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Shell shutters UK R&D site
Fuels and additives technology centre to close in 2014 with research being moved to overseas sites

BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility
German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US

A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes
Metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes can be easily separated using their electronic characteristics

Rainbow hued graphene oxide repels water
Researchers in China pattern graphene oxide to create superhydrophobicity and iridescence simultaneously

EPA publicises greenhouse gas emissions data
US agency launches database of greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, opening them up to public scrutin

China mulls tax on carbon emissions
Chinese government reportedly interested in study that recommends a carbon price of £1 per tonne of carbon dioxide

Stripped down spectroscopy to probe single molecules
spectroscopy has been taken to its most basic level – a single photon interacting with a single molecule