Recycling rare earth metals from electronic waste
With China dominating the mining and refining of rare earth metals, other countries are increasingly looking to alternative sources such as electronic waste. Maria Burke reports
Can neuroscents change the way we feel?
Modern perfumes are promising a lot more than to merely make us smell good. New ‘neuroscents’ are claimed to alter our brain chemistry and change how we feel. But do they work? Jasmin Fox-Skelly reports.
How AstraZeneca is building an innovation pipeline
To reach $80bn in total revenue by 2030 is a tall order. The plan is to do this through significant growth of AstraZeneca’s oncology, biopharmaceuticals and rare disease portfolio. And by launching 20 new medicines before the end of the decade, many of which it is hoped will have the potential to generate more than $5bn in peak year revenues. Already, six new drugs have been launched.
Nature-inspired adhesives: How science is learning from oysters - and geckos' feet
Novel nature-mimicking adhesives promise to be stickier than gecko feet. Potentially, they could allow a 60kg human to support their weight with a pad the size of their palm. It’s just one example of new research into adhesives. Lou Reade reports