Chemical industry – Page 29
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BusinessSidestepping the efficiency limits of solar power with Cambridge Photon Technology
Optical layer with quantum dots and organic semiconductors could raise power output by up to 20%
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ResearchPost-silicon age dawns as carbon nanotube transistors made in chip factories
Moore’s law could hold true for many years to come with a little help from nanotubes
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NewsUS chemical plants risk disastrous cyberattacks relying on guidance a decade out of date
Cybersecurity guidelines for chemical plants urgently need updating and inspectors need training, report finds
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BusinessDeveloping antiviral mask technology in a pandemic
Surface chemistry strategies play a pivotal role in personal protective equipment that can neutralise the Sars-CoV-2 virus
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BusinessOil price crash ripples through chemicals production
Fuel production slowdown will favour more flexible refiners as demand for petrochemicals is stable or increasing
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BusinessHow Covid-19 is changing drug manufacturing
Catalent is adapting, focusing on employee safety and supply chain security
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BusinessThis little Crispr went to market
Gene editing technology heading towards commercial reality in pharmaceuticals, food and organ transplant
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BusinessStyrene vapour leak in India kills 12
Hundreds of locals hospitalised and evacuated to escape discharge from LG Polymers plant
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OpinionHopes and fears for remdesivir
Available resources for testing coronavirus treatments need to be used wisely
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OpinionDoes the drug work, or not?
Coronavirus trials reveal the murky reality of disentangling compounds’ effects on human biology
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BusinessMicropore Technologies’ model membranes make exact emulsions
Solving scalability issues to control particle size without high-shear mixing
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BusinessTaking responsibility for waste
How well are companies that produce and use plastics living up to their duty?
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BusinessPostEra points its synthesis algorithm at coronavirus
Mapping out drug discovery routes with artificial intelligence
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BusinessMystery surrounds UK claim of Covid-19 test reagent ‘shortage’
Suppliers are stepping up production to meet demand as UK targets mass testing
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OpinionVaccine development against the clock
How long will it take to develop a coronavirus vaccine and why is it so hard?
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BusinessCan existing drugs slow Covid-19?
The fastest route to treatments may be to repurpose existing drugs – if they work
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NewsOrganisations mobilise to fight Covid-19
‘War effort’ seeks to provide hand sanitiser, protective equipment, ventilators and tests
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BusinessGetting ideas across
In a diverse industry like chemicals, we need to make sure we’re open to learning from unexpected angles.