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Chemistry World November 12, 2015 Simon Hadlington	Jurassic pigment structure elucidation tickles chemists pink Chemists in Germany have elucidated the structure of an enigmatic pink pigment found in fossils of an alga that lived on Earth more than 150 million years ago.
Chemistry World November 11, 2015 Emma Stoye	Chemical fingerprints of prehistoric beekeepers discovered Researchers have found evidence that humans have been exploiting honeybees for almost 9000 years by examining the 'chemical fingerprint' left by beeswax on pottery artefacts from the Neolithic period.
Chemistry World November 11, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Adaptive spider glue remains sticky come rain or shine A salt -- protein mixture present in glue droplets along each thread may allow spiders to tune the stickiness of their webbing.
Chemistry World November 11, 2015 Aurora Walshe	H 2-free route to actinide hydrides Scientists in the US have shown that phenylsilane is a safer and more convenient replacement for hydrogen gas when synthesizing uranium and thorium hydrides.
Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Hepeng Jia	China's first science Nobel prize exposes anxiety on research Artemisinin saves tens of thousands of lives every year. The story of its discovery has been debated for decades in China. The awarding of the medicine Nobel prize has only served to reopen old wounds.
Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Cannabis chemistry grows at the ACS A small but growing movement to establish a division for cannabis chemists within the American Chemical Society has scored a major victory with the establishment of a cannabis chemistry subdivision
Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Elisabeth Ratcliffe	Eucalyptus bears both catalyst and biofuel Japanese researchers who have devised a method using eucalyptus trees that regenerates residue from the process into fresh catalyst.
Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Vicki Marshall	Pyrite: a natural history of fool's gold Pyrite is aimed at the keen scientist and is the type of book you can dip in and out of.
Chemistry World November 9, 2015 Philippa Matthews	A step forward for graphene walkers Scientists in China have developed a graphene-based paper which can fold itself into predesigned shapes when exposed to light or gentle heat.
Chemistry World November 9, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Innovation in biomedical chemistry found wanting The pressure for researchers to publish or perish appears to be harming innovation in biomedicine and chemistry, according to research spearheaded by sociologist Jacob Foster from the University of California, Los Angeles
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