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Biosensors enable imaging of localized cell activity
New “FLINC” sensors report enzymatic and cell-signaling activity with superresolution
U.S. hails UN effort to restrict fentanyl precursors
Global action controlling 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine and N-phenethyl-4-piperidone is aimed at fighting overdose deaths
Trump’s plan to raise FDA user fees conflicts with agency-industry deal
President’s proposal would raise charges paid by pharma makers
Nanomachines wind and unwind polymers
Light-powered molecular machines work in tandem to contract and expand a polymer
China looks to streamline drug approvals
Reform could allow international firms to register new drugs years sooner
3-D printing seeks commercial markets
Firms add speed, scale, and materials to lure manufacturing customers
New process for generating hydrogen fuel
Catalyst produces hydrogen from methanol and water at relatively low temperatures
BASF takes to supercomputing
German firm turns to Hewlett Packard Enterprise to accelerate chemical research
Actinide chemistry expands to new oxidation states
Neptunium and plutonium studies reveal new chemistry of transuranic elements
Geochemical precipitates may fool fossil hunters
Inorganic crystals can mimic biofossils, but they’re formed without biological help
BASF takes to supercomputing
German firm turns to Hewlett Packard Enterprise to accelerate chemical research
Detecting flu at the doctor’s office
Fast, inexpensive technique uses glucose meter to distinguish between bacterial and viral infections
Reversing resistance to a tuberculosis antibiotic
Small molecule breathes new life into the tuberculosis drug ethionamide
Bolt Threads debuts spider silk tie
Bolt Threads, a California-based start-up developing synthetic spider silk
UL software targets animal testing
Company is latest to seek alternatives to animal tests for chemical evaluation
American Chemical Society backs March for Science
April demonstration will call for funding and public communication of science
Geochemical precipitates may fool fossil hunters
Inorganic crystals can mimic biofossils, but they’re formed without biological help
Chemistry-related patents rise in Europe in 2016
Chemical and pharma firms get hundreds of patents
Light-generating reporter molecules ease cell monitoring
Chemiluminescent reagents help track activity in cells
President Trump’s budget request sidelines science
Funding proposal would downsize EPA, energy, and health agencies, eliminate Chemical Safety Board
