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After Amerithrax: The state of modern biodefense

Biodetection technology has evolved tremendously since the anthrax attacks of 2001, but that’s not the real problem with the U.S.’s biodefense

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Who will win the 2016 Nobel Prize In Chemistry?

C&EN reporters and panelists predict the recipients of this year’s prestigious award during webcast

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University of Hawaii fined $115,500 for lab explosion

State occupational safety and health agency found 15 workplace safety violations associated with blast that severely injured a researcher

Credit: Honolulu Fire Department

Fuel composition influences engine emissions of carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes formed when a diesel engine burned fuel with sulfur and ferrocene, a common fuel additive

Credit: Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett.

Molybdenum disulfide transistors break through a performance limit

Devices made out of the two-dimensional semiconducting material show that it can live up to its theoretical promise

Credit: Nano Lett.

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Nobel Prize: Inside the Nominations

Thousands of researchers have been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry since it was first awarded in 1901. With the 2016 announcement around the corner, we've sifted through the first 50 years of nominees for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Take our guided tour to see what we found in the data, and then query the database yourself.