News – Page 594
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Cracking wood gently
Ionic liquids and solid catalysts combine to hydrolyse cellulose without aggressive acids
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US banking failures dent chemical industry optimism
Turmoil in the banking and insurance sector has dealt a blow to the US chemical industry's hopes of a swift end to the credit crunch
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AkzoNobel to cut 3500 jobs
ICI's new owner aims to save a further 100 million euros by cutting costs
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Cheap catalyst turns cellulose to antifreeze
High pressure chemistry converts biomass to ethylene glycol without precious-metal catalysts
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Business roundup: October 2008
BASF to buy Ciba Struggling Swiss speciality chemicals group Ciba has agreed to a SF6.1 billion (£3 billion) takeover deal by Germany’s BASF. Source: © AP PHOTOS Jurgen Hambrecht of BASF and Armin Meyer of Ciba On 15 September BASF announced its offer to buy Ciba shares ...
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Beyond the blood-brain barrier
A treatment for Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia is little use if it can't reach its target in the brain
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Graphene racks up the charge
Atomically-thin sheets of carbon could improve the performance of ultracapacitors
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EPA's draft perchlorate policy under scrutiny
Leaked report reveals agency doesn't plan to limit levels in drinking water
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ACS open access agreement
Chemistry publisher tweaks policy for depositing articles into open access repositories
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Copper future for solar cells
Dye-sensitised solar cells could use complexes based on copper, not ruthenium
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Dismissed EPA toxicologist denies bias
Rice clashes with industry over PBDE safety at Congressional hearing
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Nanoparticles hide behind protein cloak
The protein coat nanoparticles pick up in human blood could affect their toxicity as well as their medical potential