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EU to look into chemical mixture exposure
EU Council asks whether current legislation adequately assesses risks from exposure to multiple chemicals from different sources
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Evonik refocuses
German conglomerate Evonik refocuses operations on its chemical business to push its position in the speciality chemicals arena
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EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up
US Environmental Protection Agency proposal to ensure chemical firms have cash to clean up abandoned facilities should they go bankrupt
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Locking molecular motors
Dutch scientists have designed a molecular motor that can be locked using an acid and unlocked using a base
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Antibiotic decay products reverse resistance
Breakdown products of an antibiotic can reverse resistance to the compound, possibly explaining why sensitive and resistant organisms can co-exist
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Hefce takes more hits over impact
Independent report calls for flexibility in new research impact assessment as academics threaten to leave the UK if the measures are introduced
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LED TVs spark trimethylgallium price rise
TVs backlit by LEDs have caused the first price rise for trimethylgallium in industry players' memories
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Chemists slam Science paper
Scientists accuse the journal Science of failings in its peer review system as claims in a recent paper prompt harsh criticism from chemists
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Giant nanowheel mystery solved
The self-assembly of huge molybdenum wheels relies on the spontaneous formation of an temporary internal template
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UK libel laws threaten scientific debate
A libel lawsuit has succeeded in silencing a Danish radiologist who has questioned the safety of a drug
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Enzymes do the twist
The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain
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Business roundup: January 2010
Bayer to reduce cost of chlorine production German chemicals giant Bayer is commercialising a new way of making chlorine that it says uses 30 per cent less energy than current production methods. Better still, the company plans to make it possible to retrofit the technology to existing plants. Around ...
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News in brief: January 2010
Flexible organic flash memory In international team of researchers has made an elusive component of organic electronics - a flash memory transistor that can be incorporated into a thin, flexible plastic sheet. Source: © Science A flexible, flash memory transistor opens the door to new appliances ...
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Red card for REF
Consultation exercise highlights controversy over impact assessment element of the UK's proposed Research Excellence Framework
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Copenhagen: after the circus
A burning disappointment or the best that could have been hoped for?
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Opening the gate for molecular electronics
Proof that tweaking molecular orbital energies regulate can control single molecule transistors