All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 22
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EU bans endocrine disruptor from textile imports
Activists celebrate ban on imported clothing containing nonylphenol ethoxylates after long campaign against them
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FeatureMade to measure
Emma Stoye investigates how instruments for space exploration are built and how the technology brings benefits down to Earth
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ResearchConfirmation of buckyballs in the Milky Way
Gas-phase spectra clears up decades old mystery of unidentified absorption bands in our galaxy
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Science Europe proposes ‘diamond engagement’ open access plan
Call for data repository policies to be harmonised and promoted across Europe
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Committee will pick Europe’s new scientific advisers
Three experts in science and EU policy will help choose the European commission’s panel of seven scientific advisors
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Research
Magnetism measured for superconducting hydrogen sulfide
New work backs up previous observations of superior hydrogen sulfide superconductor
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ResearchGraphene oxide 'teabags' make a mercury-free brew
Porous carbon structure can remove 96% of mercury from water in a day
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ResearchRaman identifies South American sculpture pigments
Sculptures made by 17th century missionaries in Paraguay have been investigated using Raman spectroscopy
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FeatureGraphene beyond the hype
For the past 10 years, graphene has popped up in many headlines. Emma Stoye looks at whether current progress matches up to the promises
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Crowdsourcing compounds to tackle antibiotic resistance
A global screening project is searching for new antibiotics by asking chemists to send in novel compounds
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NewsSecurity experts warn chemical plants are vulnerable to cyber-attacks
Action is needed to protect chemical plants and other infrastructure from hackers
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NewsUK launches universal ban on legal highs
The government will make it illegal to sell any psychoactive substance in a bid to crack down on designer drugs
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NewsTory election victory heralds new science minister for UK
David Cameron’s cabinet reshuffle ushers in new faces for research and universities posts
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Science academies flag research priorities ahead of G7 summit
G7 leaders urged to discuss action on antibiotic resistance, neglected tropical diseases and the world’s oceans
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NewsUK ordered to clean up NO2 pollution immediately
Government must come up with a new plan to tackle illegal pollution by the end of the year
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NewsWieland’s chemistry Nobel to be sold at auction
1927 prize is the first chemistry Nobel to go under the hammer
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Business
Generics giant Mylan offers $30 billion for Perrigo
Mylan makes ambitious takeover offer just weeks after Abbott aquisition closes
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Business
BMS invests in gene therapy
Bristol-Myers Squibb makes $100 million deal with biotech uniQure
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Business
Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China
Twelve injured by explosion and fire caused by a leaking xylene tank at chemical plant