News – Page 647
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Defra leaves organophosphate study hanging
Mental health effects of sheep dip chemical still uncertain
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Business roundup: November 2006
Chemical security criticised Explosions at a chemical plant near the town of Apex, North Carolina, US, forced more than 17 000 people to evacuate their homes, in early October sparking further criticism that the government has not seriously addressed the issue of chemical plant security. The incident came ...
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Sulfate solution to acrylamide problem
Simple changes in farming methods could reduce levels of acrylamide in wheat-based foods
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Synthetic origami folds like natural enzymes
Large organic molecule mimics biological protein folding
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European PFOS restrictions
EU ministers are collaborating with the European Parliament to secure early restrictions on perfluorooctane sulfonates
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Plutonium hitchhikers take the fast stream
Plutonium travels through groundwater by hitching a ride on tiny colloid particles.
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Volcanoes reveal the secret of the origin of life
The chemical reaction that was life's starting point over four billion years ago
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Oldest pigments found in ancient fossils
Colourful organic molecules have been found in the remains of 350-million-year-old sea creatures
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The smell of filthy lucre
The characteristic metallic smell of coins is actually a type of human body odour
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British scholarship scheme to attract the world's best brains
Alistair Darling announces plans for a Rhodes-style scholarship scheme designed to give Britain a competitive edge.
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A checkerboard of water
From extreme water-attraction to extreme water-repulsion at the flick of a switch
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UK researchers unveil country's most powerful microscope
Teams at Imperial College London prepare to focus on Alzheimers' disease and nanoscience of osteoporosis.
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Great leap forward for MRI imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging could be used to track individual molecules in the body.
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Invisibility cloak is latest amazing 'metamaterial'
Chemists beware - the metamaterialists are making startling progress.