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Obituary: William H. Pirkle




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Obituary: Robert Karl Grasselli




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Dow fined $1.7 million over perks for CEO Liveris




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AkzoNobel upgrading Rotterdam chlorine




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Organic photovoltaic window device generates electricity and blocks heat

Improvements to device may eventually cut external power demands for buildings by 50%




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Silver nanowires make transparent fingerprint sensor prototype for smartphones

Sensor material outperforms conventional material by combining high transparency and low resistance




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Ineos to build first European cracker in 20 years




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Sinochem, ChemChina merger appears likely




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Bain buys antibiotics maker DSM Sinochem




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative




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Lundbeck taps former Millennium chief as CEO




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Calculations suggest flea and tick medications for pets could benefit people by controlling mosquitoes

These drugs could have beneficial population-wide effects in areas at risk for malaria and Zika, according to modeling study




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Single atoms catalyze Suzuki reactions

Flow chemistry process takes place on carbon nitride surface




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Thermo Fisher to buy electron microscopy supplies maker Gatan

Acquisition builds on recent purchases of electron microscope makers FEI and Phenom-World




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Chemistry in Pictures: Plastic snack




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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh likely to limit regulatory authority

Current district judge is viewed as reliably conservative, deferent to presidential power




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Perovskite ferroelectrics go metal-free

Study turns up large family of organic-inorganic materials that could find low-cost, lightweight applications in electronics




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Perovskitas ferroeléctricas sin metales

Un estudio presenta una gran familia de materiales orgánico-inorgánicos que podrían tener aplicaciones baratas y ligeras en electrónica




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Trump’s tweets prompt Pfizer to postpone drug price hikes

The president deemed the price rollback a victory, but industry watchers say Pfizer could benefit in the long run




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Three-dimensional COF crystals keep growing

Strategy yields crystals big enough to reveal previously elusive structural details




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Regulus cuts jobs after oligonucleotide safety setback




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FTC takes Tronox and Cristal to federal court




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Molecule from fungi might whack weeds

Genome scan turns up aspterric acid, which has a new mode of herbicidal action




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U.K. builds center in Scotland for medicine production




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South Korea’s SK to acquire Ampac Fine Chemicals




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Manus Bio raises $19 million to make plant ingredients via fermentation




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Matthey advances lithium nickel oxide battery material




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Peer review shake-up on trial at <i>eLife</i>




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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology goes to Karl Deisseroth




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These new textile dyeing methods could make fashion more sustainable

Large and small suppliers vow to help a resource-intensive, cost-sensitive industry change with the times




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Janelle Ayres, Neal Devaraj, and Sergei Kalinin win Blavatnik Awards




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Entrepreneur rethinks lithium-ion batteries with an eye toward storing renewable energy

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery




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Pathogen recruits good bacteria on skin to initiate infections

Study shakes up scientists’ understanding of how bacterial infections develop




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New variant of Parkinson’s protein goes against the grain

Short α-synuclein peptide affects uptake of dopamine rather than forming typical clumps in the brain




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India’s Supreme Court slams lack of action to address Taj Mahal deterioration




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Obituary: Frank R. Busch




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Obituary: Stephen Roy Holbrook




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Verge Genomics raises $32 million for machine learning-backed neuroscience drug discovery




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Bill Gates backs Alzheimer’s diagnostics with new Diagnostics Accelerator venture fund




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Letting nanoparticles hitchhike on red blood cells

Particles adsorbed on cells accumulate in the first organ downstream from injection site




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Membrane knocks out antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps to reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater




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U.K.’s Worn Again raises cash for textile recycling




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Raptor report: Berkeley birds and rodent wranglers




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Making molecular movies at Europe’s powerful X-ray laser facility

Although some kinks are still being worked out, the European XFEL is now giving researchers an unprecedented view of the inner workings of molecules and materials




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AkzoNobel buys Brazilian organic peroxides firm




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Ionic liquids boost gas uptake in MOFs

Postsynthesis modification of common MOF improves its CO2 uptake and selectivity




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Project SEED scholar Marc McKithen

From one bench to the next, Project SEED scholar Marc McKithen reflects on his career in chemistry and law




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GSK, 23andMe to apply personal genetics to drug discovery

New partnership is part of GSK’s R&D face-lift, which includes an increased focus on immune system targets




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Hope and skepticism abound around Biogen and Eisai Alzheimer’s trial

An antibody called BAN2401 cleared amyloid-β proteins and slowed cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease