All Government articles – Page 6
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News
Introducing AIChemy: the UK’s new artificial intelligence hub for chemistry
University of Liverpool and Imperial College London are leading a £12mn UK-wide consortium that aims to develop AI for chemistry
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Business
US industry leaders repeat calls to reinstate security programme
Six month gap in vetting people with access to high-risk chemicals means potential threats may have been missed
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News
New Zealand set to be first country to ban PFAS in cosmetic products
Environment agency says it is taking a ’precautionary approach’ to PFAS in nail polish, shaving cream, foundation, lipstick and mascara
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Business
EU renewal of glyphosate approval formally challenged
Environmental coalition says independent data was not considered in decision
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News
Trihalomethane levels in Irish drinking water too high, European court rules
Long-term exposure could pose risks to human health and the environment
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Business
Red Sea shipping attacks are impacting the chemical industry
Route diversions around Africa mean longer transport times and higher prices
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Business
Nuclear power expansion plans highlight fuel bottlenecks
Western governments look to overcome Russian dominance of key uranium processing steps
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News
Whistleblowing microbiologist wins unfair dismissal case against USGS
Federal service court agrees Evi Emmenegger faced unjust reprisals from government agency for reporting biosafety, animal welfare lab breaches
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Business
UK plans carbon emission tariffs on imports
Government is consulting on plans to prevent ‘carbon leakage’, as well as extending emissions trading scheme to 2050
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News
Science committee calls for national lab being sold on Rightmove to get new lease of life
MPs have novel recommendation to tackle lack of investment and manufacturing capacity for promising antibacterial weapon bacteriophages
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News
The story of how the most successful US–Russia scientific collaboration collapsed
Five jointly discovered superheavy elements completed the eighth row of the periodic but then Russian revanchism reared its head
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Business
Deadly liquid nitrogen leak at US poultry plant deemed preventable
Incident that killed six workers resulted from multiple equipment and process failures
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Business
Illumina to give up Grail as competition appeals fail
Sequencing giant will sell off its former spin-out in accordance with regulator orders
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Business
Chemicals roundup 2023
Chemical companies entered cost-cutting mode in a year dominated by overcapacity and slow demand
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News
The impact of war on Ukraine’s research sector
Almost a fifth of the country’s scientists have left since Russia’s invasion
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Opinion
Compounding problems
Regulating the line between a vital service and grey-market profiteering is a mess
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News
Negotiations on Switzerland rejoining Horizon Europe to begin
Talks come after 18 months of diplomacy over the future of Switzerland’s relationship with the EU
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Opinion
UK researchers need to know academic freedom is safe from political interference
The UK science secretary’s recent statements are causing alarm in the research community
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News
Argentina’s new populist president has the country’s scientists worried
Researchers seek dialogue with new leader who plans to eliminate the nation’s science ministry and possibly its research council