All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 26
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ResearchMini Monet made with plasmonic paint
Aluminium nanoparticles used to reproduce iconic Impression, sunrise painting
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UK government announces £400m innovation fund
Businesses will have access to grants through competitions
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FeatureThe art detectives
Spectroscopic techniques allow scientists to look over the shoulders of old masters. Emma Stoye reports
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OpinionWhat did the Romans do for us?
Today’s researchers owe much to the chemists of civilisations past
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China launches nationwide proteome project
Researchers will map the protein profiles of healthy and ailing organs
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ResearchHardest diamond ever made from carbon onions
Engineering synthetic diamonds’ microstructure makes them harder and more heat resistant than their natural counterparts
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Solar energy greener when home grown
Photovoltaic modules manufactured abroad have a higher carbon footprint
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Pre-childbirth solvent exposure raises breast cancer risk
Women working with solvents before having children are more at risk
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Employment situation worsens for US chemistry graduates
American Chemical Society survey shows a rise in unemployment and no change in starting salaries
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UK researchers pledge transparency in animal research
Seventy-two organisations sign Concordat on Openness in Animal Research
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ResearchBacterium survives unnatural DNA transplant
Cell thrives with six nucleotides instead of the normal four and new DNA code could lead to new, unique proteins
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China’s nitrous oxide emissions to triple by 2020
Chemical is biggest threat to the recovery of the ozone layer and a potent greenhouse gas too
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NewsNew Zealand in legal highs U-turn
First phase of new drug policy reversed as government bans designer drugs
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Tomatoes' cry for help turned into chemical weapon to battle insects
Plant signals not only warn other plants of insect attack but can be used to defend against them
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Scientists asked how to spend UK science cash
Public consultation will determine what £7 billion of capital funding will be spent on
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EPSRC announces £83.5m boost for PhD training
Funds will be split between 38 UK universities depending on research grant income
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European parliament backs new rules on legal highs
Proposed regulations would make banning new designer drugs quicker and easier
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Lead piping 'unlikely' to have poisoned Romans
Lead pipes did contaminate water supplies, but not enough to cause severe poisoning
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NewsFormer chief executive of Royal Society of Chemistry dies
John Ruck Keene, whose career at the society spanned more than three decades, has passed away aged 97