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OLETs have bright future in electronic lasers
Italian scientists develop organic light-emitting transistors that are more efficient than organic light-emitting diodes
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EU research faces radical overhaul
Radical changes to EU research funding policies as European Commission responds to calls to cut red tape
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Catalyst challenges microbes' supremacy
A zeolite that converts sugars into lactate esters could overcome problems of bacterial fermentation
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Australian emissions trading scheme on hold
Emissions trading scheme will be delayed until the end of 2012 at the earliest
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Key helium isotope supply crisis
A severe and growing global shortage of helium-3 is threatening scientific research and nuclear security
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Frosty asteroid surprises astronomers
Ice on 24 Themis points to asteroids as a possible source of some of Earth's water
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Producing hydrogen from sea water
A cheap, new catalyst that generates hydrogen from sea water has been developed that displays high catalytic activity and stability
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Publishing pressure eroding research integrity
Research suggests the pressure for academics to publish research could be affecting objectivity
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Science advice rules made to be broken?
Rules for treatment of scientific advice in UK government unsatisfactory
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Business roundup: May 2010
Comparative effectiveness With the US coming to terms with the biggest changes to its healthcare system in 60 years, a measure hidden deep within the 2400-page law has come to light - that of comparative effectiveness. The measure will create an institute funded by around $500 million (£335 million) a ...
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Massive payout for 'toxic sofa' victims
£20 million in payouts to people injured by dimethyl fumarate in leather sofas made in China
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All clear for e-paper
A new nano-structured approach to creating electronic paper devices could produce clearer images
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New strategy yields best ever catalyst for ammonia decomposition
Computational studies using quantum calculations could provide a framework for identifying the best catalysts
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Fresh hep C hope
A new treatment for hepatitis C could be around the corner as a novel compound is proving to be a potent inhibitor of the virus
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Methane oxidising enzyme mystery solved
US scientists crack a long-standing mystery surrounding an enzyme which oxidises methane to methanol
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Bioethanol from waste
Hamish Curran, chief executive of TMO Renewables, on how happy bugs turn waste into ethanol