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Chemistry in Pictures: Drop & Run




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Courts lean against US EPA science advisers policy

Trial court vacates directive, appeals courts appear skeptical of legality




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Syria is responsible for 3 chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says

Lab tests form part of the evidence for investigation and identification team's report




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Hydrogen- and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost




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How genomic epidemiology is tracking the spread of COVID-19 locally and globally

The novel coronavirus is challenging genome sequencing technology and data processing like never before




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Heavy water causes yeast to build cell wall in overdrive

Researchers pinpoint how cells respond to an unusual stressor




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Clinical trials planned to put hydroxychloroquine to the test for COVID-19

The antimalaria drug will be tested for treating or preventing the disease in thousands of people worldwide




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Chemistry in Pictures: Green flow




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Michelin partners with Enviro to recycle tires with pyrolysis




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Nitrome raises $38 million to drug Parkinson's enzyme




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Fujifilm beefs up its favipiravir supply chain




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Merck KGaA ramps up viral vaccine and gene therapy manufacturing




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Ease COVID-19 border controls, say EU CEOs




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Takasago buys stake in pine chemicals firm




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Mercury move portends similar deregulation of air pollution by US EPA

Planned changes could mean weaker emission controls for chemical industry




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Electrocatalytic method converts CO₂ to ethylene and ethanol

Fluorine-doped copper catalyst boosts efficiency and selectivity




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Ultrabright fluorescent label improves assay speed and sensitivity

Combining gold nanorod with multiple fluorophores boosts bioassay performance




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Sweet-smelling study aids, and why stinky plastic is a trap for turtles




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Silicon-carbonyl complex is stable at room temperature

Electron-rich compound reacts like a transition metal




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Video: Mucus inspires sticky, stretchy, antibacterial material

Made with bacteria-killing carvacrol oil, the new substance might be used as an adhesive or coating




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Chemistry educators try ‘ungrading' techniques to help students learn

The approach aims to give STEM students more dialogue in their education and free them from the constant pressure of assessment




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COVID-19 is reshaping the pharmaceutical supply chain

The coronavirus pandemic may mark a rebalancing of where drugs are made as nations recognize a security imperative




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Rome Therapeutics launches to probe junk DNA for cancer drug discovery

Biotech veteran Rosana Kapeller co-founded the start-up, which raised $50 million to develop small-molecule drugs




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A new electricity-boosting effect seen in perovskites

This photoflexoelectric effect could lead to devices that harvest energy from both light and motion




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Incinerators may spread, not break down PFAS

Preliminary data show soil and water near New York facility are contaminated




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Dry cleaning solvent poses health risks to workers and consumers

US EPA draft evaluation finds neurological effects associated with exposure to perchloroethylene




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Nudging reaction in reverse repurposes polyurethane foam

New polymer processing method offers a path to recycle a huge class of consumer goods




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ACS Exams Institute offers ‘nonsecure' versions of its general and organic chemistry exams

One-time tests can be taken by students learning remotely during the coronavirus pandemic




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As they scramble to shore up supplies, small firms brace for a recession

Early signs of a downturn in demand herald a season of unprecedented uncertainty




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Gilead's remdesivir gets emergency use authorization based on preliminary data in COVID-19

Limited results from a NIAID study suggest the drug helps people with COVID-19 recover faster




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Finding what cells the coronavirus can enter could help explain why it spreads so well

Two studies pinpoint nasal cells and others that express the molecules the virus uses to get inside




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Ying Kao Lee dies of COVID-19

DuPont chemist invented a high-quality coating that kept automotive paints from fading




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US national labs offer royalty-free patent licenses

The nonexclusive licenses, available on more than 1,000 technologies, will expire at the end of 2020




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ACS honors 4 industrial teams with its 2020 Heroes of Chemistry award

Innovations have led to advances in cataract surgery, water purification, semiconductor fabrication, and tuberculosis drugs




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BASF and Dow see early coronavirus impacts in first-quarter earnings

Manufacturing shutdowns and oil prices were a drag on results




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Making lithium-ion batteries more environmentally friendly

New process uses water-soluble binders to avoid the need for organic solvents in manufacturing and recycling




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A new electricity-boosting effect seen in perovskites

This photoflexoelectric effect could lead to devices that harvest energy from both light and motion




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Courts lean against US EPA science advisers policy

Trial court vacates directive, appeals courts appear skeptical of legality




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Rome Therapeutics launches to probe junk DNA for cancer drug discovery

Biotech veteran Rosana Kapeller cofounded the start-up, which raised $50 million to develop small-molecule drugs




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What is an allergy sensitizer, and how does a chemical become one?

One researcher now risks death if she enters her former lab building




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How big pharma firms are quietly collaborating on new coronavirus antivirals

Behind the scenes, companies including Novartis, Takeda, and Gilead are collaborating in a loose alliance. Their work might not be done in time to stop COVID-19, but they hope it can prevent the next pandemic




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Chemistry in Pictures: Glow from home




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Plastics industry asks US Congress for $1 billion




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BASF launches an e-commerce portal for its polyisobutene business




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IL-6 antibody from Regeneron and Sanofi shows no COVID-19 benefit




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Incinerators may spread, not break down, PFAS

Preliminary data show soil and water near New York facility are contaminated




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Merck KGaA buys 700 OLED patents from Konica Minolta




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Moody's rates Chemours debt speculative




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Taysha launches with $30 million and 15 gene therapy programs




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Celanese delays acetic acid and methanol investments