News – Page 613
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Green chemistry aids bone repair
Biodegradable scaffold made with supercritical solvents mends broken bones in mice
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Snapshots reveal bone mineral's strength secret
Unravelling how calcium carbonate crystals grow could help build better implants
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Genetic code read directly from RNA
Sequencing DNA could become as simple as 'reading a barcode at the supermarket'
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RNAi scores victory against Crohn's disease in mice
Production of a key protein involved in inflammatory bowel disease switched off
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A DNA crane for molecular building sites
A DNA strand attached to the tip of an atomic force microscope can build nanoscale structures
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Piezoelectric compound performs under pressure
Lead titanate, a man-made ceramic, generates surprisingly big currents when compressed
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DNA helps nanoparticles crystallise
Two new techniques use DNA to build crystals of nanoparticles more easily
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Calming heat-stressed crops
A spray to protect crop yields in drought- and heat-stressed plants may be available in two years
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Tiny magnets to repel drug counterfeiters
Drug supplier buys nanoscale magnetic fingerprinting technology to counter fakes
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Threat to future of European synchrotron
Doubt over German and UK funding for the upgrade of ESRF
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Graphene sheets with less flap
Chemical trickery allows separation by electrostatic repulsion alone
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Business roundup: February 2008
Chemical blasts A spate of accidents in chemical plants around the world in the last two months - including in the US and Japan - has caused the deaths of 20 plant employees, and left dozens more injured. On 19 December a blast and fire in the US ...
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First sales for 'world's cheapest solar cells'
They're flexible, they're affordable, and they could usher in a solar power revolution
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Catalysis probed with MRI
A new technique can see gas reactions as they happen inside microreactors
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EU extends emissions trading scheme to petrochemicals
Ambitious energy plan to meet greenhouse gas targets