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Chemistry World May 27, 2015 Jonathan Midgley	Collaboration reduces barriers to rare earth separation As part of ongoing research into critical metal reuse and recycling, chemical engineers have teamed up with chemists to develop a simple photochemical method for separating vital rare earth metals, europium and yttrium.
Chemistry World May 21, 2015 Aurora Walshe	Getting closer to secrets on the seabed Researchers from Spain have engineered a laser spectrometer to analyze solids underwater that they hope to eventually develop for deep sea research.
Information Today May 19, 2015	Brill Announces Donation to Indian University As part of its Adopt a Library Program, Brill donated more than 500 of its frontlist titles to Loyola-ICAM College of Engineering and Technology in India.
Chemistry World May 13, 2015 Andy Extance	Espresso maker brews up tasty extraction Researchers in Australia have used an unmodified household espresso maker to get nearly pure shikimic acid -- a raw material for Roche's antiviral drug Tamiflu -- from the spice star anise.
Chemistry World May 13, 2015 Heather Powell	Electricity harvested from magnetic noise Wireless battery charging may benefit from a new generator that harnesses magnetic energy from our environment.
Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Gold-plated onion shows its strength as artificial muscle Producing many a tear in the kitchen, onions may now add some flavor to the robotics community as scientists in Taiwan have created an artificial muscle made from gold-plated onion skin.
National Defense June 2015 Allyson Versprille	Integration Biggest Challenge for Railgun As the Navy prepares to test its electromagnetic railgun at sea for the first time in 2016, service leaders said one of the biggest challenges will be integrating the new technology onto existing platforms.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Jon Cartwright	E-paper display draws on child's toy The idea behind the Magna Doodle has been given a new lease of life by scientists in Japan, who have created an electronic-paper version that could be used as a large interactive display for classrooms.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Isobel Marr	Membrane-less electrolyser set to disrupt water splitting Researchers in Switzerland have side-stepped membrane-cost issues getting in the way of sustainable water-splitting by designing a device that does without a membrane.
Chemistry World April 14, 2015 Laura Fisher	Making fracking greener Researchers in the US have created a chemically-responsive fluid to efficiently fracture rocks that could decrease the amount of energy required for fracking.
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