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DowDuPont CEO favors short-term R&D

Ed Breen wants to avoid the uncertainty and expense of “moonshot” projects




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Showcasing science’s role in addressing plastic in oceans

International exhibition visits Washington, D.C.




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China slows solar power development

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market




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2018 Tess Award to Christopher Bowman; call for 2019 nominations




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DowDuPont CEO favors short-term R&D

Ed Breen wants to avoid the uncertainty and expense of moonshot projects




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Hanko to step down at Siegfried




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Flow system turns amines into alcohols efficiently

Closed-loop flow process uses concentrated catalysts and recycles cofactors to improve conversion




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Sponsored content: Making lower auto emissions a reality

Though initially daunting, stricter fuel economy and emission standards result in automotive innovations




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Kristen Kulinowski to lead Chemical Safety Board




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Multilayer coating could fight bacterial growth on plastic dental devices

Superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could lead to cleaner retainers or tooth aligners




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Become an ACS Wikipedia Fellow

Program trains participants to contribute their subject-matter expertise to Wikipedia




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World’s strongest biomaterial now comes from a tree

A new method creates superstrong fibers out of cellulose




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Synthetic biology could enable bioweapons development

A new National Academies report names and classifies the kinds of biological weapons that could emerge from techniques like CRISPR gene editing and DNA synthesis




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Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy shows promise in small study

The early peek at data from a Phase I/II study excited families, physicians, and investors 




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U.S. report proposes lower safe level for perfluorochemical exposure

ATSDR daily dose numbers for PFOS and PFOA are one-tenth those of EPA




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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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How the Women Chemists Committee stays relevant after 90 years




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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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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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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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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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Dow materials used in new Olympic headquarters




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How to foster a diverse workplace




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U.S. EPA lowers lead dust exposure levels




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Nanocrystals give hematite rainbow flair

Mineral’s microstructure causes natural iridescence




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India must change how it evaluates researchers, Indian National Science Academy says




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Dow fined $1.7 million over perks for CEO Liveris




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Organic photovoltaic window device generates electricity and blocks heat

Improvements to device may eventually cut external power demands for buildings by 50%




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Silver nanowires make transparent fingerprint sensor prototype for smartphones

Sensor material outperforms conventional material by combining high transparency and low resistance




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Water solvation proceeds more slowly than expected

Terahertz spectroscopy study shows that water molecules reorient around solutes on 10-ps time scale




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative




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Mussels, potatoes, ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ and now microbial fermentation

How BioVectra became a world-scale pharmaceutical contractor on Prince Edward Island




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Three-dimensional COF crystals keep growing

Strategy yields crystals big enough to reveal previously elusive structural details




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Empowering a sustainable world

These members of the new guard of scientists are using systems thinking to make green chemistry mainstream




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2018 ACS Fellows




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How Europe’s chemical industry learned to love REACH

Supporting the chemical management law is good for competitiveness, Europe’s chemical industry now says




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A carbon fiber cluster grows in South Carolina

Teijin breaks ground on a $600 million plant in Greenwood as global demand grows for the strong, lightweight material




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Entrepreneur rethinks lithium-ion batteries with an eye toward storing renewable energy

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery




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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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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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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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Gilead CEO Milligan to step down




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Michigan declares state of emergency in town with high PFOS, PFOA levels in drinking water

Source of perfluorocarbon pollution as yet unknown, state says




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Persistent pollutant broken down by sludge microbe

Pilot demonstrations at sites contaminated with dioxane could happen as early as next year




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Pharma earnings show rising sales for first half of 2018

Several firms quell merger and acquisition expectations in calls with analysts




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SEBI shuts down Mumbai offices due to Covid-19 scare

Two office buildings of SEBI were shutdown as an Assistant General Manager was found Covid-19 positive, sources confirmed to BusinessLine. SEBI has it




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Assets of MFs up 7% even as equity inflow dips in April

Fall in SIP seen as one-off event




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Trucking apps make fleet-owners' lives a smooth ride

Apps are improving the earnings of thousands of truckers by using data science and a host of technologies such as telematics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and Internet of Things. Peerzada Abrar reports.