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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




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Dow materials used in new Olympic headquarters




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Apeel coating extends avocado shelf life




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Waters Corp. breaks ground on separation media plant




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Non-addictive opiate-like compounds may help treat narcolepsy

Chronic morphine treatment in mice restored a narcolepsy-related deficit in the brain, decreasing symptoms 




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Red blood cells catalyze polymerization

Iron from hemoglobin initiates radical reaction




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Nominations sought for 2020 American Chemical Society national awards




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Winners of 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists named

Laureates honored in chemistry, life sciences, and physical sciences and engineering.




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Unicode Consortium releases new science emoji

Nine new science-themed emoji will soon be available on a number of platforms and mobile devices




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Business Roundup




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Chemists Celebrate Earth Week spreads awareness about the environment

On its 15th anniversary, ACS outreach program expands to a weeklong celebration




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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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Akero debuts with $65 million to tackle NASH




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Bio-Techne acquires Exosome Diagnostics for $250 million




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Evonik cuts jobs in cost savings




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A safety net for your many liability risks




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How to foster a diverse workplace




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Boehringer Ingelheim to build a biologics research center




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EC investigates sale of Solvay’s nylon unit to BASF




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Study finds natural gas climate advantage nixed by methane loss




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U.S. EPA lowers lead dust exposure levels




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AkzoNobel, Thomas Swan to develop coatings for metal packaging




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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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Career Ladder: Chloe Poston

This chemist carved a path away from the bench to become an expert on the scientific workforce




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Ex-Chemours employee admits guilt




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BASF taps Citrine for artificial intelligence




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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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Honeywell and Chemours ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal in HFC case




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Calico and AbbVie advance antiaging efforts




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Raman spectra of bloodstains could reveal age range of suspects or victims

Study with blood donors pinpoints age-related intensity differences of particular peaks




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Nanocrystals give hematite rainbow flair

Mineral’s microstructure causes natural iridescence




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Reversing rules of arene chemistry

New norbornene compound overcomes ring substitution limitation




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Pot purveyors get wise to instrumentation; steelhead trout shift their genetic gears




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3-D printing start-up Carbon seeks to be found everywhere

The start-up is taking the technology deeper into manufacturing




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Synthesizing mothers’ milk

Scientists are seeking ways to make beneficial but elusive sugars found in breast milk




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Thermo Fisher to buy electron microscopy supplies maker Gatan

Acquisition builds on recent purchases of electron microscope makers FEI and Phenom-World




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Nanolaser changes color when stretched

The sensitive, tunable device is made of gold nanoparticles, a rubbery polymer, and a liquid dye




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Una nanoestructura de DNA actúa de enzima volteadora de lípidos

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.




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DNA nanostructure acts as lipid-flipping enzyme

Synthetic construct could someday replace damaged counterparts in disease