Business news – Page 31
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BusinessHexagonFab cracks nanomanufacturing for pocket diagnostics
HexagonFab’s founders say their graphene-based sensors are set to become the lab tests that don’t need a physical lab
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BusinessUS judges slash damages in glyphosate cancer lawsuits
While upholding rulings linking the herbicide to cancer, judges have cut Bayer-Monsanto’s fines from billions to tens of millions of dollars
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ResearchSinking wastewater from oilfields could be causing stronger earthquakes
Effects can continue for over a decade after disposal ends
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ArticleMultidisciplinary science kick starts innovation
Nanoform scientists discuss how their diverse personalities and scientific backgrounds foster innovation, helping them tackle problems from different angles, and design better processes
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BusinessCurbing industry’s carbon emissions
Replacing fossil-fuelled furnaces with renewable electrical heating and cutting carbon from some heavy industries could make a serious dent in climate targets
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OpinionThe silent rise of the robots
Mechanical helpers have been creeping into our labs for decades
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BusinessProfile: Oxford nanoSystems’ heat transfer coatings
Nanospiked coatings drastically increase heat exchangers’ efficiency and can be applied after manufacturing
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CareersMaking matters: the story of PrintCity
How a 3D printing research centre was built from the bottom up
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BusinessBASF to axe 6000 jobs worldwide
5% cut to global staff part of a drastic restructuring to simplify corporate structure
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OpinionGet with the quantum program
Now is the time for industry to engage with the emerging world of quantum computers
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ArticleFree online course: Statistical thinking for industrial problem solving
Using a data driven approach to deliver solutions
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BusinessAbbVie to acquire Allergan in multibillion-dollar merger
Takeover deal will create world’s fifth-largest pharma company
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OpinionIs this a golden age of new drug classes?
A host of new treatment modes are hitting the clinic and the market
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BusinessIndustry adopts quantum computing, qubit by qubit
Companies looking to solve complex chemistry problems are among early adopters of quantum technology
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BusinessChina makes slow progress on safety
Government policy drive continues, as self-regulation also grows
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NewsPatient and research groups condemn draft bill allowing human gene patenting in US
A measure floated by Congress could hinder research and access to gene tests and raise their costs
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BusinessUS finalises guidance on biosimilars
Regulator clarifies requirements for allowing substitution between products
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BusinessIndustry criticises proposed US asbestos ban
Outright ban would compromise chlorine supply and public health, claims trade body
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OpinionIs Bayer regretting its Monsanto takeover?
Large damages in Roundup litigation have got investors questioning the move