All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 10
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NewsSentencing delayed again for Harvard’s former chemistry head
Charles Lieber faces up to 26 years in prison and $1.2 million in fines
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ResearchHarvesting water from the air with organic crystals
Discovery could lead to novel technologies for fighting water scarcity
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NewsThe promise and pitfalls of generative AI for research
As ChatGPT co-authorship on research paper climbs, there are new concerns about the impact such AI tools could have on science
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NewsUS finally set for nationwide regulation of PFAS in drinking water
EPA proposes standards for six PFAS compounds, and four will have limits based on cumulative effects
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NewsBiden’s latest budget gets a mixed reaction from the science community
White House has proposed 2% funding increase for basic research and the NIH, but NSF and others would fare very well
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ResearchWoodcock feathers’ nanostructure makes them the whitest ever found
The Eurasian woodcock’s white tail feathers reflect up to 55% of light –30% more than those of any other bird
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NewsUS researcher entanglements continue post-China Initiative as worries over IP theft linger
National Science Foundation official reveals new, questionable contract between US researcher and Chinese government-linked entity
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ResearchElectrochemistry offers new way to tackle rising carbon dioxide – extract it from seawater
New method has advantages over existing direct air capture systems
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BusinessUS government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
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NewsRecord-high carbon dioxide emissions from boreal fires
Boreal fires usually produce about 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires worldwide, but the figure peaked at one quarter in 2021
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NewsAAAS head wants ‘closer’ link between US and Horizon Europe
Sudip Parikh says he wants the US and Europe to fund projects together more seamlessly, rather than in parallel
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ResearchA safer, coral-friendly sunscreen is on the horizon
Polymeric UV filter doesn’t harm algae, coral or mice in tests
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ResearchWood that traps carbon dioxide could make buildings cleaner and greener
Integral metal–organic framework could let wood in construction sequester greenhouse gas
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NewsNobel laureate and recombinant DNA pioneer Paul Berg dies
Winner of the 1980 chemistry Nobel prize has passed away in his home on Stanford’s campus at 96
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NewsWarnings that US national standards facilities are in ‘alarming physical condition’
Leaks, power outages and repeated equipment repairs mean Nist needs as much as $6.6bn in upgrades, National Academies analysis says
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NewsUniversity of Delaware labs reopen after explosive accidentally synthesised by student
The shock-sensitive material was destroyed in a controlled detonation
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NewsEU floats plan that would ban virtually every PFAS currently on the market
Members states will examine proposal to prohibit production, use, sale and import of PFAS into Europe in 2025
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BusinessJ&J subsidiary claims key talc research is fraudulent
Complaint alleges study that helped link talc to cancer contained false information
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ResearchBacterium may help answer mystery of ‘missing’ plastic in the seas
Plastic-eating bacteria and sunlight may partly explain why there’s less plastic waste in the oceans than predicted
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NewsTensions between University of California and unions flare up again over possible cuts to PhDs
Academic unions are concerned by potential enrolment cuts to graduate programmes to offset the cost of pay rises