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Synthetic biology firm Zymergen raises $500 million in IPO
Public sale of stock comes soon after launch of its first product, a polymer film for electronic displays
Exxon Mobil proposes huge carbon capture and storage hub
Houston project would store 100 million metric tons of CO<sub>2</sub> annually and cost $100 billion
Anavo Therapeutics launches to drug phosphatases
Netherlands-based startup raised $24 million to tackle historically tough-to-target enzymes
Self-assembling twisted nanowires
Chemists build helical nanowires by packing together huge supramolecular cages
Plastics with embedded particles decompose in days instead of years
Encased, plastic-chomping enzymes are activated by water and heat or light
Group14, SES, and Factorial pursue high-energy batteries
With funding and partners, start-ups tackle anode, electrolyte chemistries
Podcast: Reducing toxic metals in food
In the wake of an alarming congressional report on heavy metals in baby food, <i>Stereo Chemistry</i> explores what is being done to reduce children's exposures to neurotoxic elements in food
Cell and gene therapy: The next frontier in pharmaceutical services
A few ambitious companies are pioneering a new industry serving the emerging sector
For PFAS, is environmental persistence on its own enough to trigger regulation?
Industry is pushing back against California's use of this rationale to regulate these chemicals as a class
Making stem cell transplants safer
Biotech firms hope less harsh, more effective conditioning therapies will expand the kinds of diseases treated by stem cell transplants
Chemistry textbooks still lack gender and racial representation
Bias and lack of diversity in textbook images can harm students
How to get the most out of informational interviews
Use these casual conversations to guide your career exploration and grow your network
Periodic Graphics: Faking flavors with chemistry
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning provides a taste of how chemists identify and make artificial flavors.
Nested nanostructures direct fullerene functionalization
Supramolecular structure suggests a strategy for making single isomers of buckyball bis-adducts
6 molecules seen on exoplanet
Gas giant likely formed far from its star before wandering closer
Europe closes in on low-carbon methanol
2 major projects are on track to receive substantial funding from the European Commission
Chemists make better mimetic mucins
Backbone is important for synthetic polymers to have the same antimicrobial properties as natural mucins
US EPA revises controversial PFBS assessment
New version upholds scientific integrity, agency official says
New technique for injection molding glass
Low-temperature molding of silica composite could enable rapid, inexpensive production of complex glass parts
