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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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Carolyn Bertozzi awarded 2020 Solvay Prize

Stanford professor honored for her invention of bioorthogonal chemistry




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Your new job sucks. Now what?

Chemjobber on how to keep moving toward your career goals




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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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Air quality improvements boosted California's agriculture industry

Lower ozone levels led to higher grape and almond yields-and decarbonizing the state's economy could provide a further boost




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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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Chemistry in Pictures: Double detection




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COVID-19 coronavirus weighs on economy, chemicals

Chemical makers and oil producers are pulling back on production, reconsidering investments




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BioNTech joins coronavirus vaccine race

The German firm will work with Fosun Pharma and Pfizer to develop an mRNA vaccine for COVID-19




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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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Podcast: Is it high time for high-throughput experimentation?

Although the concept of HTE, has been around for a while, chemists are increasingly using its microplates and robots to rapidly run myriad experiments simultaneously. <i>Stereo Chemistry</i> explores what's behind the surge in popularity




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Shortage of RNA extraction kits hampers efforts to ramp up COVID-19 coronavirus testing

Qiagen vows to ramp up production of kits as scientists turn to social media to plea for donations




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Chemistry departments deal with coronavirus closures

Amid university shutdowns worldwide, professors and students adjust what social distancing means for lab scientists




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ACS launches virtual platform for sharing research from Philadelphia national meeting

Posters and presentations can be uploaded to SciMeetings starting on March 19




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Tips for teaching in the time of coronavirus

Veterans of teaching chemistry online offer advice for professors challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic




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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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Ginkgo opens facilities to help COVID-19 coronavirus response

Boston biotech firm is making its discovery and production service available to firms working on diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines




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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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Harnessing cells to build functional materials

Polyaniline coating changes the firing frequency of targeted neurons




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Opening plastic packaging produces microplastics

Tearing and cutting lead to measurable debris from various forms of plastic




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Evonik rolls out nonanimal collagen




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Toray opens foam innovation center in Virginia




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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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AGC to bolster drug services with MolMed acquisition




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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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ACS Scholar alumnus: Bart Bartlett

Current ACS Scholar Rebecca Leuschen chats with this University of Michigan professor about motivation




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




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EPA overhauls pesticide biological evaluations

Agency's approach for assessing risks to endangered species relies on real-world data




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Finding comets' hidden nitrogen

Ammonium salts may serve as nitrogen reservoirs on the icy bodies, suggesting a common origin for comets and the sun




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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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Periodic Graphics: The elements of fertilizers

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning digs into how plant fertilizers make use of the periodic table.




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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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Microreactor enables rapid testing of green solvents

Strategy reduces volumes and times needed to evaluate CO<sub>2</sub>-switchable systems




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Chemistry in Pictures: A copper-acetone lantern




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3-D printing firms rise to coronavirus challenge

Companies are making their machines and expertise available to hospitals in need of parts




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Crystal structures of the novel coronavirus protease guide drug development

Medicinal chemists focus on the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 to develop antiviral treatments for the virus causing COVID-19




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Lemos confirmed as chair of the US Chemical Safety Board




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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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China's contract research firms rebound after coronavirus

Chemistry CROs are back in business as rest of world starts to lock down




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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