably, report finds
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Scientists protest against planned funding cuts
A crowd of 2000 joined a rally outside the UK Treasury on Saturday to protest against cuts to the science budget of up to 25 per cent
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DNA strides into organic synthesis
Programmed DNA walker autonomously controls a sequence of three reactions with record yield
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India calls for ambitious increase in science funding
India must more than double its science funding and overhaul research management in the country, urges high level advisory council
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U-turn on Alzheimer's drugs in the UK
UK body is poised to reverse a 2007 decision preventing NHS patients in the UK receiving a number of acetylcholinesterase drugs for Alzheimer's disease
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Peptide balls prove stiffer than steel
Could Alzheimer's-related material help produce a space elevator?
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Hungarian toxic mud reaches Danube
Caustic red mud from a ruptured chemical reservoir in Hungary has reached the Danube
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Non-stick chewing gum hits market
Chemists tweak traditional chewing gum formulation to create a new gum that is simple to remove and degrades easily
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New light shed on 'photothermal' cell death
Laser-activated metal nanoparticles kill cells without heating, opening the possibility of a precision 'nanoscalpel' for surgery on subcellular structures
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Trio share Nobel for palladium-catalysed cross-coupling
Chemistry Nobel prize goes to pioneering research into palladium-catalysed cross coupling, now ubiquitous in organic synthesis
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NewsUS roadmap for nano development
Nanotechnology report calls for additional emphasis on investment and commercialisation
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Sanofi hostile move for Genzyme
Sanofi-Aventis makes a hostile $18.5 billion takeover bid for US biotech, Genzyme
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Graphene scoops the physics Nobel
Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov are this year's winners for discovering that peeling sticky tape from graphite could produce an amazing new material