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Bayer outsources chemistry R&D to Nuvisan




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GF Biochemicals forms venture for levulinic acid–based products




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Boron-nitrogen compound is close cousin of benzene

The latest ‘inorganic benzene' has pronounced aromaticity




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Switchable compound shows promise for safer explosives

Transition-metal complex's sensitivity to impact changes in response to spin state




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Simulations unveil Grignard reactions' complex mechanism

Detailed models highlight a key role for solvents




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N<sub>2</sub>O no laughing matter for Lonza in Visp




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45Q, the tax credit that's luring US companies to capture CO<sub>2</sub>

Cement, ethanol, and ammonia makers are among those looking to convert waste carbon to cash




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تحلية المياه بالطاقة الشم&#1587

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Hemp growing pains

US regulatory uncertainty threatens to cripple the nascent industry's ability to meet the surge in demand for cannabidiol




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Periodic Graphics: Cannabidiol, medicine from hemp

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning explains the CBD craze, how the compound works, and how it's regulated.




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Molded microfluidic device makes gel &#8220;apartments&#8221; for single cells

Hydrogel device allows localized treatment and analysis of 10,000 individual cells at a time




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Wonyong Choi to lead &lt;i&gt;ACS ES&amp;T Engineering&lt;/i&gt;

Inaugural editor in chief will focus on emerging and interdisciplinary areas of environmental engineering




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Simple synthesis for shapeshifting molecules

Bullvalene's constant metamorphosis could be exploited in sensing applications




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C&#8211;H activation template opens door to less-accessible carbons

Multiple catalysts do complex chemistry to give a simple product




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Simple synthesis for shape-shifting molecules

Bullvalene's constant metamorphosis could be exploited in sensing applications




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US regulators take steps to boost hemp, CBD markets

USDA delays some requirements for growers, FDA seeks more data on cannabidiol products




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ACS Strategic Plan highlights recent accomplishments




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Julie Zimmerman named editor in chief of &lt;i&gt;Environmental Science and Technology&lt;/i&gt;




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Philip Proteau to helm &lt;i&gt;Journal of Natural Products&lt;/i&gt;




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Actinide orbitals drive C&#8211;C coupling

Reaction creates actinide 2-metallabiphenylenes




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Cristina S&#225;enz de Pipa&#243;n wants to put CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; to good use

Her company, Orchestra Scientific, is developing membrane technology to separate carbon dioxide from other gases and use it as a product




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Amy Ripka on being a CEO: &#8216;Nobody ever got anywhere by listening to no'

Lucy Therapeutics founder is taking an atypical approach to finding drugs for central nervous system diseases




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Sarah Richardson on prestige publishing: &#8216;Luckily, I don't give a crap about that'

Her company, MicroByre, is proving that wild microbes can be engineered to produce useful chemicals




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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on her career: &#8216;I call myself an accidental entrepreneur'

Barred as a woman from becoming a brewer in India, Mazumdar-Shaw instead founded biotech firm Biocon and today focuses on affordable health care




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Paula Hammond on women in science: Life will always be busy; start a company anyway

The MIT chemical engineering head is charting a course into the start-up world with LayerBio




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Naomi Halas on being a scientist: &#8216;We need to be attracted to the big, hard problems'

Nanotech pioneer aims to pursue grand challenges rather than just write about them




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After launching 7 companies in 12 years, Carolyn Bertozzi says she's not slowing down

Prolific biotech business founder says she's always on the lookout for problem-solving opportunities




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Frances Arnold on founding a company: &#8216;Building the right teams is critical'

Nobel Prize winner wants to solve real-world problems with directed evolution




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C&amp;EN's 2020 Trailblazers: Celebrating badass women entrepreneurs in chemistry

With guest editor Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR pioneer




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C&amp;EN's Chemistry in Pictures goes meta

Our collection of chemistry photos will help train an algorithm to recognize lab materials, vessels, and processes




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One-pot process converts CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; captured from the air into methanol

Scientists use an alkali hydroxide–based system to turn carbon dioxide into a carbon-neutral fuel




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Bryan Brooks named editor in chief of &lt;i&gt;Environmental Science and Technology Letters&lt;/i&gt;




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US regulators take steps to boost hemp, CBD markets

USDA delays some requirements for growers; FDA seeks more data on cannabidiol products




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H&lt;sub&gt;3&lt;/sub&gt;O may explain the irregular magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune

Models predict an ‘alloy' of H and O is a metallic fluid in the ice giants' interior




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How small chemical company leaders are dealing with the coronavirus

Specialty chemical CEOs are rolling with the punches to keep their firms going




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Air quality improvements boosted California's agriculture industry

Lower ozone levels led to higher grape and almond yields-and decarbonizing the state's economy could provide a further boost




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Shortage of RNA extraction kits hampers efforts to ramp up COVID-19 coronavirus testing

Qiagen vows to ramp up production of kits as scientists turn to social media to plea for donations




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A chemist enters a popular TV baking competition, and a cat food discovery




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How companies are getting 1,4-dioxane out of home and personal care products

Chemical makers, cleaning product firms, and cosmetics makers are all scrambling to meet new limits on the impurity




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70 years of US suspicion toward Chinese scientists&#8212;and what those caught in the middle should do now

The US has a fraught history at the intersection of science and China relations




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Priestley Medal address 2020: The road less traveled&#8212;for love of detection, discovery, and all things radical in nature




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Sumitomo Chemical plans sustainable R&amp;D group




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Wonyong Choi to lead &lt;i&gt;ACS ES&amp;T Engineering&lt;/i&gt;




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Chemical companies tighten their belts




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Shortage of RNA extraction kits hampers efforts to ramp up COVID-19 testing

Qiagen vows to ramp up production of kits as scientists turn to social media to plea for donations




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All hands to the sanitizer pump




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Companies are racing to develop COVID-19 tests for the US. Will they help?

With a diagnostic backlog hampering disease control efforts, scientists are turning to CRISPR and other technologies to bridge the gap




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Elusive phosphorus compound synthesized

Long-sought phosphatetrahedrane could lead to new organophosphorus compounds




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CAS curates dataset of antiviral compound leads with potential activity against COVID-19

Open-access collection contains nearly 50,000 chemical compounds from the CAS Registry




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Trump's science adviser leads NSF temporarily

Kelvin Droegemeier takes over the agency until Congress confirms nominee