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Bacteria turn carbon dioxide into fuel
US researchers engineer bacteria to photosynthetically convert carbon dioxide to useful biofuel
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New methanol fuel standards for China
New methanol fuel standards introduced in China expected to boost methanol use in vehicles, but unlikely to replace gasoline use to any large degree
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Carbonic acid captured
Researchers have caught a rare glimpse of carbonic acid - and it turns out to be much more acidic than the textbooks say
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New drug design looks top Notch against cancer
Cancer targets thought to be unblockable are blocked by 'stapled peptide' drugs
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Structural snapshots of complex molecules
New spectroscopy technique uncovers the sequence of atomic movements occurring during complex chemical transformations
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Three more scientists quit drugs council
Chemist Simon Campbell one of latest to resign from UK drugs council as science minister stresses need to move forward
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Nanotubes to soak up oil spills
Low density 'nanotube aerogel' sponge can selectively absorb 180 times its own weight in oil from water surface
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Biodegradable electronics dissolve after use
Researchers make biodegradable and biocompatible transistor that could be used in medical implants that dissolve over time
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Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite
Researchers make millimetre-sized springs from carbon nanotube-enriched polymers, using UV light to set the shapes in place
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Loss of senior chemist throws further doubt on future of UK drugs council
Former ACMD senior chemist Les King would join new independent drugs committee set up by dismissed scientist David Nutt
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Monitoring asthma with mobile phones
A mobile phone-based sensor can be used in measure nitric oxide in breath, a indicator for airway inflammation
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Boron-based compounds inhibit key HIV enzyme
Structures based on caged polyhedral clusters may lead to new way to treat drug resistant HIV
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Enzyme binds both sides of the mirror
Bacterial enzyme found to bind both enantiomers of a chiral molecule simultaneously
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Playing with 'Russian-doll' fullerenes
Chinese chemists make 'Russian-doll'-style fullerenes, containing three distinct molecules trapped within one another
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Bolivia plans to lead the electric revolution
Bolivia is to go it alone and start mining its lithium reserves - a move that will aid electric car production
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New treatment hope for lupus patients
Positive results from two late stage trials offer hope for sufferers of the autoimmune disease lupus
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Cash lures top achievers away from US science
Science is losing more of the cream of the academic crop to high-paying careers in other sectors
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First tests for pesticide endocrine effects in US
EPA orders chemical manufacturers to screen seven compounds to determine if they are endocrine disruptors
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New way to find drugs' unintended targets
New computational and statistical strategy identifies potential side effects and new targets for pharmaceutical drugs
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Acid solution for nanotube fibres
Carbon nanotubes can be dissolved in chlorosulfonic acid for easy processing