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Small Molecule Turns On Ion Channels And Controls Seizures In Mice
Neurochemistry: Compound could help researchers study an important class of… Read more >Europe and America move closer
The Atlantic Ocean will close as continental Europe moves closer… Read more >Aussies cashing in on apps
The mobile app business in Australia is growing 177% every… Read more >280 new Moon craters found
Researchers have potentially discovered 280 craters on the Moon that… Read more >FEATURE: Squid or swallow: the sexual tastes of a cephalopod
Female squids will eat sperm in order to provide nutrients… Read more >Baby growth linked to high IQ
Babies who gain weight and head size rapidly in their… Read more >OPINION: Stuck in traffic? Maths can get you on your way
Maths has the potential to solve our traffic jam woes… Read more >Administration Claims Syria Used Chemical Weapons
Investigation: White House says it has credible evidence for its… Read more >Employee Killed At CF Industries Plant
Plant Safety: Fatal accident is second recently to befall a… Read more >Hydrogen generation using sunlight
First evidence for a light-driven water–gas shift reaction… Read more >New evidence links air pollution with autism
Exposure to high levels of diesel exhaust and airborne metals… Read more >Fish low oxygen survival solved
They mystery of how fish survived ancient toxic oceans has… Read more >Ocean Plastics Host Surprising Microbial Array
Environment: Some microbes living on plastic waste may help break… Read more >Bill Gates Backs Open Science Website ResearchGate
ResearchGate raises $35 million to mount challenge to traditional science… Read more >A Less Toxic Antifungal Agent
Medicinal Chemistry: Modified version of amphotericin B will drive search… Read more >Neurons Counted In Adults
Neuroscience: Carbon dating measures birth of nerve cells in human… Read more >Cell’s Water Channel Gets A Close-Up
Structural Biology: High-resolution structure of aquaporin sheds light on… Read more >Switching chirality in amino acids
Cheap nickel catalysis offers alternative to expensive enzymatic resolution Read more >First vertebrate fluorescent protein discovered
The UnaG protein from Unagi eels could be the basis… Read more >Forget tax credits, fund applied research
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A virtual private network is a way to exist in… Read more >OPINION: Here’s the skinny on fasting for weight loss – the 5:2 diet
A 'new' diet requires people to fast two days a… Read more >Engagement better than grades
How engaged children are in school is a greater predictor… Read more >Oldest known primate discovered
Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known fossilised primate… Read more >High Court Nixes Gene Patents
Biotechnology: Naturally occurring genes can’t be owned, but synthetic… Read more >One Death, Scores Of Injuries Caused By Explosion At Ethylene Plant
Plant Safety: Louisiana chemical facility was undergoing an expansion Read more >Compound Freezes Bacteria Mid-Division
Microbiology: The small-molecule inhibitor works through a new mechanism… Read more >Minor Dust Mineral May Be Key Ice Seed
Atmosphere: Feldspars found to be good seed for ice crystals… Read more >AstraZeneca Buys Pearl Therapeutics
Pharma: Acquisition adds lung drug candidate to AstraZeneca’s pipelinerebuilding… Read more >U.S., China Agree On Refrigerants
Climate: Countries will work to curb manufacture of hydrofluorocarbons Read more >Measuring Cyanate In Sea Water For The First Time
Ocean Chemistry: Adapted technique measures low levels of cyanate in… Read more >Protons wander freely in icy gas giant cores
Under intense pressures like those found on Uranus or Neptune… Read more >Plumage pattern revealed in 150 million-year-old bird
Chemical mapping could help unpick the biology of extinct animals… Read more >Companies urged to publish hidden clinical trial data
Researchers could acquire data and publish themselves if firms refuse… Read more >GSK fires Chinese R&D head in data investigation
Company is retracting a 2010 study in which data were… Read more >Pfizer and Takeda win $2.15bn in patent payout
Teva and Sun fined for selling generics before patent expiry… Read more >Ancient amoured fish found with abs
Scientists have discovered a 380-million-year-old armour-plated… Read more >Genetic hearing loss revealed
Researchers have discovered how hearing loss in humans is caused… Read more >Wrens learn threats from peers
Australian superb fairy-wrens learn to recognise threats by learning… Read more >Bigger, stronger fish can adapt
Bigger fish that are strong swimmers are more likely to… Read more >Hydrogen in distant galaxies revealed
Astronomers have managed to work out how much hydrogen distant… Read more >Dementia on the rise in China
More than 9 million Chinese people have dementia and the… Read more >FEATURE: Explainer: why does female fertility decline?
By 40 a woman's chance of becoming pregnant has… Read more >Slicing Nanowires Into Nanocrystal Arrays
Optoelectronics: Aligned arrays of nanoparticles could transmit light in optical… Read more >New Material For Energy-Efficient Refrigeration
Materials Science: A class of inexpensive transition-metal boride compounds… Read more >Former editor of Chemistry in Britain dies
Peter Farago, who edited Chemistry World’s predecessor for over… Read more >Diabetes breath test overcomes humidity
Low-cost sensor for detecting acetone in exhaled air Read more >Bacterium breaks down grass for biofuel
Microbe that anaerobically degrades plant biomass could help bring down… Read more >Cyanoacrylate
It repairs objects, heals wounds and fights crime. It puts… Read more >An end to chasing molecules that were never there?
Simple method for identifying incorrect structures of organic molecules due… Read more >'Scientific censorship' hamstringing psychoactive drug research
New treatments for psychological disorders are being held back by… Read more >No small success
Chad Mirkin has spun out his nanotechnology research into several… Read more >FEATURE: Explainer: how much carbon can the world’s forests absorb?
If we stopped cutting them down, the world's forests… Read more >Nanosensors help cancer drug
Tiny biosensors have allowed scientists to watch a cancer drug… Read more >OPINION: Icky insects are actually tasty treats that are good for you
Insects may look unappetising, but they're nutrient-rich and… Read more >Better way to turn ocean into fuel
Scientists have come up with a more efficient way to… Read more >Cute animals hog extinction funds
There are around 20,000 endangered animal species globally, but… Read more >Men most body shy around men
Research has revealed that men care more about what other… Read more >U.S., China To Cooperate On Reducing Potent Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change: Presidents Obama and Xi agree to curb manufacture… Read more >Formulation and function
Working between the R&D lab and the supermarket shelf… Read more >A carbon-based future
Society should be prepared to see its reliance on fossil… Read more >Mussel glue to cut fertiliser impacts
Polymer coat ensures nutrients are released slowly and as bonus… Read more >French convinced sarin used in Syria
Labs in France and the UK have both confirmed the… Read more >FEATURE: You’ve had an out-of-body experience, but what kind?
Not all out-of-body experiences are the same. Alexander… Read more >Reversible Male Contraception With Gold Nanorods
Nanomedicine: Particles injected into testis tissue heat up and kill… Read more >U.S. Government Targets Iranian Petrochemicals
Sanctions: Obama Adminstration seeks to curtail Iran's nuclear ambitions… Read more >Raman Imaging Breaks The Nanometer Barrier
Spectroscopy: Chemical analysis technique uses double-resonance approach to zoom… Read more >Sandoz manufacturing woes continue
Regulators warn firm in face of repeated violations Read more >AstraZeneca stocks pipeline with acquisitions
Spending spree continues with two more deals Read more >Biofuel cell tattoo turns perspiration to power generation
Device produces electricity from lactate and could run sensors to… Read more >Hairy proteins survive stomach trip
Polymer modification protects enzymes from digestive track opening up oral… Read more >Lemelson-MIT Prize To Angela Belcher
Awards: Biomolecular materials chemist wins the $500,000 award Read more >2014 ACS Volunteer Service Award Goes To Robert Pribush
Honors: Butler University professor is being recognized for his service… Read more >Bruce Roth Awarded 2013 Perkin Medal
Honors: Chemist was the first to synthesize the cholesterol-lowering… Read more >A Molecule Of Many Colors
Organic Chemistry: With rigid wings and a flexible core, a… Read more >DNA Ruling Raises Science Concerns
Supreme Court: Likely expansion of DNA databases prompts questions Read more >Ancient Rocks Suggest Meteorites Brought Life’s Phosphorus To Earth
Origins of Life: Reactive phosphorus compounds eventually became part of… Read more >Stock Market Lures Biotechs
Finance: Small firms seize on good environment for raising funds… Read more >Germany’s Merck Gets Chinese Cancer Drug
Pharmaceutical R&D: Deal signals growing Western confidence in Chinese… Read more >Stephen Lippard Named Priestley Medalist
ACS Awards: Bioinorganic chemistry pioneer at MIT is recognized for… Read more >Farewell To A Safety Champion
Congress: New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg, chemical safety and environmental… Read more >Nontoxic Solvents Extract Compounds From Plants
Natural Products: Green solvents made from mixtures of cellular metabolites… Read more >Artificial 'superatoms' for a new periodic table
Molecular clusters bond together to mimic ionic structures giving scientists… Read more >Fukushima disaster has not raised cancer risks, says UN
Latest study at odds with others that predicted a slight… Read more >Job cuts at three US pharma companies
Endo, Impax and Zogenix are all ‘downsizing’ Read more >Ultrasound Technique Creates Polymer Nanoparticles
Nanochemistry: Surfactant-free method could make nanoparticle production easier and… Read more >Power-free nucleic acid extraction device
Inexpensive sample preparation for monitoring success of Aids treatment Read more >Big data to sniff out drug marketing fraud
US Food and Drug Administration wants to track promotional spending… Read more >Misdiagnosed manganism near Mount Etna?
Surface analysis of lava stones could explain apparent high levels… Read more >Will nanorods be the next big male contraceptive idea?
Successful experiments on mice bode well for a future human… Read more >Raman scattering reaches sub-nm resolution
Substantially improved resolution sets scene for unprecedented mapping of single… Read more >What happens when I poke it?
Eric Furst talks to Jennifer Newton about prodding things with… Read more >Uproar over chemical exposure advice for pregnant women
Opinion paper published by the Royal Society of Obstetricians and… Read more >Industry reaches registration deadline
Data on thousands more chemicals submitted under Reach regulations Read more >VX
The stuff of action films and horrifying news stories, Simon… Read more >Making the masters choice
Today’s chemistry graduates could find that those with an… Read more >Senate Champion For Environment, Chemical Safety Dies
Congress: Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who was 89, pushed to prepare… Read more >Telling All About Time
Science Communication: ACS member wins famous actor’s Flame Challenge… Read more >The science of ice cream
Soft scoop science Read more >Laboratory safety goes digital
Online video resources aim to bring industry culture to academic… Read more >Homogeneous catalysis for nanoscale surface designs
Modified atomic force microscopy probes enable new surface chemistry strategies… Read more >'Legal high' production gathers pace
New report highlights rapid growth in designer drugs fuelling fears… Read more >Senator behind US chemical reform effort dies
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Funding will keep multi-disciplinary projects running for up to… Read more >Underwater Atomic Force Microscopy
Biological Imaging: New method could allow biologists to probe the… Read more >Europe’s Energy Costs
Citing diminished competitiveness, chemical industry begins a push to explore… Read more >The Power Of Two
Organic Synthesis: Dual catalysis creates stereochemical complexity Read more >Carbene For Gold Surfaces
Surface Chemistry: Carbenes on gold could lead to new family… Read more >Graphene’s Newfound Strength
Weakness of polycrystalline material at grain boundaries is a processing… Read more >Capital chemistry
Phil Robinson looks back at three centuries of chemistry at… Read more >Moissan's furnace
The arc of extreme chemistry Read more >Haemoglobin mimic mops up cyanide
Supramolecule could form first line of defence in cyanide poisoning… Read more >Chemistry World podcast - June 2013
We discover 300 years of chemistry in Edinburgh with Eleanor… Read more >Reaction Snapshots
Microscopy: AFM shows surprising details of molecules and reaction products… Read more >Young Scientists Awards Expand
Honors: Blavatnik Awards program to support young science faculty members… Read more >Spying On Subcellular Structures
Microfluidics: Tiny channels trap individual mitochondria, allowing scientists to watch… Read more >Elsa Reichmanis Receives International Recognition
Awards: Georgia Tech professor is named a distinguished woman in… Read more >Valeant To Buy Bausch & Lomb
Specialty Pharma: $8.7 billion eye care acquisition continues consolidation… Read more >Outcry Over Patent Office Cuts
Stakeholders protest budget sequesters they say will cripple the U… Read more >Global Plan For Open Access, Research Integrity
Research: Public funding agencies from around the world endorse common… Read more >Big Prize For Small Dots
Awards: Columbia University’s Louis Brus wins Welch Award for… Read more >Kent Voorhees Receives Outstanding Faculty Award
Recognition: Colorado School of Mines professor honored for his positive… Read more >Japanese pharma opens compound vaults
Molecule libraries to be screened for neglected diseases Read more >Two new ‘personalised’ cancer drugs approved
Suitable patients for GSK's melanoma treatments must be identified… Read more >Industrial Research Institute Medal Awarded To Robert S. Langer And George M. Whitesides
Honors: Distinguished prize recognizes outstanding achievements in technological innovation Read more >Iron From Antarctic Rocks Fuels Algae Growth
Ocean Chemistry: The iron source may drive some of the… Read more >Job Boom From Shale Gale
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Materials: Acid’s surface residue, not just the catalyst, should… Read more >Antibiotic Side Effects Explained
Structural Biology: Sulfonamide drugs may harm nervous systems by inhibiting… Read more >Microwaves Distinguish Mirror-Image Compounds
Chirality: Mirror-image compounds detected by new method Read more >Laser Blast Helps Spot Ancient Dyes
Spectroscopy: Laser vaporization improves surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for cultural… Read more >Chemical Reform Bill Unveiled
Senate: Breakthrough bipartisan proposal would update Toxic Substances Control Act… Read more >Dow Unveils Lab Safety Website
Training: Resource hosts comprehensive video library Read more >Nanoparticles Fall Through Policy Cracks
Environment: Under current U.S. environmental and health regulations, federal… Read more >Bandages Silence Genes
RNA Interference: Nanocoatings on bandages and other medical materials could… Read more >Landmark Chemical Reform Bill Unveiled
Senate: Bipartisan proposal would update Toxic Substances Control Act, empower… Read more >A Laser Blast Helps Cultural Heritage Researchers Study Insoluble Dyes On Artifacts
Analytical Chemistry: New sampling method for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy… Read more >Dow Unveils Lab Safety Website
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Accidents: Yearlong study aims for safer practices in nonindustry facilities… Read more >Earnings Fall In Japan
Annual Results: Latest fiscal year hurt nation’s chemical makers… Read more >Gorgeous, Intricate Microflowers From Mineral Chemistry In A Beaker
Patterning method is inspired by how the environment shapes shells… Read more >Archaeology’s Hidden Secrets
Ancient Ivory: Metal traces on Phoenician artifacts show long-gone… Read more >Hydrogel Implants Slip Past Immune Defenses
Biomaterials: Coating could prevent implant rejection Read more >Sugary Structure Has Midas Touch
Supramolecular Chemistry: Cyclodextrin rounds up gold salts for greener recovery… Read more >Biobased Route Draws BASF, Evonik
Renewables: New deals with Genomatica, OPX Bio signal confidence in… Read more >Assessing Birds’ Mercury Risks More Complicated Than Previously Thought
Ecology: Common method to monitor mercury levels in wetland birds… Read more >Carsten Reinhardt To Head Chemical Heritage Foundation
Administration: German academic is new president of the chemical history… Read more >Justices Support Monsanto In Seed Patent Dispute
Biotechnology: Supreme Court rules genetically modified crops entitled to same… Read more >Carsten Reinhardt To Head Chemical Heritage Foundation
Administration: German academic is new president of the chemical history… Read more >Energy-Storing Nanomaterial Made From Hemp
Electronics: Researchers turn agricultural waste into a carbon nanomaterial for… Read more >Nanoparticle Network Acts As An Artificial Pancreas
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Plastics: Solvay, Ineos say joining together will help them tough… Read more >Drug Delivery With A Bang
Nanoscience: Chain-shattering polymeric therapeutics could release medicines on demand… Read more >Hear, Hear For The Bionic Ear
Tissue Engineering: 3-D-printed devices detect frequencies beyond human… Read more >‘Breakthrough’ Drugs Rising
Pharmaceuticals: New FDA program could cut time for approvals in… Read more >Global Ban For Flame Retardant
United Nations: Countries agree to stop use of hexabromocyclododecane under… Read more >AstraZeneca Research Campus To Become Multicompany Bioscience Center
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Honors: Dreyfus Prize given to R. Graham Cooks, who shrank… Read more >Robert S. Langer Receives Wolf Prize
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Chemical Earnings: First quarter presents difficulties, but optimism is undimmed… Read more >Iron Spurs C–H Bond Reactivity
Organometallics: Catalyst creates drug scaffolds quickly Read more >New ACS ‘Letters’ Journal To Launch In 2014
Penn State researcher Bruce Logan named deputy editor of Environmental… Read more >Lackluster Sepsis Drug Combats Flu In Rodents
Eritoran targets flu virus-related inflammation but not the virus… Read more >Challenging Peer Review
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Honors: The National Academy of Sciences elects 84 new active… Read more >Proof Sought For Chemical Weapons
Investigation: Obama warns against a rush to judgment in Syria… Read more >Europe Bans Three Neonicotinoids
Regulation: Chemicals linked to disastrous honeybee population declines cannot be… Read more >Coatings Fight Furniture Fires
Nanomaterials: Ultrathin films could replace troublesome flame retardants Read more >Patrick Harran To Face Felony Trial On Labor Code Violations
Lab Safety: Judge denies motions to dismiss or reduce charges… Read more >Small-Ring Substitute Helps Drugs Stick Around
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Lab Safety: Judge denies motions to dismiss or reduce charges… Read more >Obama Honors High School Chemistry Teacher
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Litigation: A state court orders BPA to be removed from… Read more >Texas Explosion Facts Emerge
Investigation: Ammonium nitrate, lack of regulatory oversight are likely causes… Read more >Earnings Beat Expectations
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Supreme Court: Myriad Genetics’ monopoly on genetic cancer tests may… Read more >Sulfide Signal In Sight
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A 2012 plant accident at a California refinery was preventable… Read more >Origin Of Arctic Bromine Identified
Atmospheric Chemistry: Surface snow reactions create pollutant-scrubbing compound Read more >Hydrogen Sulfide Donors Protect Heart Cells
Chemical Biology: Compounds could react with thiol groups in the… Read more >Republicans In Congress Launch Another Salvo Against EPA
Oversight: House of Representatives bill would change membership, operation of… Read more >Thermo Fisher Scientific To Buy Life Technologies
Deal, for $13.6 billion, will make a large lab… Read more >Watching Enzymes Change Molecules’ Chirality
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Medicine: Firm launches effort to harness the body’s neural… Read more >Rapid Route To Pactamycin
Natural Products: Shortened synthesis could lead to drug candidates based… Read more >Preventing Battery Fires
ACS Meeting News: Novel electrolytes could solve flammability problems that… Read more >Light-Driven Reaction Modifies Double Bonds With Unconventional Selectivity
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ACS Meeting News: Relative rates of surface deposition and diffusion… Read more >Chemical Plant Security Critique
Homeland Security Department inspector general says the agency’s program… Read more >Chemists Convene In New Orleans
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Reaction Mechanism: Research reveals details of a workhorse chemical transformation… Read more >Margaret Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister, Dies At 87
Obituary: Conservative politician studied chemistry at Oxford University, benefited from… Read more >Flame Retardants Under Scrutiny
Assessment: Officials in U.S. and Canada want data on… Read more >Light-Driven Reaction Modifies Double Bonds With Unconventional Selectivity
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Petrochemicals: Partnered with oil producer YPF, the firms has plans… Read more >Sugar-Coated Particles Provoke Immune Response Against Tumors
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Climate Change: Study estimates that nuclear energy leads to substantially… Read more >Supreme Court Asked To Hear Cross-State Air Pollution Case
Environment agency seeks Supreme Court review of interstate pollution rule… Read more >Liquid Scaffolds From A 3-D Printer
Materials Science: Patterned droplet structures might one day help grow… Read more >Marcia McNutt Named Editor-in-Chief Of Science
Scientific Publishing: Former director of U.S. Geological Survey will… Read more >White House Unveils $100 Million BRAIN Initiative
Neuroscience: President Barack Obama lends federal support to project that… Read more >Novartis Loses India Patent Fight
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Neuroscience: President Barack Obama lends federal support to project that… Read more >Titanium Dioxide Coating Improves Efficiency Of Graphene-Based Solar Cells
Solar Energy: The antireflective layer could lead to efficient, low… Read more >Novartis Loses India Patent Fight
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Structure: Small, hard-to-crystallize molecules can be held in… Read more >Pesticides Shown To Damage Bee Brains
Regulation: Latest research adds fuel to a lawsuit calling for… Read more >Profits Fall At Chinese Giants
Earnings: Sinopec and PetroChina struggle in petrochemicals Read more >C&EN Recognized For Jellyfish Video
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Government: Jon R. Lorsch named director of the National Institute… Read more >Digital Memory Goes 2-D
Electronics: A new memory device consisting of the two-dimensional… Read more >ACS ChemWorx Launches
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Patent Suits: Court weighs legality of settlements that may delay… Read more >Deal Sprouts For Monsanto, DuPont
Agbiotech: Firms drop lawsuits over engineered seeds Read more >W. R. Grace Sues Teledyne For Patent Infringement
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Government: Biochemist Jon R. Lorsch will lead National Institute of… Read more >Isotope Fingerprints Help Researchers Pinpoint Source Of People’s Mercury Exposure
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Inorganic Chemistry: Quick and easy method crystallizes complex metal hydroxides… Read more >Astrazeneca’s Lean New Look
Big Pharma: Thousands of job cuts and emphasis on three… Read more >A Vision For Bionic Retinas
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Materials: Gel sheets adopt 3-D forms in response to… Read more >Sequester Survey Reveals Widespread Concerns
Federal Spending: ACS members working in government feel the impact… Read more >Engineered Bacteria Measure Caffeine Concentrations
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