News – Page 94
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ResearchSimple gold salt test for whisky maturity could be round the corner
Formation of gold nanoparticles could track ageing process of whisky and signal when the spirit is ready for bottling
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ResearchSingle-molecule magnetic memory is the first to work at room temperature
Anionic iron complex breaks the rules of magnetic molecules and opens up opportunities to miniaturise data storage
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ResearchThree-centre two-positron bond predicted
Findings expand group of molecules that combine matter and antimatter
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ResearchAI discovers the best general conditions yet for cross couplings, doubling yields
Algorithm works with robotic experimenter on tricky Suzuki–Miyaura reactions
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NewsAlarm sounded after chemists discover new analogue of ketamine in Australia
Long-term health effects of novel psychoactive substance are unknown
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ResearchGut bacterium found to destroy nicotine offers liver health benefits for smokers
Discovery might lead to therapy for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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NewsResearchers in Brazil welcome Lula’s return to power
After four years of Bolsonaro, researchers and academics across the country are optimistic that things will now improve
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NewsRoyal Society of Chemistry will make all its journals open access
All RSC journals will be free to read within five years
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BusinessUK firms face critical lab space shortage
Growing chemistry companies hit a wall when it comes to expanding their labs
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ResearchBond switching stops hard ceramic from cracking under stress
Deformable silicon nitride absorbs compression stress through gradual phase change
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ResearchMystery of speedy proton hopping in water unravelled
X-ray spectroscopy helps scientists understand how protons move in water
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ResearchPorphyrins can be turned into customisable molecular nanomagnets
Atomic manipulation creates materials for information storage and quantum computing
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NewsThere’s a lot at stake for research in Brazil’s imminent presidential election
Brazilian universities lack money for labs and maintenance, and fear things will only get Bolsonaro is re-elected
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NewsGeorge Freeman returns to government as science minister
UK currently has two science ministers
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BusinessEuropean chemicals industry struggling to compete as costs surge
BASF plans major cost cuts as energy crisis saps profits
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ResearchDiverse pharmaceutical building blocks prepared with evolved enzymes
Computation guides enzyme evolution to produce high-value drug compounds
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ResearchChemical Turing machine reads molecular tape
Crown ether ratchet reads out molecular strand’s chirality
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ResearchNMR spectroscopy used to guide evolution of better enzymes
Identifying mutagenic ‘hotspots’ could speed development of new proteins
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ResearchMachine learning navigates vast materials space to discover new high-performance alloys
Neural net suggested unusual element combination to create better Invar alloys
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NewsWorrisome trend for EU chemical monitoring
Percentage of chemicals non-compliant with Reach in products of ‘unknown’ origin quadrupled between 2019 and 2021