All articles by Nina Notman – Page 7
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FeatureClothing gets smart
The clothing of the future may be able to do much more than preserve one’s dignity. Nina Notman reports on what you can expect from the 21st century t-shirt
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CareersWrite all about it
Chemists with a nose for news and a flair for writing may enjoy life as a science writer, reports Nina Notman
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Research
Tweaked weighing scales help map the island of stability
Direct weighing of lawrencium points the way to finding elusive stable superheavy elements
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Research
Tracking chemical changes in the brain
The release of neurochemicals during deep brain stimulation has been tracked using electrochemistry
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CareersOn your marks, get set, go
Damian Bailey runs Nina Notman through the highs and lows of his career as an academic studying oxygen transport in the body
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FeatureDestroying war’s chemical legacy
The final deadline set by the Chemical Weapons Convention for destroying stockpiles of chemical agents has now passed. Nina Notman reports on progress worldwide
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Business
More testing needed for ridaforolimus
Marketing approval for anti-cancer drug ridaforolimus has been held up in the US
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Business
Three pronged approach puts brakes on US breast cancer
US approval for anti-HER2 therapy Perjeta (pertuzumab) against breast cancer
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Business
Pfizer to spin off animal health business
New company Zoetis should start independent trading by July 2013
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PodcastFolic acid
Concerns about folic acid deficiencies, especially in pregnant women, have led to fortification of some grains, flours and bread, but this varies from country to country
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BusinessMapping the reactivity of single nanocatalysts
The catalytic behaviour of gold nanorods varies across their surface in unexpected ways
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NewsObserving charge distribution in molecules
Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time
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News
Observing charge distribution in molecules
Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time
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News
Mapping the reactivity of single nanocatalysts
The catalytic behaviour of gold nanorods varies across their surface in unexpected ways
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News
Chemical bonding between tectonic plates
A better understanding of covalent interactions between rocks and plates might help with predicting earthquakes, a US group says
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Feature
Artificial blood
Synthetic alternatives to donor blood have been stuck in development for decades. Nina Notman reports on recent promising progress
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News
AstraZeneca's workforce slashed again
Research and development takes a hit as AstraZeneca announces plans to slash another 8,000 jobs worldwide