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Dissolvable device could signal how recovery’s going after orthopedic surgery

Stretchable strain and pressure sensor might one day guide rehabilitation




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Chemical analysis of bones fills gaps in history

Listen as we visit the Smithsonian to learn how stable isotope analysis can reveal the stories behind skeletons




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Economy buoys Japanese chemical makers

Strong demand and Chinese environment controls lead to robust earnings




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Periodic graphics: Soap versus body wash

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains the similarities and differences between the two bath products




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Massive Attack’s space-age anniversary and an out-of-this-world vista




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EPA revises Obama-era industrial safety regulation

Updated following the West, Texas, fertilizer explosion, rule is intended to prevent incidents at facilities handling large amounts of hazardous materials




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Yadollah (Yadi) Delaviz




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Roy C. Tulee




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ACS’s educational outreach: When rain gives way to flowers




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U.K. builds Graphene City with new innovation center




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DIC and Checkerspot collaborate on polyols




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Benson Hill and Beck’s unveil corn yield trait




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Ardena acquires Syntagon to boost APIs




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Axiom Exergy raises $7.6 million for chill battery




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Gilead’s Kite adds cell therapy manufacturing capacity




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Lilly acquires AurKa




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Celsius Therapeutics launches to tap single-cell genomics for drug discovery




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Improved electrode efficiently converts CO<sub>2</sub> to ethylene

Electrochemical system runs 15 times as long as best previous design




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Hanford researchers demonstrate continuous process to vitrify waste from nuclear weapons production




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Release of U.S. study on health effects of perfluorinated compounds sought




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Global air conditioning demand likely to tax energy supplies




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Ice cores may have tracked ancient Rome’s boom and bust

Traces of lead pinpoint economic activity, but doubts about contamination have been raised




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Chemistry in Pictures: Inorganic parrot




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Chemical Safety Board chair to resign

Move will leave agency with three of five board members




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EPA gears up for controlling poly- and perfluorochemical pollution

Agency plans legal limit on four PFASs in drinking water, creating liability for PFOS and PFOA contamination




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What are hair removers, and how do they get rid of unwanted fuzz?

Creams. Wax. Sugar. Lasers. We get to the scientific root of depilation




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Chemistry in Pictures: Faux ice floes




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Tackling sustainable fertilizer production with an alternative electrolyte

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production 




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Enzyme catalyzes cross-membrane reaction

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules don’t have to leave their natural environments to react




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Polymer solar cell hopes to claim new record

Engineering two organic molecules for better compatibility boosts the conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells to 14.2%




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Artificial metalloenzyme flips switch in cells

Cell-penetrating assembly uncages hormone, turning on gene circuit




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E-cigarettes’ chemistry may explain their popularity among teens

Brands like Juul deliver a form of nicotine that is less harsh to inhale than free-base nicotine




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Chemists claim they’ve defined the first new class of stereoisomers in 50 years

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion




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Chemistry in Pictures: Water it down, turn it up




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Bloom Science launches to treat epilepsy with ketogenic diet-associated gut microbes

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet




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Chemists synthesize and screen massive library of nonnatural proteins

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones




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U.K. will pay to play in EU science research

Prime minister wants to maintain full participation in Horizon Europe




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U.S. EPA proposes final pollution cleanup plan for American Cyanamid site

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use




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Chemical Safety Board chair to resign

Move will leave agency with 3 of 5 board members




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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How chemistry can help meet the UN’s sustainable development goals




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Mary Sue Coleman on solving the funding crisis in higher education

The chemist and former college president leads the Association of American Universities in challenging times




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Don’t freak out, Europe, but you might be in the middle of a mustelid uprising




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PILI raises funds for biotech textile dyes




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StoreDot’s flash battery gets BP backing




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EPA revises Obama-era industrial safety regulation

Updated following the West, Texas, fertilizer explosion, rule is intended to prevent incidents at facilities handling large amounts of hazardous materials




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Ice cores may have tracked ancient Rome’s boom and bust

Traces of lead pinpoint economic activity, but doubts about contamination have been raised




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Celgene to pay Evotec $65 million in cancer drug pact




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Chinese firm buys nylon precursor unit




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Tackling sustainable fertilizer production with an alternative electrolyte

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production