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Reversing rules of arene chemistry

New norbornene compound overcomes ring substitution limitation




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Pot purveyors get wise to instrumentation; steelhead trout shift their genetic gears




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3-D printing start-up Carbon seeks to be found everywhere

The start-up is taking the technology deeper into manufacturing




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Una nanoestructura de DNA actúa de enzima volteadora de lípidos

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.




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Errors in C&EN graphic reveal widespread misconceptions about slime chemistry

Multiple sources, including journal articles and chemical catalogs, get the borate bonding and reactivity wrong




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Heat-stable peptide might save thousands of mothers from excessive bleeding after childbirth

Massive clinical trial including developing nations demonstrates carbetocin is no less effective or safe than oxytocin




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Canada moving to update environmental protection regulations

Actions may include requiring industry to demonstrate safety of substances, akin to Europe’s REACH program




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Air Liquide sues Carlyle over theft of trade secrets

Lawsuit says the private equity firm sought an edge in auction of Praxair and Linde U.S. industrial gas assets




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Canada moves to update environmental protection regulations




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Attila E. Pavlath wins Parsons Award




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Volunteer service award to Carolyn Ribes




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India must change how it evaluates researchers, Indian National Science Academy says




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Dow fined $1.7 million over perks for CEO Liveris




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Catalent acquires drug services firm Juniper




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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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BASF resumes some vitamin sales after plant fire




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Italmatch is sold by one private equity firm to another




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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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Water solvation proceeds more slowly than expected

Terahertz spectroscopy study shows that water molecules reorient around solutes on 10-ps time scale




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Synthetic lava brings eruption into the lab

To learn more about lava’s unpredictable behavior and to mitigate its damage, scientists are creating and manipulating their own molten rock




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative




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Carisma Therapeutics raises $53 million for CAR-T alternative using macrophages




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Periodic Graphics: Lava and volcanic gases

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning probes the molecular makeup of the molten rock and gases spewed by volcanoes




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BASF considering $10 billion investment in China

The German giant may build a new “Verbund” site in Guangdong, China.




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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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Nanostructures help chemists generate hydrogen in microgravity

Textured catalyst prevents gas bubbles from clinging to surfaces




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Noninvasive chemical approach controls deep region of the brain in mice

In mice, surgery-free technique inhibits region implicated in memory formation




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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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BASF is considering a $10 billion investment in China

The German giant may build a new Verbund site in Guangdong, China




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Novartis to end anti-infectives R&D




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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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Study reveals structure of protein that transports body odor precursor

Follow-up studies could lead to inhibitors that block uptake, thus stopping body odor production




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




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How Europe’s chemical industry learned to love REACH

Supporting the chemical management law is good for competitiveness, Europe’s chemical industry now says




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Graphene-based device enables active thermal camouflage

Smart, flexible skins measure and adapt to ambient temperatures




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Targeting immune cells could relieve chronic pain

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage




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To improve reproducibility in the lab, these chemists press ‘record’

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures




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Boron arsenide boasts high thermal conductivity

Semiconductor could help dissipate waste heat in electronics




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Sanofi pays $50 million for Revolution Medicines’ SHP2 inhibitor

The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year




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Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations

Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved




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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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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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Spero wins government funding for antibiotic




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Switchable solvent could save potato chip bags from the trash

Approach dissolves adhesive polymers and recovers bags’ multiple components




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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