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Biorefinery turns birch wood into renewable chemicals

Lignin breakdown produces phenol and propylene, offering a low-carbon alternative to fossil-fuel-based processes




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BASF will use blockchain for plastics recycling




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Edible fungus yields new pineapple flavor molecule

The volatile compound replicates the aroma of hundreds of compounds in the real fruit




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Researchers rewarded for publishing null results and replication studies




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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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Investors chase sustainable aromatics

Processes using lignin, sugar, plastic waste, and more are moving out of the lab




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BASF, Bayer held liable for dicamba damage

Missouri peach farmer wins $265 million jury award; firms vow to appeal




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Women publish at rates equal to men but leave science earlier




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Faulty probes are to blame for CDC coronavirus testing woes

The tests can still be used, CDC says, as urgency over possible outbreak grows




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Video: Designer surface captures pesky bubbles

Textured metal surface could help control foams in industrial processes, like in bioreactors




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C–H activation template opens door to less-accessible carbons

Multiple catalysts do complex chemistry to give a simple product




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Faulty probes are to blame for CDC coronavirus testing woes

Early batches of the test can still be used, CDC says, while affirming it will deploy new kits




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Sarah Richardson on prestige publishing: ‘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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Naomi Halas on being a scientist: ‘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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C&EN's 2020 Trailblazers: Celebrating badass women entrepreneurs in chemistry

With guest editor Jennifer Doudna, CRISPR pioneer




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Chemistry in Pictures: Double detection




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Quikrete and Oak Ridge eye 3-D printable cement




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Microreactor enables rapid testing of green solvents

Strategy reduces volumes and times needed to evaluate CO<sub>2</sub>-switchable systems




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Sumitomo Chemical plans sustainable R&amp;D group




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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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Journal publishers promote flexibility during COVID-19 pandemic

Editors in Europe and the US plan to work with authors whose lives and labs have been disrupted by the novel coronavirus




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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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Searching for a coronavirus cure in the blood

Scientists look to convalescent plasma, hyperimmune therapy, and monoclonal antibodies to treat COVID-19




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Virus weakens markets for renewable energy

Industries press pause on steep growth trajectory




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How susceptible is your cat or dog to the novel coronavirus?

Cats can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to one another, but the virus replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, study finds




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Graphene and black phosphorus get tough

Two 2-D materials team up to create a composite with record toughness




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Structure of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase published

Researchers use cryo-EM to image the viral protein that remdesivir targets




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Chemical outlook post COVID-19 is bleak

Early earnings figures from chemical makers are down




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Solving the mystery of a medieval blue hue

Watercolor pigment's structure is unlike that of other natural blues from anthocyanins and indigo




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Syria is responsible for three 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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Blackstone invests in Alnylam's RNAi therapies




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Kyowa Kirin invests in MEI Pharma's blood-cancer drug




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ACS Publications expands remote access




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How susceptible is your cat or dog to the novel coronavirus?

Cats can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to one another, but the virus replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, study finds




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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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Silicon-carbonyl complex is stable at room temperature

Electron-rich compound reacts like a transition metal




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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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Cell studies suggest some repurposed drugs could block replication of SARS-CoV-2

The experiments follow up on an earlier study that identified 69 compounds that could disrupt possible interactions between viral and human proteins




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Xiaogang Liu is using fluorescence to tackle the problem of illicit cooking oil

The Singapore-based physical chemist is building a database of fluorescence fingerprints to help nab adulterated food products




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Cell studies suggest some repurposed drugs could block replication of SARS-CoV-2

The experiments follow up on an earlier study that identified 69 compounds that could disrupt possible interactions between viral and human proteins




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Trump says 'no rush' on more aid as jobless crisis grows




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Essentials of clinical neurophysiology [electronic resource] / edited by Andrew S. Blum, Seward B. Rutkove

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2007]




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Vaccine acceptability factors for the general public and health care professionals in Canada [electronic resource]

[Ottawa] : Health Canada = Santé Canada, [2020]




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Das EKG [electronic resource] : auf einen blick und im detail / Marc Gertsch ; Geleitwort von Gerhard Steinbeck ; übersetzt aus dem Englischen von Benjamin Fässler

Heidelberg : Springer, [2007]




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Das blaue buch 2007-2008 [electronic resource] : chemotherapie-manual hamatologie und internistische nnkologie / Dietmar Berger

Dordrecht : Springer, 2007




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Companies must disclose all whistleblower plaints to auditors

The Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (Caro 2020) will be applicable for audit of financial statements of eligible companies for financial years commencing on and after April 1, 2019, and would be applicable to all those companies on which Caro 2016 was applicable.




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India’s jobless rate jumps to 27.1%, survey says

Daily wage workers and those employed by small businesses have had to take the biggest blow.




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Asymmetrical electrode system for stable operation of a large-scale reverse electrodialysis (RED) system

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00001A, Paper
Ji-Hyung Han, Haejun Jeong, Kyo Sik Hwang, Chan-Soo Kim, Namjo Jeong, SeungCheol Yang
To suppress inorganic scaling around the cathode in reverse electrodialysis, we suggest a bipolar membrane-containing asymmetric electrode system without significant power loss.
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Photocatalytic reductive defluorination of perfluorooctanoic acid in water under visible light irradiation: the role of electron donor

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00205D, Paper
Wanjun Wang, Yu Chen, Guiying Li, Wenquan Gu, Taicheng An
Visible light-driven defluorination of PFOA was achieved via a photo-reductive pathway by using Pt–Bi2O4 as a photocatalyst and KI as an electron donor.
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Degradation of organics with simultaneous recovery of silver in a simple visible-light responsive dual photoelectrode photocatalytic fuel cell

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0EW00130A, Paper
Xu Zhao, Xia Li, Yan Wang, Jia Lin, Jie Liu, Huixin Shao
An efficient photocatalytic fuel cell system driven by visible-light using BiVO4 photoanode and Cu2O/CuO photocathode has been designed for phenol degradation and the simultaneous silver recovery. Using this system, 86.4%...
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