Ruthenium could rewire computer chips
As chip components continue to shrink, the semiconductor industry explores alternatives to today ’s copper connectors to avoid electrical problems (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Katherine Bourzac, special to C & EN Source Type: research

New variant of Parkinson ’s protein goes against the grain
Short α-synuclein peptide affects uptake of dopamine rather than forming typical clumps in the brain (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Celia Henry Arnaud Source Type: research

Antitrust regulators increasingly probe chemical deals
Following scrutiny, companies are proposing remedies for mergers that will consolidate the titanium dioxide and industrial gas industries (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Michael McCoy Source Type: research

病原菌借助皮肤上的有益菌引发感染
研究结果动摇了科学家们对于细菌感染过程的认知 (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: TIen Nguyen Source Type: research

Un pat ógeno recluta bacterias buenas en la piel para iniciar infecciones
Un estudio hace que los cient íficos se replanteen cómo se desarrollan las infecciones bacterianas (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: TIen Nguyen Source Type: research

Pathogen recruits good bacteria on skin to initiate infections
Study shakes up scientists ’ understanding of how bacterial infections develop (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 20, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: TIen Nguyen Source Type: research

Chemistry in Pictures: Tiny house
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 19, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alexandra Taylor Source Type: research

Europe ’s science budget set to grow despite Brexit
Horizon Europe raises stakes in global technology race (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 19, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Paula Dupraz-Dobias, special to C & EN Source Type: research

Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations
Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 18, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Jean-Fran çois Tremblay Source Type: research

Sanofi pays $50 million for Revolution Medicines ’ SHP2 inhibitor
The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 18, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Lisa Jarvis  Source Type: research

Chemistry in Pictures: Ruthenium rubies
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 17, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alexandra Taylor Source Type: research

Boron arsenide boasts high thermal conductivity
Semiconductor could help dissipate waste heat in electronics (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 17, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Neil Savage Source Type: research

Warmer world could feed the oceans
Higher temperatures allow nitrogen-fixing microbe to work better even when iron is scarce (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 17, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Katharine Sanderson, special to C & EN Source Type: research

To improve reproducibility in the lab, these chemists press ‘record’
Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 17, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Kerri Jansen  Source Type: research

HotSpot Therapeutics debuts with $45 million to pursue allosteric inhibitors
The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - July 17, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Lisa Jarvis  Source Type: research