All articles by Katharine Sanderson – Page 6
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Industry braces itself for environmental regulations
Chemicals companies should be penalised if they do not comply with regulations, but rewarded for improvements and voluntary environmental initiatives, said industry spokesman.
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Immediate action needed on transport emissions
Bold policy decisions, not just tough regulations, are needed to reverse environmental damage and address climate change, says chief executive of UK Environment Agency.
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US: Grass roots action on greenhouse gas
The US administration could be forced to follow Kyoto recommendations now that 10 US states have taken their own measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, says US economist.
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Journal moves from RSC to AIP, ends up at BioMed Central
A leading geochemical journal has moved to an open access publisher in an attempt to maintain its impact.
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Chemistry World reporter wins award
Chemistry World science correspondent Katharine Sanderson has been named New business features journalist of the year.
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Biofuel in the kitchen cupboard
Sugar and vegetable oil are all you need to make biodiesel, say researchers in Japan.
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Disagreement over support for open access publishing
Open access publisher BioMed Central has rejected suggestions by UK science minister Lord Sainsbury that open access is losing support.
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IBM and Manchester launch partnership
The University of Manchester and IBM have struck a deal to promote joint research between the two organisations.
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Nanotubes mimic protein channels
Water passes through nanotube nicotine patches faster than predicted and offers new drug delivery prospects, say US scientists.
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Sustainability leads to profitability, industry told
The UK chemical industry has received a barrage of warnings about sustainability from leading members of its community.
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Nanomedicine tops European ethics agenda
The European group on ethics in science and new technologies (EGE) has started its new term, which will run to 2009, by exploring the ethics of nanomedicine.
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A structured approach
Positioning individual bacteria at pre-defined locations in a gel matrix might provide insights into how cells develop and behave, claim researchers in the UK and Sweden.
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Fire destroys optoelectronics research centre
Fire has destroyed Europe's major optoelectronics interdisciplinary research centre at Southampton University, UK.
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Success for Swiss biotech firm
Sales exceeding expectations have prompted Swiss biotech company Actelion to announce third quarter results a week early, and raise its targets for the year.
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Gunpowder, treason and plot
November 2005 saw the 400th anniversary of the gunpowder plot. Each year we celebrate the fact that the plot was foiled but it now seems unlikely that the gunpowder would have ignited, as Katharine Sanderson finds out
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Quantum leap for silicon
Silicon has been given a new lease of life with news of a silicon-based material that converts electronic data into optical data with unprecedented efficiency.
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Protein popsicle holds clues to insect antifreeze
Researchers in Canada have discovered a surprising antifreeze protein used by insects living at sub-zero temperatures.
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Golden promise for green catalyst
Gold nanoparticles can catalyse specific oxidation reactions using air and no solvents
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Drugs on tap as the nights draw in
The concentrations of pharmaceuticals turning up in sewage plants and drinking water increase as the weather gets colder, report researchers in Finland.
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Applications stretch out for insect elastic
Scientists in Australia have synthesised a polymer based on the elastic protein resilin used to keep flies flying, fleas jumping and cicadas singing.