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Materials: Silicene monolayers could help pave the way to faster, smaller electronics.
European Union Seeks Tighter Pesticide Controls
Crop Protection: Regulators seek to restrict 20% of substances.
Keystone Pipeline Bill Passes Senate With Energy Efficiency Measures
After House and Senate work out their differences, measure could face President's veto.
Chemistry-Based Biotech Start-Ups Secure Funding
Pharmaceuticals: Revolution, WaVe, and LTI score sizable financing rounds.
Pfizer To Acquire Generics Maker Hospira
Pharmaceuticals: $17 billion deal presages a possible break-up of the drug company.
Carl Djerassi: Chemist, Writer
Obituary: Pioneer of the birth control pill leaves behind scientific and artistic legacy.
Scientists Watch Neural Connections Strengthen In Live Mice
Neuroscience: New method visualizes the biochemical changes that happen at synapses during learning and memory.
Scientists Observe Elusive Radical Involved In Combustion And Aerosol Chemistry
Oxidation: Measurements of hydroperoxyalkyl radical may improve engines, atmospheric models.
Yucca Mountain Remains Stalled
Nuclear waste: Site safety confirmed, but construction not recommended.
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Victims Of A Trade War
A tariff dispute with China harms the U.S. chemical industry and the growth of solar energy.
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Benefits For Both Health And Climate Shape Debate Over Cuts In Methane Emissions
White House climate plan highlights methane reductions in oil and natural gas sector.
Septic System Forensics
Telltale signs of drug and fragrance use seen in water.
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Cellulose, Kevlar, And Silk Fibers Get A Boost In Performance
Chemical modifications endow textiles with novel combinations of useful properties.
Periodic Graphics: Aphrodisiacs
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning examines the scientific evidence behind the titillating claims.
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Dissolving Disks Deliver Drugs To The Eye
Drug Delivery: A water-soluble polymer wafer could offer a better alternative to medicated eyedrops.
Call For Antibody Standardization
Reproducibility: All antibody reagents should be sequenced and then produced from the genetic code obtained, scientists say.
Copper Complex Entangles DNA, Kills Cancer Cells
Medicinal Chemistry: Researchers used cisplatin as inspiration to design molecules that grab onto DNA's phosphate backbone.
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ACS Program-in-a-Box Pilots Industry Events
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ACS Meets With Human Rights Advocates
ACS Welcomes New Officers
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