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Reversing attraction shrinks car batteries
Using repulsive van der Waals forces could enable US scientists to halve the size of lithium-ion batteries
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Efficient solar cells from silicon wires
Arrays of silicon wires can harvest light for solar cells much more efficiently than conventional silicon wafers, US researchers show
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Belief in climate change plunges
Recent polls suggest the public in the UK and US are becoming increasingly sceptical about climate change
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Science advice rules could do more harm than good
UK scientists raise concerns over changes to principles governing the independence of science advice in government
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Ferroelectrics without the twist
Hopping hydrogens set the stage for a new generation of organic molecular ferroelectrics
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Inching towards the island of stability
Researchers successfully trap and weigh atoms of an exotic short-lived element, throwing light on the stability of 'superheavy' nuclei
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Air Products to swallow Airgas
Air Products has launched a $7 billion takeover bid for rival gas supplier Airgas to gain access to the US bottled gas market
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Cancer risk from 'third-hand smoke'
Nicotine residues on indoor surfaces can react with ambient gases to generate cancer-causing compounds, researchers in the US have found
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To catch a cheating athlete
Chemists will be behind the scenes at the Vancouver Winter Olympics this month, working hard to catch athletes boosting their performance by illicit means
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Closure on a knotty problem
Researchers use ring-closing metathesis to tie off loose ends of an open-knot complex to form a molecular trefoil knot
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Emission reduction pledges pour in
Dozens of countries meet deadline to submit emission reduction targets in line with the Copenhagen Accord signed during UN climate summit
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Freezing supercooled water puzzles scientists
The freezing point of supercooled water varies depending on whether it is sitting on a positively or negatively charged surface
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More cuts pharma R&D budgets
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Pfizer are both following AstraZeneca's lead in cutting their research and development budgets.
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How spider silk soaks up water
What causes water to collect on spider webs on dewy mornings? New research probes the structure of spider silk to find out
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New 'hook' for reversibly binding molecules to proteins
UK researchers find a simple new way of attaching molecules to proteins that can later be reversed
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DNA origami goes large
US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using DNA 'tiles' to pin them in place
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University funding slashed
University teaching bears the brunt of cuts to higher education funding while science is afforded a degree of protection, according to latest Hefce figures
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Russian science losing its edge
New report shows research in Russia, once considered a scientific powerhouse, is now lagging behind
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Science shines in Obama's budget proposal
Despite President Obama's plan to freeze domestic spending, science agencies would get a boost under new budget proposals
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Ketene comes in from the cold
Chemists show how a long-neglected but potentially versatile functional group can be incorporated into a range of polymer systems