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Machine learning maps atoms
Automated software tool accurately predicts where atoms in reactant molecules end up in products
Oil company begins major new use of ionic liquids
Chevron alkylation unit is a breakthrough for commercialization of the salts
Pause remains on J&J vaccine
CDC's vaccine advisory committee will watch and wait before deciding on the J&J vaccine
Microplastics catch a ride in the atmosphere
A modeling study shows that the oceans are a net source of legacy microplastic pollution transported around the planet in the atmosphere
Thermo Fisher to acquire PPD for $17 billion
Big scientific services firm will add clinical trial management to its drug business
Chemist Michal Freedhoff tapped to lead US EPA chemicals office
White House nominates physical chemist with Capitol Hill experience to implement TSCA, pesticide laws
Tight EU regulation of three siloxanes recommended
D4, D5, and D6 are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic, European Chemicals Agency says
Worrying levels of some impurities in hand sanitizers, chemists find
High levels of acetaldehyde in some alcohol-based hand rubs exceed even relaxed regulations
US science may see funding increases across the board
President Biden's budget proposal for 2022 tackles health, climate, diversity, manufacturing, and more
Regeneron antibody cocktail could be used to prevent COVID-19
The company is asking the FDA to permit preventative use after clinical trials show that it prevents SARS-CoV-2 spread within households
Natron picks Lonza for Prussian blue
The Swiss manufacturer will make commercial-scale quantities for Natron's sodium-ion batteries
Syrian air force used chlorine gas in a February 2018 attack on Saraqib, OPCW investigators find
The second report from the investigation and identification team again concludes that Syrian government forces used chemical weapons
Detergent pod polymers may be polluting the environment
Study projects that 7,000 metric tons of detergent-pod PVA persist after wastewater treatment each year in the US
Arvinas unveils PROTAC structures
In 2019 ARV-110 and ARV-471 became the first targeted protein degraders to enter the clinic
FDA recommends pause of J&J's COVID-19 vaccine
FDA and CDC are investigating rare blood clots and low platelet levels in 6 women who got the J&J shot
Christopher Austin reflects on translational science at the NIH's 10-year-old NCATS, now that he's heading for the exit
Austin, founding director of the NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, is joining the venture capital firm Flagship Pioneering
Porous polymers transport lithium ions efficiently
Custom-made membranes may lead to safe, long-lasting, high-voltage lithium batteries
Virtual meeting delivers first time drug structures
Popular session reveals drug candidates for cancer, ALS, sickle cell, and heart disease
2021 Priestley Medalist A. Paul Alivisatos helped introduce the world to the nanocrystal
Long before nanoscience became popular, the UC Berkeley materials chemist began developing methods for making, controlling, and analyzing colloidal nanocrystals
