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Boron arsenide boasts high thermal conductivity

Semiconductor could help dissipate waste heat in electronics




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Sanofi pays $50 million for Revolution Medicines’ SHP2 inhibitor

The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year




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Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations

Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved




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Europe’s science budget set to grow despite Brexit

Horizon Europe raises stakes in global technology race




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Chemistry in Pictures: Tiny house




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Un patógeno recluta bacterias buenas en la piel para iniciar infecciones

Un estudio hace que los científicos se replanteen cómo se desarrollan las infecciones bacterianas




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Pathogen recruits good bacteria on skin to initiate infections

Study shakes up scientists’ understanding of how bacterial infections develop




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Antitrust regulators increasingly probe chemical deals

Following scrutiny, companies are proposing remedies for mergers that will consolidate the titanium dioxide and industrial gas industries




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New variant of Parkinson’s protein goes against the grain

Short α-synuclein peptide affects uptake of dopamine rather than forming typical clumps in the brain




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Ruthenium could rewire computer chips

As chip components continue to shrink, the semiconductor industry explores alternatives to today’s copper connectors to avoid electrical problems




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Ex-DuPont staffer steals secrets




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India’s Supreme Court slams lack of action to address Taj Mahal deterioration




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Obituary: Frank R. Busch




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Obituary: Robert Daulton Guthrie




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Obituary: Stephen Roy Holbrook




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Obituary: Riley O. Schaeffer




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Obituary: Joseph Zimmerman




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Moderna opens mRNA manufacturing facility




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Verge Genomics raises $32 million for machine learning-backed neuroscience drug discovery




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Lygos raises funds for industrial biotech




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Bill Gates backs Alzheimer’s diagnostics with new Diagnostics Accelerator venture fund




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Letting nanoparticles hitchhike on red blood cells

Particles adsorbed on cells accumulate in the first organ downstream from injection site




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New phosphor for LEDs with deep-red-light emission

Cerium-doped nitride compound may lead to applications in horticultural lighting




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Membrane knocks out antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps to reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater




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EU members agree to restrict 4 phthalates




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Spero wins government funding for antibiotic




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Business Roundup




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U.K.’s Worn Again raises cash for textile recycling




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Switchable solvent could save potato chip bags from the trash

Approach dissolves adhesive polymers and recovers bags’ multiple components




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Supramolecular complex liberates lithium

Cation gets a conductivity boost by capturing its counterion




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Raptor report: Berkeley birds and rodent wranglers




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Making molecular movies at Europe’s powerful X-ray laser facility

Although some kinks are still being worked out, the European XFEL is now giving researchers an unprecedented view of the inner workings of molecules and materials




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Ensuring food security by 2030




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AGC boosts active pharmaceutical ingredient production




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3M launches smog-eating roofing granules




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Lanxess will invest $50 million in its bromine business




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AkzoNobel buys Brazilian organic peroxides firm




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Ionic liquids boost gas uptake in MOFs

Postsynthesis modification of common MOF improves its CO2 uptake and selectivity




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Low-dose aspirin improves memory in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

Study suggests activating PPAR receptor leads to increased cellular connections in hippocampus




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Project SEED scholar Marc McKithen

From one bench to the next, Project SEED scholar Marc McKithen reflects on his career in chemistry and law




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Leading change through a culture of safety




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Entrepreneurs get in on the ground floor with CBD from hemp

Growing this cousin of marijuana could help boost local farm economies




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CBD: Medicine from marijuana

Epidiolex earns FDA’s blessing, moving cannabidiol into the medical mainstream




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Graphene-based device enables active thermal camouflage

Smart, flexible skins measure and adapt to ambient temperatures




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To improve reproducibility in the lab, these chemists press ‘record’

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures




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Targeting immune cells could relieve chronic pain

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage




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HotSpot Therapeutics debuts with $45 million to pursue allosteric inhibitors

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets




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Cambrex to acquire dosage-form drug contractor Halo

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs




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Chemistry in Pictures: Flag column chromatography