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• Cell therapy startup Abata launches with $95 million in funding

  23-06-2021 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The company wants to engineer T cells to tackle autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis
  
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• Remote education inspires new ways to teach chemistry lab courses

  22-06-2021 22:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  The pandemic forced chemistry instructors to rethink how to teach the lab component of undergraduate chemistry classes
  
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• Ei-ichi Negishi, Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Dies at 85

  22-06-2021 21:07 via nytimes.com
  
  His work in creating a method to build complex organic molecules applied to everything from pharmaceutical manufacturing to electronics.
  
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• Producing hydrogen using less energy

  22-06-2021 18:32 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  The way in which a compound inspired by nature produces hydrogen has now been described in detail. These findings are the foundation for the energy-efficient production of hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.
  
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• A 'bio-refinery': Using the chemistry of willow trees to treat municipal wastewater

  22-06-2021 15:53 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Millions of liters of primary municipal wastewater can be treated sustainably using fast-growing willow trees while also producing renewable bioenergy and 'green' chemicals, researchers find.
  
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• Worrying insights into the chemicals in plastics

  22-06-2021 15:16 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  ETH researchers examined chemicals in plastics worldwide. They found an unexpectedly high number of substances of potential concern intentionally used in everyday plastic products. A lack of transparency limits management of these chemicals.
  
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• Metal catalysts used for environmental sustainability found to degrade and become less effective

  22-06-2021 15:16 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  New research is showing that some tiny catalysts being considered for industrial-scaled environmental remediation efforts may be unstable during operation.
  
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• AI firm Insilico closes a $255 million financing round as it builds on discovery research

  22-06-2021 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The pioneering firm has added 50 researchers at labs in Asia and the US
  
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• US EPA to reexamine ethylene oxide risks

  22-06-2021 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Move could impact crackdown on chemical plant emissions
  
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• Modeling a circular economy for electronic waste

  21-06-2021 23:41 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  New research develops a framework to understand the choices an electronic waste recycler has to make and the role that digital fraud prevention could have in preventing dishonest recycling practices.
  
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• New method for molecular functionalization of surfaces

  21-06-2021 22:05 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  An interdisciplinary team of researchers has succeeded in depositing nitrogen-containing organic molecules as a highly ordered layer on silicon. This opens up new perspectives for the development of more powerful semiconductor materials, which can be used, for example, in computers, photovoltaics or sensor technology.
  
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• Lead from leaded petrol persists in London air despite '90s ban

  21-06-2021 22:05 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Lead levels in London's atmosphere have dropped drastically since lead additives in petrol were phased out, and currently meet UK air quality targets. However despite this drop, airborne particles in London are still highly lead-enriched compared to natural background levels, according to new research.
  
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• 'Flashed' nanodiamonds are just a phase

  21-06-2021 22:05 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  A new 'flash' process can turn carbon black into functionalized nanodiamond and other materials. The carbon atoms evolved through several phases depending on the length of the flash.
  
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• Engineers create 'seeds' for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals

  21-06-2021 19:39 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight.
  
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• Computers help researchers find materials to turn solar power into hydrogen

  21-06-2021 19:39 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Researchers report that they have taken a step toward overcoming the challenge of inexpensive hydrogen production by using supercomputers to find materials that could help accelerate hydrogen separation when water is exposed to light, a process called photocatalysis.
  
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• Taking the steam out of γ-cyclodextrin synthesis

  21-06-2021 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hydrazone template could make it cheaper to prepare this host molecule
  
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• A local look at air pollution highlights inequalities within cities

  20-06-2021 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  High-resolution data on air quality are helping scientists and community groups understand and address disparities in pollution between neighborhoods
  
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• Vaccines could make big Ebola outbreaks a thing of the past

  20-06-2021 23:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  With approved vaccines and better health-care systems, 2 recent outbreaks in Africa have been managed quickly and with few deaths
  
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• Electrochemistry measures enzyme rate acceleration in nanodroplets

  20-06-2021 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Turnover rate is as much as 100 times as fast in nanodroplets as in bulk solution
  
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• Could a gel coating catch viruses?

  20-06-2021 12:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Researchers hope sticky films can take respiratory droplets out of the air
  
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• Introducing oganesson tetratennesside

  20-06-2021 12:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Superheavy pentatomic molecule pushes theoretical chemistry to extremes
  
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• Periodic Graphics: Comparing how air purification technologies trap and attack viruses

  20-06-2021 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning explains the science behind how various air purification methods remove viruses like SARS-CoV-2 from the air
  
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• X-rays activate cancer drug

  18-06-2021 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Radiation removes molecular mask to free anti-cancer agent, offering simultaneous chemotherapy and radiotherapy with fewer side effects in mice.
  
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• RECOVERY trial finds COVID-19 antibody treatment reduces death

  18-06-2021 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  Preliminary results in people with no detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies add to possible uses of engineered antibodies in treating COVID-19
  
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• Indorama is in talks to buy Oxiteno

  18-06-2021 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  A purchase of the Brazilian specialty chemical firm would plunge the polyester producer deeper into surfactants
  
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• COVID-19 test used in UK mass-screening program receives stinging rebuke from the FDA

  18-06-2021 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  US regulator's warning raises fresh questions about efficacy of Operation Moonshot's antigen test
  
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• Altered microstructure improves organic-based, solid state lithium EV battery

  18-06-2021 15:16 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Researchers improve energy density in a novel electric vehicle battery - a step toward a more cost-effective, easily recycled battery that would allow EVs to travel farther and charge faster at a low cost.
  
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• Thin, stretchable biosensors could make surgery safer

  17-06-2021 22:36 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  A research team has developed bio-inks for biosensors that could help localize critical regions in tissues and organs during surgical operations.
  
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• Researchers discover the physics of foams

  17-06-2021 19:38 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Chemical engineers have answered longstanding questions about the underlying processes that determine the life cycle of liquid foams. The breakthrough could help improve the commercial production and application of foams in a broad range of industries.
  
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• Novavax vaccine shows strong protection against COVID-19

  17-06-2021 17:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The protein-based vaccine was more than 90% effective at preventing COVID-19 in a Phase 3 trial
  
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• GSK to buy iTeos' anti-TIGIT antibody for up to $2 billion

  17-06-2021 16:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's the latest large deal for a company looking for new checkpoint inhibitors
  
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• Solvay provides contested PFAS reference standard

  16-06-2021 22:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The compound, C6O4, was the subject of an international patent dispute
  
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• PFAS undisclosed in most cosmetics sold in the US and Canada

  16-06-2021 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  Study finds hundreds of products contain fluorinated compounds not listed on the label
  
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• Pursuing safer, cheaper pharmaceuticals via electromagnetic control at the atomic level

  16-06-2021 20:32 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Commonplace pharmaceuticals can carry with them an inherent flaw in their atomic structure, which pairs the active, beneficial ingredient with a potentially ineffective -- or even toxic -- counterpart. New research could hold the key to more easily isolating the good while removing the unwanted.
  
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• Pioneering chemistry approach could lead to more robust soft electronics

  16-06-2021 20:32 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  A new approach to studying conjugated polymers made it possible for researchers to measure the individual molecules' mechanical and kinetic properties during polymerization reaction. The insights gained could lead to more flexible and robust soft electronic materials, such as health monitors and soft robotics.
  
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• 'Wonder material' can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately

  16-06-2021 20:31 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have successfully used graphene -- one of the strongest, thinnest known materials -- to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments.
  
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• Machine learning can now reduce worry about nanoparticles in food

  16-06-2021 20:31 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  While crop yield has achieved a substantial boost from nanotechnology in recent years, the alarms over the health risks posed by nanoparticles within fresh produce and grains have also increased. In particular, nanoparticles entering the soil through irrigation, fertilizers and other sources have raised concerns about whether plants absorb these minute particles enough to cause toxicity.
  
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• Richard R. Ernst, Nobelist Who Paved Way for M.R.I., Dies at 87

  16-06-2021 19:28 via nytimes.com
  
  His development of advanced analytical techniques formed the basis for M.R.I. technology used in hospitals and helped chemists determine the structure of complex molecules.
  
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• Investigating carbonate mineral chemical variations to improve oil recovery

  16-06-2021 15:41 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  A researcher has firsthand experience with the frustrations of oil production. He spent nine years as a hydraulic fracturing engineer with operating and service companies. A few years ago, he started delving into a recurring recovery problem in carbonate reservoirs: why don't they produce oil as predicted?
  
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• Inkjet printing show promise as new strategy for making e-textiles, study finds

  16-06-2021 15:41 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be used in the design of future wearable devices.
  
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• Small molecule fights active and latent herpes infections in rodents

  16-06-2021 06:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  IM-250 designed to reach central nervous system where it can go after the dormant virus
  
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• Chemjobber on how to deliver bad news

  16-06-2021 01:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  Be prepared to say what happened and why, and offer solutions
  
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• Mechanism of cyanine spectral shift found

  15-06-2021 22:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Buffer conditions can suppress or enhance the phototruncation reaction
  
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• Clariant finds a buyer for its pigment unit

  15-06-2021 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Swiss company is selling the unit to a German competitor, Heubach, and a private equity firm
  
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• Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises clean, sustainable source of energy

  15-06-2021 19:23 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Humans can do lots of things that plants can't do. But plants have one major advantage over humans: They can make energy directly from the sun. That process of turning sunlight directly into usable energy - called photosynthesis - may soon be a feat humans are able to mimic to harness the sun's energy for clean, storable, efficient fuel. If so, it could open a whole new frontier of clean energy.
  
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• EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Awards announced

  15-06-2021 18:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Winners recognized for developing greener products and processes
  
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• Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery's voltage

  15-06-2021 00:56 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Scientists took a unique and detailed nanoscale look at how oxygen seeps out of lithium-ion battery electrodes, sapping their energy over time. The results could suggest a fix.
  
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• COVID-19 test used in UK mass screening program receives stinging rebuke from FDA

  14-06-2021 23:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  US health agency's warning for Innova raises fresh questions about efficacy of ‘Operation Moonshot' antigen test
  
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• Peering inside 2D crystal synthesis

  14-06-2021 19:12 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Theorists simulate the molecular transitions that take place inside a furnace to create 2D molybdenum disulfide, a semiconductor that could find a home in next-generation electronics.
  
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• New method makes generic polymers luminescent

  14-06-2021 15:38 via feeds.sciencedaily.com
  Researchers have developed a simple method that converts existing generic polymers into luminescent polymers using mechanical force.
  
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