All articles by Richard Van Noorden – Page 3
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UK drug firms to slash research and jobs
Pharma's confidence slumps as UK scraps drug pricing scheme
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Ditching fossil fuels could stretch water resources
Electric vehicles are too thirsty, warn US scientists
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Chemist in the cabinet
John Denham gave up life in the lab for a career in politics, and now runs the British government's department for science. Richard Van Noorden meets him
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Biofuel carbon debt may take centuries to repay
Clearing land to plant biofuels boosts greenhouse gas emissions, two studies have concluded
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Green chemistry aids bone repair
Biodegradable scaffold made with supercritical solvents mends broken bones in mice
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Tiny magnets to repel drug counterfeiters
Drug supplier buys nanoscale magnetic fingerprinting technology to counter fakes
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Flawed policies encourage damaging biofuels, says Royal Society
UK science academy calls for regulation rethink to counter biofuels that raise greenhouse gas emissions
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Q and A: Mercury in energy-saving light bulbs
Old safety fears resurface as filament bulbs phased out
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Getting petrol back from carbon dioxide
New chemical reactor to make liquid fuels by splitting greenhouse gas with sunshine
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Better bugs for brewing butanol
Microbes re-engineered to produce high yields of potential biofuel
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Off-the-peg organic synthesis goes commercial
Bifunctional haloboronates clip together quickly and easily
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Acrylamide cancer link confirmed
New study finds first evidence for increased risk of cancer in women
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Polymers tackle implant concerns
Haemocompatible and shape-memory polymers the future of stents
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Polymer chemistry tackles implant concerns
Haemocompatible and shape-memory polymers the future of stents
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Surfing Web2O
The rapid evolution of the world wide web is creating fresh opportunities - and challenges - for chemistry. Richard Van Noorden reports