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Gates, Wellcome, and Mastercard give $125 million for coronavirus treatments




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ACS cancels spring national meeting in Philadelphia

#ACSPhilly is one of many scientific conferences postponed or canceled because of concerns over COVID-19




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$8.3 billion allocated for US coronavirus response

Congress opts for open-ended support for federal and local agencies




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Researchers grow thin 2-D insulator on large scale

Single-crystal boron nitride could enable the use of 2-D materials for transistors in computer chips




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Mechanical chirality gives new shape to catalysis

Mechanically chiral rotaxane creates a catalytic pocket a little like an enzyme




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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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Carolyn Bertozzi awarded 2020 Solvay Prize

Stanford professor honored for her invention of bioorthogonal chemistry




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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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COVID-19 coronavirus weighs on economy, chemicals

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




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Podcast: Is it high time for high-throughput experimentation?

Although the concept of HTE, has been around for a while, chemists are increasingly using its microplates and robots to rapidly run myriad experiments simultaneously. <i>Stereo Chemistry</i> explores what's behind the surge in popularity




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COVID-19 coronavirus quarantines cause rapid drop in air pollution

NO<sub>2</sub> levels have fallen sharply in northern Italy and China




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




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EPA overhauls pesticide biological evaluations

Agency's approach for assessing risks to endangered species relies on real-world data




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How companies are getting 1,4-dioxane out of home and personal care products

Chemical makers, cleaning product firms, and cosmetics makers are all scrambling to meet new limits on the impurity




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70 years of US suspicion toward Chinese scientists&#8212;and what those caught in the middle should do now

The US has a fraught history at the intersection of science and China relations




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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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Priestley Medal address 2020: The road less traveled&#8212;for love of detection, discovery, and all things radical in nature




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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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Eliminating catalyst defects boosts activity and extends lifetime

Nearly perfect, long-lasting crystalline catalyst turns CO<sub>2</sub> into valuable products




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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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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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AstraZeneca, Silence Therapeutics team up for siRNA drugs




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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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Design Therapeutics launches with $45 million for neurological diseases




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Thermo Fisher to invest $475 million in biopharmaceutical services




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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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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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CAS names its 2020 Future Leaders

Awardees will attend a weeklong program in Columbus in August




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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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Asbestos inhalation poses cancer risks to workers and consumers

US EPA finds unreasonable risks for 6 current uses, including chlor-alkali diaphragms




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COVID-19 to delay clinical trials

Drugmakers want to keep trials going but acknowledge that medical resources are strained




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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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CAS curates dataset of antiviral compound leads with potential activity against COVID-19

Open-access collection contains nearly 50,000 chemical compounds from the CAS Registry




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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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Eastman donates polyester for medical face shields




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Arkema plans to exit intermediate chemical businesses




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Acridine radical acts as a powerful photoreductant

Stable organic radical replaces alkali metals or dissolving metal reductants in certain reactions




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Exploring chemical space: Can AI take us where no human has gone before?

Artificial intelligence is helping us find novel, useful molecules. For the field to really take off, though, these tools will need to be accessible to the wider chemistry community




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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Clinical trial for ruxolitinib planned in fight against COVID-19

Treatment for rare blood cancers could temper cytokine storm in people with severe forms of the disease




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Podcast: The chemist who helped save Apollo 13

<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> reveals the surprising origin story of the engine that brought the Apollo 13 astronauts home and the man who designed it




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Merdad Parsey on building a case for remdesivir amid the coronavirus pandemic

Gilead's Chief Medical Officer talks about the challenges of clinical design in the time of COVID-19




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How susceptible is your cat or dog to the novel coronavirus?

Cats can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to one another, but the virus replicates poorly in dogs, pigs, chickens, and ducks, study finds