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Meet the Janelia chemist crafting glowing molecular tools for neuroscientists

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus




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Why some cuvettes are difficult to come by

A spot shortage of the analytical sample holder affects some scientists




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Europe to ban some single-use plastics

New obligations for industry as the region and other areas target the causes of marine litter




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Methane ice dunes spotted on Pluto

Nitrogen sublimation and gentle breezes may form the hills




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Overhaul of scientific incentives needed to fix Ph.D. system, report says

National Academies committee calls for more emphasis on career counseling, teaching, and mentoring for grad students




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Isotopes could sniff out fake truffles

The abundance of carbon-13 relative to carbon-12 reveals whether the key component of white truffle aroma originates from a natural or synthetic source




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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services




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The ACS Board of Directors demystified




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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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Invista to upgrade Texas nylon intermediate facility




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U.S. clears Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto




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Perstorp forms 3-D printing joint venture




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WuXi suggests that investors cool it




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Cortexyme raises $76 million to test bacterial protease inhibitor in Alzheimer’s




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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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Conservators consult Forbes Pigment Collection to solve artwork mysteries

Library of 2,500 samples offers clues about hues, both old and new




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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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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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U.S. EPA proposes restriction of asbestos

New uses would be restricted, but industry’s current use of carcinogenic mineral can continue




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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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Bleach activator could lead to greener whites

Cationic molecule helps bleach cotton faster with less energy




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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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Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Dmitri Talapin




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Florida Award to Kevin M. Smith




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2018 Tess Award to Christopher Bowman; call for 2019 nominations




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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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DuPont commits $400 million to Tyvek expansion




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U.S. EPA proposes restriction of asbestos




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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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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services




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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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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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Sponsored content: Making lower auto emissions a reality

Though initially daunting, stricter fuel economy and emission standards result in automotive innovations




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Perovskite progress pushes tandem solar cells closer to market

Rapid improvements in the stability and efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells are raising commercial hopes




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Chemistry in Pictures: Raise a glass to fluorescence




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BridgeBio launches CoA Therapeutics to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease

The startup is developing allosteric activators to increase levels of the vital metabolic molecule coenzyme A in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration




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Kristen Kulinowski to lead Chemical Safety Board




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China swoons over cleantech and biotech stocks

Stock market conditions are favorable for Chinese technology firms




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LyondellBasell in talks to buy stake in Braskem

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker




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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology goes to Karl Deisseroth

Award honors Stanford professor’s pioneering work in optogenetics




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Chemistry may have solutions to our plastic trash problem

Chemists explore ways to convert plastics into valuable products and to develop intrinsically recyclable polymers




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Sanofi and Translate Bio to make mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases




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Lilly and AstraZeneca drop BACE inhibitor lanabecestat




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Indian castor bean sustainability program a success




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Clariant partners with hydrogen storage firm




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Chili pepper compound made to self-destruct

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




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Un dispositivo hace más fácil y segura la transferencia de <i>terc</i>-butil litio y otros compuestos químicos pirofóricos

Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables