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Building climate-resilient cities

Innovative materials will keep growing urban populations safe from heat, floods, and other natural disasters




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Crop innovations can protect yields and improve food quality in a changing climate

Innovations from chemistry and biology will boost crop yields and improve food quality around the world




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Climate change is destroying our coral reefs. Here's how scientists plan to save them

Ecologists are studying resilient reefs to unlock their secrets and preserve others for generations to come




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Students want more climate change education. Their teachers and professors are starting to listen

Spurred by activism, educators are reworking curricula to train future generations to adapt to our changing climate




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Governments are slow to put in place the policies we need for adaptation to climate change

Policies aimed at adaptation will help the world build resilient highways and other infrastructure




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How we'll reengineer crops for a changing climate

Genetic changes to food crops can't solve all the problems associated with climate change, but they can help




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Climate change will affect access to fresh water. How will we cope?

Local solutions will keep the precious resource flowing




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Bracing for climate change, the chemical industry learns from Hurricane Harvey

Preparations for storms include an emphasis on worker recovery




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Adapting to climate change: How chemistry will help us thrive

Learn how chemists are developing new technologies to protect food and water supplies, save critical ecosystems, and safeguard cities from natural disasters in the face of climate change




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Podcast: 5 climate scientists share their reasons for hope

Stereo Chemistry explores how early-career chemists are confronting a changing climate




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Chemistry class participates in ACS Member-get-a-Member program




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BASF will use blockchain for plastics recycling




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Boron-nitrogen compound is close cousin of benzene

The latest ‘inorganic benzene' has pronounced aromaticity




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Why chemical makers love the cleaning product industry

Innovation, fast-paced change, and products that go down the drain give the sector its enduring appeal




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Uncertainty clouds China's dream of making ethylene from ethane

Cheap feedstock from the US tempts chemical makers, but several hurdles stand in the way




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Europeans advance plastics recycling

P&G, Versalis, and Ineos look to novel technologies to confront plastic waste




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Wacker and Clariant to cut jobs




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Enzyme smooths path to planar chiral macrocycles

Good yields and enantioselectivity abide




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Should the chemical industry have to prove it can pay for pollution cleanup?

No, US EPA says in proposal




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Genentech strikes cancer drug deal with Bicycle




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Star-shaped particles ferry medicine through the skin's barrier

Titanium-dioxide stars lance the skin with microscopic holes to allow medicine through




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Neste invests in plastic recycling and hydrogen firms




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BASF forms European battery recycling pact




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Leaks of CFCs threaten ozone layer recovery and climate, researchers say

Aging equipment and plastic foam release chemicals




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Chemistry departments deal with coronavirus closures

Amid university shutdowns worldwide, professors and students adjust what social distancing means for lab scientists




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BASF, Clariant postpone annual meetings




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Not all US science agencies are prepared for sexual harassment claims

Only NIH, NSF publicize their complaint procedures




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Structure of active ribonucleotide reductase solved with cryo-electron microscopy

Long-awaited image of elusive disordered tail helps scientists better understand the enzyme's mechanism




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Emory-discovered antiviral is poised for COVID-19 clinical trials

The nucleoside inhibitor has advantages over Gilead's remdesivir but has yet to be tested in humans




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US stimulus bill includes funding for coronavirus research

The National Institutes of Health receives the vast majority of the support




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As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term storage solutions

Researchers study and model corrosion in the materials proposed for locking away the hazardous waste




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Video: Chemistry turns backyard clay into a 3-D printable building material

Technology could lessen the environmental impact of 3-D printed buildings by adapting locally harvested soils




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COVID-19 to delay clinical trials

Drugmakers want to keep trials going but acknowledge that medical resources are strained




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US stimulus bill includes funding for coronavirus research

The National Institutes of Health receives the vast majority of the support




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Video: Chemistry turns backyard clay into a 3-D printable building material

Technology could reduce the environmental impact of 3-D printed buildings by adapting locally harvested soils




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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Making magnetic nanoparticles in a gamut of colors

Colorful polymer particles could enable new diagnostics and electronic devices




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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Industry requests safety review of cyclic siloxane

US EPA considers evaluating risks of D4 under the Toxic Substances Control Act




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COVID-19 vaccines are moving toward clinical trials

Tests of 10 or more novel vaccines could be underway by mid-May




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Agilyx licenses polystyrene recycling technology in Japan




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North Carolina rejects Chemours's PFAS cleanup plan




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Industry requests safety review of cyclic siloxane

US EPA considers evaluating risks of D4 under the Toxic Substances Control Act




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COVID-19 claims the life of beloved chemistry professor

Dennis Peters of Indiana University dies from complications of COVID-19




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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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Michelin partners with Enviro to recycle tires with pyrolysis




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Does the FDA's authorization for chloroquine impede clinical trials for COVID-19 drugs?

Despite the hype, support for the use of chloroquine and its relative hydroxychloroquine outside a clinical trial remains mixed




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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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Cleaning industry seeks delay of New York State's 1,4-dioxane ban




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Boom time for cloud services as work comes home

The public cloud industry is set to get a boost as firms across sectors are forced to depend on remote working.