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Start-up Olaplex triumphs over L’Oréal in court case




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Winning at a chemistry innovation contest in Sweden

Technologies for wastewater treatment and glycidol production among winners at second annual competition




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When good bees go bad

Researchers identify neuropeptides linked to aggression in Africanized honeybees




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2-step synthesis yields large 2-D COF crystals

Separating crystal nucleation and growth processes is key to controlling crystal dimensions




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Study finds natural gas climate advantage nixed by methane loss

U.S. natural gas production loses 2.3% of methane to leaks




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LG launches innovation contest




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Recipharm acquires Sanofi’s inhalation assets




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Indorama pushes into Egypt with PET acquisition




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Roche pays $2.4 billion for rest of Foundation Medicine




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Trump proposes U.S. federal government reorganization

Food regulation, graduate education among changes put forward




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Some Chinese power plants may underreport sulfur dioxide emissions

Data from air pollution monitors don’t jibe with satellite measurements




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Polymer strips off-taste from wine

Magnetic property enables easy separation of sorption medium




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Expanding the glucose meter’s repertoire

Molecular logic gates allow personal glucose meters to respond to many other targets




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Oil and gas wastewater is a cheap fix for road dust, but it comes at a toxic cost

Treating roads with wastewater may pollute the environment with radium




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How the Women Chemists Committee stays relevant after 90 years




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Topological materials move from the world of theoretical physics to experimental chemistry

These exotic materials could find applications in electronics, catalysis, and quantum computing




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Project SEED scholar Ganesh Karunakaran

An early interest in science morphs into a career fueled by international finance and economics




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Setup may make transferring <i>tert</i>-butyl lithium and other pyrophoric reagents safer

Simple pieces of equipment decrease the danger of moving small volumes of chemicals prone to igniting




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Cellulose derivative accelerates organic chemistry in water

Additive facilitates numerous pharmaceutically relevant reactions through unknown mechanism




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LyondellBasell in talks to buy stake in Braskem

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker




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Business Roundup




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256th ACS National Meeting

Boston, Mass., Aug. 19–23




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Decibel raises $55 million for hearing loss




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Gene therapy start-up Freeline Therapeutics raises $116 million




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BridgeBio licenses compounds from NeuroVive and launches Fortify Therapeutics




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Adventures with the periodic table




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Donald Ingber is leading efforts to develop organ-on-a-chip devices to replace animal tests

Widespread adoption of the chips will require mass production and finding the right questions to ask with the devices




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A U.K. option for a controlled substance

TPI Enterprises, an Australian poppy processor, enters the restrictive British codeine market via a contract with Sterling Pharma Solutions




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Out of the sea and into the factory for Acasti’s heart drug ingredient

Acasti picks CordenPharma to extract omega-3s from krill




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Theracos becomes increasingly reliant on contract manufacturing as its drug advances

Piramal sites on different continents have become involved in producing Theracos’s diabetes treatment




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Sea, land, factory: 3 tales of pharmaceutical outsourcing

Drugs can be made by more than just chemical synthesis. Here are stories of three from the sea, the land, and yes, the factory




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AbbVie invests in switchable CAR-T therapies for cancer

The drug company is partnering with Calibr to develop universal CAR T-cells directed to different tumors via antibody switches




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U.S. team finalized for International Chemistry Olympiad

4 high school students will head to Slovakia and Czech Republic in July for international competition




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Human enzyme makes antiviral small molecule

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells




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Changes on tap at U.S. Chemical Safety Board

Chair departs, investigators leave, staff fears changing mission




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Studying why fuel cells slow down

Computer simulations provide mechanistic details that could help researchers replace costly platinum in fuel cells




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Celgene partners with Skyhawk Therapeutics to drug RNA with small molecules

Skyhawk will receive $60 million up front to develop drug candidates that target RNA in neurological diseases




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Acknowledging the spies on campus

As universities embrace rapid communications and international students, they are learning that the free exchange of ideas comes with risks




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Magnets tune the friction of a designed surface

Multifunctional surfaces could control liquid and particle movement in microfluidics or pipes




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Giant crystals in Mexican cave face dehydration

Water loss from the gypsum crystal surfaces is a primary degradation pathway




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Exploring the claims of an electric bandage

The electroactive material’s makers say it can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria and battle body odor




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Chemistry in Pictures: Enchanted rose




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Ocean geysers on Enceladus harbor large organic molecules

Moon is a good candidate to host extraterrestrial life, but this find isn’t proof that it does




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Averiguan por qué a ciertos medicamentos les cuesta disminuir el tamaño de los tumores

Un estudio muestra cómo bloquear una enzima podría hacer más efectivos los tratamientos de un importante tipo de cánceres




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Ferreting out why some cancer drugs struggle to shrink tumors

Study shows how stopping one enzyme could help drugs treat an important class of cancers more effectively




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Europe sweats over CO<sub>2</sub> shortage

Production at Coca-Cola is interrupted as hot weather drives surge in demand




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Decoding how insects use visual and chemical cues to find food

Chemical ecologist Shannon Olsson and neuroscientist Karin Nordström employ 3-D printing and virtual reality to answer pressing questions about pollinators




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Modified enzyme could make bioprocessing zippier

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast




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Dow Chemical wins $1 billion judgment against Nova Chemicals

An Alberta court agrees with Dow that Nova’s operation of an ethylene joint venture was self-serving




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3 siloxanes, lead, and a phthalate are candidates for tight regulation in EU