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Further questions over Deepwater Horizon cement mix
Independent investigation into the BP oil spill reinforces concerns over the suitability and stability of cement used in the well
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Smuggling key factor in China's rare earth actions
Illegal smuggling of rare earth materials out of China and rapidly growing domestic demand central in the country's moves to severely restrict exports
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Hybrid electrolyte for better batteries
Hybrid nanoparticle-ionic liquid electrolyte could open the door to safer, more durable batteries with lithium metal anode
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Nanowire fuel cell for biological power
A tiny fuel cell that can generate electricity from biological fluids could act as a power source for miniature sensors in living tissue
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Graphene scoops the physics Nobel prize
This year's Nobel prize for physics has been awarded to Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov
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Business roundup: November 2010
Sanofi gets hostile Sanofi-Aventis has taken its $69-per-share (£44-per-share) bid to the Genzyme shareholders, signalling its intent to acquire the US biotech with or without the support of its board - which has unanimously rejected the offer and advised shareholders to hold fast. The Sanofi offer, which values Genzyme ...
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Single molecule magnets line up
Researchers encourage single molecule magnets to bind to a gold surface in a certain orientation, retaining the magnet's properties
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Pepper plant provides drug hope
Potential treatments for tropical disease have been found in compounds isolated from a plant used by indigenous group in Peru
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Waterproof cotton that can go through the wash
Chemists make superhydrophobic cotton fabric that can survive the laundry
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Playing games with enzymes
A new biological computer consisting of a solution of enzymes shows that assemblies of molecules can be programmed to adapt to a range of stimuli
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Dual purpose dyes offer new imaging options
Researchers develop combination imaging dyes that can be stored indefinitely and activated when warmed to body temperature
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UK carbon capture a one horse race
E.ON pull out of the competition to develop a CCS pilot, leaving ScottishPower the sole contenders
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Dancing facets reveal nanowire kinetics
Scientists snap sapphire columns taking two steps forward, and one step back
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Studies probe key flu protein
Two new papers focus on the structure of a protein that could hold the key to new anti-flu drugs
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Mining soil DNA for molecular decorators
Enzymes buried in the genomes of soil bacteria can be harnessed to modify natural molecules in new ways
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Science spending frozen in spending review
The UK's science budget has been frozen until 2014 and higher education funding will bear the brunt of deep departmental spending cuts
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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