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Chemistry in Pictures: Be still, my giant rotovap




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How COVID-19 is changing my graduate school experience




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How we know disinfectants should kill the COVID-19 coronavirus

The novel virus is one of the easiest virus types to deactivate, though SARS-CoV-2–specific data are lacking




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ACS launches graduate student organizations




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Bryan Brooks named editor in chief of <i>Environmental Science and Technology Letters</i>




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Genentech Foundation provides $3 million grant to ACS Bridge Project




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Gates, Wellcome, and Mastercard give $125 million for coronavirus treatments




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Protein degradation start-up Kymera raises $102 million in series C financing




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ACS cancels spring national meeting in Philadelphia

#ACSPhilly is one of many scientific conferences postponed or canceled because of concerns over COVID-19




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Braskem to test olefin separation membrane




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Neste invests in plastic recycling and hydrogen firms




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BASF forms European battery recycling pact




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Corbion plans more lactic acid




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Researchers in China report structure of the novel coronavirus bound to its human target

The structure shows the first steps of SARS-CoV-2 infection and could help in drug discovery




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H<sub>3</sub>O may explain the irregular magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune

Models predict an ‘alloy' of H and O is a metallic fluid in the ice giants' interior




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Thirdhand smoke detected in nonsmoking facility

Tobacco-related compounds probably transported on smokers' clothes and bodies




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Dishing on dishwashing for a greener planet and playing games in a glove box




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Mechanical chirality gives new shape to catalysis

Mechanically chiral rotaxane creates a catalytic pocket a little like an enzyme




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How one country is grappling with mercury emissions from artisanal gold shops

Peru seeks to keep rudimentary gold refining from exposing communities to neurotoxic metal




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Petrochemical makers look ahead to an uncertain decade

The past 10 years have been great for US ethylene producers, but they doubt a repeat performance




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As telecom demands grow, optical fibers will need to level up

Scientists explore how to revamp the hair-thin silica glass fibers to transmit more and more data




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The end of enterprise resource planning

Chemical companies prepare as the monolithic information technology platform known as ERP undergoes radical transformation




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How small chemical company leaders are dealing with the coronavirus

Specialty chemical CEOs are rolling with the punches to keep their firms going




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Leaks of CFCs threaten ozone layer recovery and climate, researchers say

Aging equipment and plastic foam release chemicals




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A radial setup helps automated synthesis branch out

Reactors arranged around a central switching station gives chemists more options for making molecules remotely




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Sanofi, Regeneron test arthritis drug against COVID-19

New study explores whether dampening IL-6 could address serious coronavirus infections




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Stepping up to the hand sanitizer shortage

Chemical companies, breweries, and perfumeries take to making and donating a vital commodity in short supply




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No evidence to support link between ibuprofen and COVID-19, experts say

WHO does not recommend against taking the drug for fever caused by novel coronavirus infection




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Antibiotic maker Tetraphase goes cheap




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BASF, Clariant postpone annual meetings




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Huntsman to acquire CVC from Emerald




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Quikrete and Oak Ridge eye 3-D printable cement




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COVID-19 coronavirus quarantines cause rapid drop in air pollution

NO<sub>2</sub> levels have fallen sharply in northern Italy and China




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Evonik rolls out nonanimal collagen




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New Zealand invests in wind-powered hydrogen plant




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How we know disinfectants should kill the COVID-19 coronavirus

The novel virus is one of the easiest virus types to deactivate, though SARS-CoV-2-specific data are lacking




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DuPont, APC Microbiome Ireland link up for babies




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ZBiotics raises funds for hangover probiotic




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A chemist enters a popular TV baking competition, and a cat food discovery




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How companies are getting 1,4-dioxane out of home and personal care products

Chemical makers, cleaning product firms, and cosmetics makers are all scrambling to meet new limits on the impurity




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70 years of US suspicion toward Chinese scientists&#8212;and what those caught in the middle should do now

The US has a fraught history at the intersection of science and China relations




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Why Japan's chemical firms still make drugs

They persist in the pharma business, even as chemical companies in the West have mostly exited




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2020 Priestley Medalist JoAnne Stubbe digs deep into the details of enzymes

The MIT biochemist's intense focus has helped her solve some of biochemistry's important puzzles




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Priestley Medal address 2020: The road less traveled&#8212;for love of detection, discovery, and all things radical in nature




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What is hand sanitizer, and does it keep your hands germ-free?

Useful when you don't have access to a sink and some soap, hand sanitizers have become a hot commodity in the face of COVID-19




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Chemistry in Pictures: A copper-acetone lantern




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Chemical firms say they want to keep going

Industry is deemed essential critical infrastructure by federal and state governments




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Adding two functional groups to an aliphatic alcohol in one shot

The simple reaction could be an easy way to synthesize new molecules for drug discovery




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Eliminating catalyst defects boosts activity and extends lifetime

Nearly perfect, long-lasting crystalline catalyst turns CO<sub>2</sub> into valuable products




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Chloroquine's use to treat COVID-19 is backed by US government, but many questions remain

Old anti-malarial drugs have shown mixed results in the small clinical trials conducted so far