Turmoil in generics brings opportunity for fine chemicals firms
Change in the finished-dose generic drug business is creating openings, albeit modest ones, for pharmaceutical ingredient makers
Turning down the temperature on ethylene production
Proof-of-concept electrochemical cell suggests a more selective, less energy-intensive route to ethylene from ethane
Periodic graphics: How is plastic recycled?
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains what happens (or doesn’t) after you throw those bottles and bags in the recycle bin
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Third Rock-founded Cedilla launches with $56.2 million to tackle protein stability
The biotech firm will first go after tough oncology drug targets
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Confusion, lack of safety concern led to three deaths at Packaging Corporation of America mill
Crack in tank allowed flammable vapor to reach welders above
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Science in Macau wins big with indirect funding from casinos
Gambling hub supports basic research to improve its universities’ rankings and attract companies
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Profiles
C&EN talks with David Smith, supramolecular chemist and LGBTQ+ advocate
Supramolecular chemist supports LGBTQ+ scientists by talking about his personal journey
Your April 23, 2018 Issue
- Turmoil in generics brings opportunity for fine chemicals firms
- Science in Macau wins big with indirect funding from casinos
- The tricky task of marketing biomass-balanced plastics
- Novartis and Berkeley researchers team up to tackle the industry’s toughest drug targets
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Confusion, lack of safety concern led to three deaths at Packaging Corporation of America mill
Crack in tank allowed flammable vapor to reach welders above
Plutonium plant removal halted after radiation releases
Corrective measures include better control measures, communication with workers
Conjugate sneaks antibiotic into Gram-negative bacteria
Molecular Trojan horse tricks microbes into unleashing weapon of their own destruction
Ultrasound triggers porous nanoparticles to attack tumors in mice
Metal-organic framework forms particle-embedded porphyrin-zinc complexes that generate reactive oxygen species
Slippery microgrooves help harvest fog
Tuning surface shape and chemistry lets hydrophilic materials shed clingy water droplets