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CAS names its 2018 CAS SciFinder Future Leaders




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Jack Kent Cooke Foundation supports ACS Project SEED




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Business Roundup




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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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HitGen raises funds for DNA-encoded libraries




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Avara advances in dosage form business with third buy




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Invista to upgrade Texas nylon intermediate facility




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Celebrating eccentric chemistry graduation traditions




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Sadara plans pipeline for ethylene and propylene oxide




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Perstorp forms 3-D printing joint venture




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Lonza consolidates its New Jersey R&D




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Scientists push back against Trump administration’s proposed visa rules




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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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Alginate businesses ebb and flow




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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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Career Ladder: Kabrena Rodda

This chemist and military academy grad found a varied career in national security




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Continuing education for your career




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Dutch masters—of 3-D printing

A new way of making things is taking hold in the flatlands of the Netherlands




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U.S. industries ask Trump administration to endorse global hydrofluorocarbon deal

With EPA regulation overturned in court, companies seek political backing for reducing HFC use domestically




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Colorful hair dyes from blackcurrants

Semipermanent color from anthocyanins in fruit skins are a natural alternative to petroleum-derived dyes




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule




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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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Air pollutants in India kill more than 400,000 people a year in urban and rural areas

Sources of pollution differ but models predict more deaths in rural areas because of higher populations there




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Fire-retardant electrolyte could usher in practical lithium metal batteries

Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium metal batteries safer and long-lasting




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Double oxadiazole could replace TNT

As the military looks to phase out toxic TNT, chemists have created a new nitrogen-packed molecule with promising properties




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Electric fields get hydrogel robots to work (and dance)

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields




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Sensing molecules released from single cells without labels

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells




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Bleach activator could lead to greener whites

Cationic molecule helps bleach cotton faster with less energy




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This chili pepper compound will self-destruct

To relieve itch and pain without undesirable side effects, chemists put a kill switch on capsaicin




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SK Capital buys additives maker SI Group

Private equity firm aims to assemble a specialty additives powerhouse




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Showcasing science’s role in addressing plastic in oceans

International exhibition visits Washington, D.C.




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Ancient organic molecules found on Mars

Curiosity rover also reports data on the red planet’s mysterious methane plumes




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At BIO convention, business boomed, and drug pricing loomed

Diversity, drug prices, and 'right to try' permeated conversation at the drug industry meeting




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China slows solar power development

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market




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New York State requires disclosure of cleaning product ingredients




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To shrink electronics further, innovative chemical deposition methods may save the day

Researchers experiment with area-selective atomic layer deposition to precisely place layers of conducting and insulating materials within circuits




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Reporting required for U.S. releases of 13 nonylphenol ethoxylates

Group of surfactants linked to toxicity in aquatic organisms




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Obituary: Siobhan P. Milde




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Obituary: Rajendra Rathore




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Division of Polymer Chemistry seeks nominations for awards




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Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Dmitri Talapin




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Florida Award to Kevin M. Smith




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Dennis Stuehr receives Morley Medal




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2018 Tess Award to Christopher Bowman; call for 2019 nominations




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Business Roundup




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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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Bayer Foundation to give away $400,000




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Hanko to step down at Siegfried




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Ineos progresses plans for U.S. ethylene oxide plant




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Umicore chooses Poland for cathode materials