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US headquartered Aerie Pharmaceuticals, which focuses on therapies for diseases of the eye, has appointed Nhi Ong as director of analytics
Stardust memories
In the beginning, there was hydrogen, which made the stars, which produced heavier elements and upon their deaths dispersed them through the Universe.
The art of glassblowing
What is scientific glassblowing? It’s a simple enough question but for many it’s a mystery that conjures up an image of technicians removing molten globs of glass from a furnace.
The magnificent seven
This book is intriguing in that it makes a virtue of having as its dramatis personae a group of seven now all but forgotten physical scientists who worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
High-fibre wheat harvest
A new type of wheat, chock full of healthy fibre, has been launched by an international team of plant geneticists.
Green hydrogen project
AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals and gas network operator Gasunie New Energy are planning to build Europe’s largest green hydrogen production plant in the Netherlands.
Light without lenses
Alternative methods of manipulating light are making traditional lenses redundant and opening up new possibilities in imaging, communication, and beyond. Michael Gross reports.
MRSA resistant Staphylococcus bacteria
Novel chemistry. Restructuring classical medicine for a modern market.
Are freshwaters turning acidic?
German researchers have found that freshwaters are becoming acidic from the increasing amount of CO2 they absorb – a phenomenon already seen in oceans.
Broken heart fix
Manipulating a biochemical pathway that is important in embryonic development may pave the way for new treatments for heart disease.