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UCLA fined for safety lapses following fatal lab accident
Regulators find deficiencies in university's safety procedures, training and recordkeeping
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EPSRC turnaround on blacklisting policy
The EPSRC today announced changes to its controversial blacklisting policy for persistently unsuccessful grant applicants
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Keeping MOF pores open wide
Chemists have found a way to prevent metal-organic frameworks from 'clogging up' during synthesis
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Sustainable research creeps closer
New regulations mean labs will have to become greener - but the benefits could be financial as well as environmental
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Don't FRET over broken polymers
Protein-based nanosensors use fluorescence to show damage in polymer materials
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Hydrogen fuel tank gets cooler and cleaner
Researchers solve problems to improve performance of ammonia borane as a hydrogen storage material
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Efficient solar cells could work in tandem
An efficient new dye-based solar energy system could built into a doubly-active solar cell
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Organic compound comes to the aid of thirsty plants
A synthetic mimic of a plant hormone assists scientists looking to help plants survive droughts
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German spud go-ahead inflames GM row
German approval of GM potato Amflora just weeks after banning a GM maize crop sparks accusations the ban was politically motivated
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NewsLong live lipid membranes
The lifetime of lipid membranes has been extended from mere hours to three weeks thanks to work by US scientists
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Obama issues scientific call to arms
President's scheme has US spending over 3 per cent of GDP on R&D in bid to maintain its position in science and technology
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Huge pores in zeolite molecular sieve
Researchers have synthesised a new zeolite-based crystalline molecular sieve that is chiral and almost mesoporous
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Methyl halides from biomass waste
Man-made genes help yeast turn agricultural waste biomass into methyl halides
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NewsWorld's first 'naked' uranium-transition metal bond formed
The first unsupported uranium-rhenium bonds have been created by UK scientists
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Metal ions give rise to threaded molecules
Researchers use metal ions to guide synthesis of 'double-threaded' [3]rotaxane
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New catalyst means cheap hydrogen from power stations
New catalyst could be used to convert methane to hydrogen during power generation
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Business
Business roundup: May 2009
Sanofi splashes the cash in Latin America Sanofi aims to be South America’s number one Sanofi-Aventis has gone on a South American shopping spree, buying two generics companies within the space of a week - and in the process has become Latin America’s leading generics manufacturer. On ...