All articles by Emma Stoye – Page 28
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Cell-powered robots swim like sperm
Researchers have made a living-synthetic hybrid robot that swims by wagging its tail
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'Smart boxes' for greener, cheaper shipping
Lightweight shipping containers equipped with sensors could cut emissions and keep cargo safe
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Raman reveals Renoir’s true colours
Portrait gets a digital makeover to restore faded red pigments
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UK science to get long-term investment plan
Government responds to Lords’ warnings on infrastructure
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NewsDan Shechtman starts presidential campaign
Nobel laureate Shechtman seeks Knesset support to run for president of Israel
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ResearchCrystal ribbons grow on a curve
Two-dimensional crystals grow easily on flat surfaces, but make strange patterns under elastic stress
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Artificial membrane harvests light like a cell
Researchers have made a proton pump using shape-shifting spiropyrans
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NewsUnesco launches International Year of Crystallography
The worldwide celebration kicked off with a two-day opening ceremony in Paris
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NewsBroke RI rejected Royal Society merger
Royal Institution refused merger despite continuing cash shortage
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Ammonia freezes up under pressure
Discovery of ionic ammonia ice backs up theoretical predictions
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NewsIconic carbon dioxide programme imperilled by funding shortfall
Scientists warn some monitoring could end in a matter of months and have appealed to the public for funds
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Warning over graphene investment scams
UK regulator says scammers are selling fake investments in graphene
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NewsYear-long celebration to raise crystallography’s profile
International Year of Crystallography plans hands on demonstrations and exhibitions to highlight the importance of the discipline
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NewsChemistry Nobel winner John Cornforth dies
Pioneer of the study of enzyme stereochemistry passes away at 96
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ResearchNoble gas molecules detected in space
Herschel observatory spots argon hydride ions in crab nebula
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2013
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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NewsLack of planning has hamstrung the UK's science base
Lords’ committee warns failure to act will see the country’s competitiveness on the global stage dwindle
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Magnetic replicas capture pollen’s sticking power
Sticky pollen grains converted to magnetic microparticles by coating them with layers of iron oxide
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NewsNasa probe sets off for Mars
Suite of instruments will investigate why the red planet’s atmosphere vanished, leaving it a drier, colder place
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Copper signals warn bacteria of antibiotic assault
Finding will help scientists formulate new strategies to tackle resistance