All articles by Jamie Durrani – Page 3
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ResearchAlloys made direct from metal oxides offer more sustainable route to advanced materials
New approach to metallurgy is less energy intensive with a smaller carbon footprint
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NewsExplainer: what is ricin?
The poison found in castor beans so deadly a single molecule can kill a cell
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NewsRoyal Society releases hundreds of historic peer-review reports to the public
Archive includes Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of an early Crick and Watson paper on the structure of DNA
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ResearchSupramolecular crystals show promise for hydrogen storage
Porous catenated network is light weight and stores high volumes of hydrogen
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OpinionScience can make doping tests more trustworthy
Contamination cases at the Olympics and beyond highlight the need for minimum reporting thresholds for drug testing in sport
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BusinessElectrification of process heat stands to slash industry’s emissions
Technologies available now can decarbonise most heat demand, but cost and infrastructure barriers still exist
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NewsWorld’s largest sodium–ion battery goes live
Energy storage project in China’s Hubei province can meet daily electricity needs of 12,000 households
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NewsPatrick Vallance joins UK science department as Keir Starmer appoints first cabinet
Former chief scientific adviser a surprise appointment following Labour’s general election win
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ResearchAll-metal aromatic ring isolated for the first time
Bismuth species raises questions about the nature of aromaticity in molecules composed of heavier elements
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FeatureThe proteins that drive drug addiction
Jamie Durrani speaks to researchers exploring how epigenetic changes in the brain affect drug-seeking behaviours
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NewsSpringer Nature staff squeezed by cost of living crisis go on strike over pay
Over 200 editors, journalists and production staff are taking industrial action over the next six weeks
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ResearchOxygen-free conditions are key to high-quality graphene
Chemical vapour deposition in an oxygen-free environment allows fast, reproducible graphene production and minimises defects
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NewsGraduate visa route stays, as UK government proposes ‘crackdown’ on abuses and migration
Academics call for stability and highlight benefits of recruiting top international talent
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NewsDavy notebook project paints complicated picture of influential chemist
Humphry Davy was a prolific scientist, but could also be petty, selfish and prejudiced
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NewsBiomass, plastic waste and carbon dioxide feedstocks key to cutting chemical industry’s emissions
Royal Society report warns that without intervention defossilisation of the chemicals sector will take many decades
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OpinionCatherine Ngila: ‘I am very passionate about empowering my students’
The environmental chemist on adapting to different cultures and empowering others
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ResearchMonitoring PFAS pollutants in king penguins
New insight into how organohalogen pollutants affect seabirds
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NewsERC grants reopen to Swiss applicants, as talks begin on associating to Horizon Europe once more
Negotiations to strengthen ties between the EU and Switzerland offer hope for Swiss researchers
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NewsChemistry organisations call for clarity over government’s long-delayed chemicals strategy
Royal Society of Chemistry among bodies asking after government policy promised six years ago
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ResearchPorphyrin ribbons transport charge with no resistance
Molecules could form the basis of ‘perfectly transmissive’ molecular wires