All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 5
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BusinessUN human rights experts condemn DuPont and Chemours
PFAS discharges from US plant denied community access to safe water, UN advisors assert
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ResearchCreating reconfigurable fluidic devices from liquid building blocks
Inspired by toy blocks, Chinese researchers have created, manipulated functional liquid devices by assembling and disassembling liquid droplets
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BusinessUS federal court revokes approval of dicamba herbicides
Judge overturns 2020 reapproval of three products over procedural failure
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NewsEuropean Commission to consult on bisphenol A ban in food packaging
The action comes after the EU’s food safety body identified BPA as a human health concern last year
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NewsIntroducing AIChemy: the UK’s new artificial intelligence hub for chemistry
University of Liverpool and Imperial College London are leading a £12mn UK-wide consortium that aims to develop AI for chemistry
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BusinessUS industry leaders repeat calls to reinstate security programme
Six month gap in vetting people with access to high-risk chemicals means potential threats may have been missed
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ResearchProtecting wine from wildfire smoke taint with a nanotech coating
US researchers, prompted by vineyard losses from 2020 wildfires on the west coast, have developed protective cellulose nanofibre coatings for grapes
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BusinessEU renewal of glyphosate approval formally challenged
Environmental coalition says independent data was not considered in decision
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NewsRSC signs new open access scheme with 77 German institutions
New ‘Platinum model’ agreement means that the vast majority of papers in RSC journals from German researchers will be published OA
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ResearchHeavy metals are potential ovarian toxicants
Exposure to metals like arsenic, cadmium and mercury linked to reduced egg production, earlier menopause for middle-aged women
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OpinionShirley Meng: 'I think science is as beautiful as art'
The materials science pioneer on her Chinese heritage, experience as a female scientist, and the actual measure of success
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NewsPublishing ethics committee warns of ‘problematic pollution’ of the scholarly record
Action required to tackle threat posed by paper mills
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BusinessRed Sea shipping attacks are impacting the chemical industry
Route diversions around Africa mean longer transport times and higher prices
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CareersVisionary chemistry is making labs accessible to blind students and researchers
Efforts underway in Texas are ushering in a new era of inclusivity with mouth models, lithophanes, robots, talking tools and more
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NewsWhistleblowing microbiologist wins unfair dismissal case against USGS
Federal service court agrees Evi Emmenegger faced unjust reprisals from government agency for reporting biosafety, animal welfare lab breaches
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ResearchWater microdroplet chemistry is contentious, here’s why
Are water microdroplets chemical dynamos or are their apparent effects experimental artefacts? Rebecca Trager investigates
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NewsInstitute of Physics donates authors fees from retracted papers to publishing charity
IOP Publishing will give fees to the non-profit Research4Life that supports open access publication for scientists in low- and middle-income countries
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BusinessExplosion at Indonesian nickel plant kills 19 workers
Police halt operations at the nickel smelting facility on Sulawesi island, while workers call for better safety measures
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BusinessMonsanto must pay $857 million over PCB exposure at a Washington school
US jury orders Bayer subsidiary to compensate seven people who claim to have been sickened by chemicals leaking from a school’s light fixtures
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ResearchChemistry tools reveal surprise lead layer under a Rembrandt masterpiece
X-ray imaging uncovers a surprising lead substance beneath The Night Watch, likely used to safeguard the famous painting from moisture