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Volume 94, Issue 26
Volume 94, Issue 26
Brands and regulators confront the complexities and technological challenges of the circular economy
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June 27, 2016 Issue
Volume 94, Issue 26
June 27, 2016 Issue, Vol. 94 | Iss. 26
Brands and regulators confront the complexities and technological challenges of the circular economy
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Features
Science & Technology
Unique properties of gallium alloys pave the way to stretchable, self-healing electronics (pp. 16-19)
Cover Story: Can everything old be made new again?
Cleaning the clothing industry
Apparel brands’ want to recycle your garments, but first they need to produce them more sustainably
(pp. 30-32)Europe circles the circular economy
Tempers flare over how to deal with hazardous chemicals in closed loop systems of the future
(pp. 33-34)News of the Week
U.S. International Chemistry Olympiad team selected
Students head to the International Chemistry Olympiad in Tbilisi, Georgia
(p.5)Perovskite phosphor boosts visible light communication
Flashy nanocrystals help LEDs send data in the blink of an eye
(p.6)Sulfate aerosols implicated in global warming slowdown
Increased emissions in China combined with decreased emissions in North America and Europe temporarily slowed warming
(p.6)Biologists evolve a reverse transcriptase that can proofread
The enzyme copies RNA into DNA without making mistakes
(p.7)Light and organic chemistry could make smarter, flexible devices
A blend of organic materials bolsters bendable data storage devices
(p.7)Firms claim biobased routes to ethyl acetate and glycols
Greenyug and S2G work with manufacturing partners to prove their processes can compete with petroleum
(p.10)German firm claims new route to methanesulfonic acid
Grillo’s direction reaction of methane and SO3 could open up market for unique acid
(p.10)Albemarle sells Chemetall to BASF for $3.2 billion
Deal strengthens BASF’s coatings position and lets Albemarle reduce debt
(p.11)India raises bar on foreign investment
Ownership of up to 74% may spur consolidation in a fragmented market
(p.11)Process for resolving U.S. patent disputes stays
Supreme Court upholds system that helps generic drugmakers challenge patents
(p.14)USGS finds data fraud, closes chemistry lab
Misconduct has led to delays and 1 retraction in environmental quality measurements reports
(p.14)Departments
Business
With fewer smokers, the makers of cellulose acetate for cigarette filters are adjusting
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Wave Life Sciences’ oligonucleotide technology will face its first true tests this year
(pp. 20-21)
Tempers flare over how to deal with hazardous chemicals in closed loop systems of the future
(pp. 33-34)
Brands and regulators confront the complexities and technological challenges of the circular economy
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Apparel brands’ want to recycle your garments, but first they need to produce them more sustainably
(pp. 30-32)Concentrates
(pp. 12-13)
(pp. 12-13)- Evonik spends big on R&D
- BASF invests in technology firms
- Evonik will reopen polyester facility
- Eni fails to sell Versalis
- Henkel opens Shanghai center
- Cipla licenses HIV drugs to Russia
- Famar buys Roche plant in Spain
- Ionicon advances pollution monitoring
- Celgene aligns with four cancer centers
- Teva continues portfolio divestment
- IFM to tackle innate immunity
- Novartis, MMV extend malaria drug pact
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Philadelphia, August 21–25
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Government & Policy
NSF seeks more chemists and chemical engineers to address the world’s coming water crunch
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Science & Technology
Unique properties of gallium alloys pave the way to stretchable, self-healing electronics
(pp. 16-19)
The chemist talks about feeling weightless, growing crystals, and recycling pee into air on the Mir Space Station 25 years ago
(pp. 22-24)
La enzima copia RNA en el DNA sin cometer errores
(p.7)Concentrates(pp. 8-9)
(pp. 8-9)- Molecular knot ties up anions to catalyze reactions
- Nanoparticles that teach immune cells tolerance could treat diabetes
- Selective sorbent traps xenon and krypton
- Stable phosphorus carbene analog debuts
- PCBs and other organic pollutants reach the deep ocean
- Chemical method offers a new approach for confirming the identifying of white wines
- All Concentrates