All Chemistry World articles in October 2016
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ResearchMembrane reactor turns methane into aromatics
Catalytic technology could turn untapped hydrocarbons into valuable chemical feedstocks
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BusinessRohm and Haas fined for safety violations
Fines relate to a trimethylaluminium explosion that injured four in January
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ResearchTransition metal material captures inert neon
First interaction between neon and a transition metal could lead to selective gas capture
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NewsReprieve for some Australian climate scientists facing the axe
Number of climate scientists to lose jobs cut from 100 to 40
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BusinessUS government sued over merger crackdown
Business groups challenge Obama’s steps to limit tax inversions
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NewsEuropean regulator to look into tattoo inks
European Chemicals Agency may recommend an EU-wide ban on harmful ink components
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ResearchAmine behind mask hides its reactivity
Chemists mask amines’ unwanted reactivity with carbon dioxide and overcome limitations of amide formation
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NewsHinkley Point investor faces espionage charges
Nuclear firm allegedly obtained US information and expertise without government approval
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ResearchTamed sodium in water comes out of the blue
Controlled conditions prevent alkali metal in water exploding letting researchers film and examine reaction with new eyes
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NewsChemistry preprint server plan generates sparks
The American Chemical Society’s chemistry preprint server scheme has caused concern in some quarters
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ResearchMagnetic fields deliver cancer-killing bacteria to tumour’s heart
Guided microbes packed with drugs can reach the parts of cancers that other drugs just can’t reach
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NewsTreasury throws lifeline to scientists with EU funding
Promises to match European research funding secured before Brexit made by UK government
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ResearchMystery of black blotches on Smithsonian museum cleared up
Discolouration of iconic Washington, DC, building’s red stone is all down to a manganese oxide-rich rock varnish
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ResearchPearl coating built from the ground up
Tough, shiny artificial mother of pearl highlights new approach for biomimetic synthesis
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ResearchNaturally occurring MOFs found in coal mine minerals
Rare minerals overturn conventional wisdom that metal–organic frameworks are only found in the lab
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NewsVenezuelan science under threat
The country is haemorrhaging scientists amid a funding shortfall that is leaving labs without vital supplies
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BusinessEU examines Dow–DuPont union
European commission probes competition implications of the planned mega-merger
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NewsCannabis chemists in high demand
US Drug Enforcement Agency maintains cannabis as a prohibited drug keeping big pharma out of this growing field
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NewsPaper-based test picks out problem pills
A simple analytical tool can spot poor quality pharmaceuticals
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ResearchExplosive intermediates muzzled by crystalline sponge
Ozonide structures determined safely with room to adapt the technique to other unstable compounds