All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 25
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ResearchGermanium enters 2D scene
Meet germanene, the latest addition to the family of elements that have a two-dimensional allotrope
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Business
Pharma sales ‘will reach $1 trillion’ in 2014
Report predicts continued growth as sales reach an all-time high
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Business
Cipla targets asthma market with Advair copy
Indian pharma company Cipla has launched a generic version of GSK’s best selling drug
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ResearchCPU heat powers PCR disease detection
Computer and mobile phone combo detects Chagas disease in blood and could drive down diagnosis costs
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Business
Servier to appear in adverts over lack of transparency
Adverts in the medical press will name French pharma firm for failing to comply with disclosure rules
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De-gassing gas masks with hydrogen peroxide
A safer way to clean chemical weapons from contaminated equipment
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ResearchIron Age chemists ate like kings
Ancient copper was extracted by experts, not armies of slaves
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ResearchCatching criminals' coffee adulteration
A test can detect unwelcome extra ingredients in coffee by analysing the drink’s sugar fingerprint
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ResearchSwellable polymer sponges up CO2
‘Knitted benzene’ polymer network outperforms commercial carbon dioxide sorbents under harsh conditions
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NewsUK plans stricter controls on poisons and explosives
The government will use licenses to track the sale of hazardous substances
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Third of Portuguese chemistry labs at risk of closure
Poor ratings in research assessments leave departments facing a funding crisis
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ResearchMagnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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NewsNGOs call for Europe's chief scientific adviser post to be scrapped
Environmental groups say policy advice should come from several different sources
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NewsFormer Royal Society of Chemistry president Lord Lewis dies
Jack Lewis, inorganic chemist and member of the House of Lords, has died aged 86
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NewsScience minister replaced in UK cabinet reshuffle
Greg Clark replaces David Willetts as minister for science and universities
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NewsPublic–private research partnerships to tackle Europe's big problems
EU to pump billions into projects that hope to deliver new medicines, better fuel cells and sustainable aviation
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ResearchModels contend iodine double bonds
Theoretical studies replace double bonds with dative in hypervalent iodine compounds
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French science needs flexibility to compete on the global stage
More money needs to be diverted to smaller research groups, while government support for industry research should be simplified
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UK backs £52m science industry training fund
Government and employers will jointly fund vocational training