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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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Chemistry in Pictures: Lapus lattice




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Bleach activator could lead to greener whites

Cationic molecule helps bleach cotton faster with less energy




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Copper regulates sleep in zebrafish

Metal may play sleep role through an enzyme responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine




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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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Hallan antiguas moléculas orgánicas en Marte

El rover Curiosity proporciona datos sobre las misteriosas plumas de metano del planeta rojo




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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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Giving enzymes floppy surfaces can enhance their activity

Added surface glycine residues cause partial unfolding that adapts enyzyme to low temperatures




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Chemistry in Pictures: Letting sparks fly




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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: George J. Baumgartner




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Obituary: Frank O. Ellison




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Obituary: Siobhan P. Milde




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Obituary: Rajendra Rathore




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Obituary: Robert G. Tabor




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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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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




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DuPont commits $400 million to Tyvek expansion




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U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s internal woes could thwart its mission




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JGC develops new ammonia production process




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Arsenal Capital buys adhesives makers




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Roche ends development of SMA drug olesoxime




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Ascend is expanding adiponitrile




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




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U.S. EPA proposes restriction of asbestos




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Fly feed firm raises $105 million




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Crawly critters’ mysteries and marvels




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Shining the light on outstanding contributions by women chemists




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Replacing methylene chloride in paint strippers

Questions remain about the safety and effectiveness of alternative solvents




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Renewable chemical maker Avantium tries for an encore performance

After attracting BASF, catalysis expert seeks other partners for a new batch of projects




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Taiwan’s biotech industry stands at a crossroads

After years of heady expansion, sector is feeling growing pains




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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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CRISPR researchers receive Kavli Prize in Nanoscience

Award resurfaces a forgotten name in the CRISPR patent battle amid Nobel Prize speculation