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Mariana Matus means to combat the opioid epidemic with chemical data

Her company, Biobot Analytics, is analyzing wastewater to give communities the information they need for the battle




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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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CRISPR technology: Where female entrepreneurs thrive

Dozens of women lead CRISPR-based projects worldwide. Here are a few who've built start-ups around the technology




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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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C&EN's Chemistry in Pictures goes meta

Our collection of chemistry photos will help train an algorithm to recognize lab materials, vessels, and processes




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Chemists work around coronavirus restrictions

C&EN looks at how scientists are adapting to travel restrictions and working from home




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Chemistry in Pictures: Baby Yodamine B




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Firmenich to buy French pine chemical firm

DRT brings sustainable fragrance ingredients and industrial additives




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Chemistry in Pictures: Big swirl




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Chemistry in Pictures: Be still, my giant rotovap




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Braskem to test olefin separation membrane




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Chemours opens research facility in Delaware




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Chemists work around coronavirus restrictions

C&EN looks at how scientists are working from home and adapting to travel restrictions




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US regulators take steps to boost hemp, CBD markets

USDA delays some requirements for growers; FDA seeks more data on cannabidiol products




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How one country is grappling with mercury emissions from artisanal gold shops

Peru seeks to keep rudimentary gold refining from exposing communities to neurotoxic metal




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Petrochemical makers look ahead to an uncertain decade

The past 10 years have been great for US ethylene producers, but they doubt a repeat performance




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As telecom demands grow, optical fibers will need to level up

Scientists explore how to revamp the hair-thin silica glass fibers to transmit more and more data




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How small chemical company leaders are dealing with the coronavirus

Specialty chemical CEOs are rolling with the punches to keep their firms going




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Air quality improvements boosted California's agriculture industry

Lower ozone levels led to higher grape and almond yields-and decarbonizing the state's economy could provide a further boost




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Chemistry in Pictures: Double detection




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COVID-19 coronavirus weighs on economy, chemicals

Chemical makers and oil producers are pulling back on production, reconsidering investments




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Chemistry departments deal with coronavirus closures

Amid university shutdowns worldwide, professors and students adjust what social distancing means for lab scientists




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DSM to make biobased Dyneema fiber




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Huntsman to acquire CVC from Emerald




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Quikrete and Oak Ridge eye 3-D printable cement




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PVA-based gel removes dirt from paintings

Large, disordered pores allow the gel to capture soil without damaging pigments




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A chemist enters a popular TV baking competition, and a cat food discovery




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Why Japan's chemical firms still make drugs

They persist in the pharma business, even as chemical companies in the West have mostly exited




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Periodic Graphics: The elements of fertilizers

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning digs into how plant fertilizers make use of the periodic table.




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Chemistry in Pictures: A copper-acetone lantern




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Lemos confirmed as chair of the US Chemical Safety Board




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Chemical firms say they want to keep going

Industry is deemed essential critical infrastructure by federal and state governments




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Tension but also harmony over COVID-19 in Europe's chemical industry

Italian workers threaten to strike, but German, UK companies and workers pull together




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Chemistry in Pictures: Dye-chromatic




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Chloroquine's use to treat COVID-19 is backed by US government, but many questions remain

Old anti-malarial drugs have shown mixed results in the small clinical trials conducted so far




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Emory-discovered antiviral is poised for COVID-19 clinical trials

The nucleoside inhibitor has advantages over Gilead's remdesivir but has yet to be tested in humans




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Sumitomo Chemical plans sustainable R&amp;D group




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Chemical companies tighten their belts




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What can initial remdesivir data tell us about tackling COVID-19?

Gilead Sciences' antiviral is in multiple late-stage trials to treat coronavirus infections. Don't expect a home run, say infectious disease experts




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How chemical boundaries make stronger steel

Chemically distinct regions of alloys can help create strong yet flexible nanostructured metals




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Lego bricks for cutting-edge physics and for chemistry education




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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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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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COVID-19 mostly behind it, China's chemical industry struggles to rev up

Lingering logistic problems and a sputtering economy mean hard times for companies




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American Association for Chemistry Teachers offers resources for remote teaching and learning

Resources are freely available through April 17




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Chemistry in Pictures: Giant glassware




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Jen Heemstra on building your resilience

C&EN advice columnist offers 4 tips on adapting to times of uncertainty




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With COVID-19 mostly behind it, China's chemical industry struggles to rev up

Lingering logistic problems and a sputtering economy mean hard times for companies




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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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Judge rules Chemours must settle DuPont dispute through arbitration

Chemours plans to appeal the decision to Delaware's Supreme Court