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A member-supported weekly magazine of the American Chemical Society, Chemical & Engineering News covers all the news of the chemical world including science and technology, government and policy, and business.
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One Mona Lisa Mystery Solved

Fri, 07/16/2010 - 20:10
Chemistry and Art: Da Vinci achieved his amazing shadowing by using many strokes of pigmented glaze.
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FDA Panel Votes In Favor Of Avandia

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 19:30
Drug safety: Controversy over hidden risks of diabetes drug prompts calls for action by agency.
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Battery Demand On The Rise

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 15:55
Alternative Fuels: Lithium batteries and battery materials get a big boost from electric cars.
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Another Force To Stabilize Proteins

Wed, 07/14/2010 - 20:00
Structural Biology: Unappreciated interaction is widespread, research shows.
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Crude Structure

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 18:00
Energy: Researchers observe liquid crystals in crude petroleum for the first time.
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Upping The Ante

Tue, 07/13/2010 - 17:50
Mergers and Acquisitions: Air Products hopes better offer will entice Airgas shareholders.
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New Method Detects Particularly Toxic Arsenic Compound

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 18:40
Water Pollution: Scientists measure chemical at levels one-million times greater than previously detected.
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Restoring Neuron Formation

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Neuroscience: In rodents, aminopropylcarbazole also helps neurons survive.
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Rising Cleantech

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Start-Ups: First half brought record funding for clean-technology firms.
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Sizing The Proton

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Fundamentals: Latest data reveal proton is smaller than believed.
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A Boron Cluster‑Go-Round

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Chemical Bonding: Fluxional behavior in B19- cluster suggests.
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Pharma Outsourcing

Mon, 07/12/2010 - 16:00
Aptuit will buy GlaxoSmithKline's Italian R&D labs.
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Finally, A Full Safety Panel

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:00
Accidents: Senate confirms chair, member of chemical safety board as BP spill investigation begins.
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Merck Reveals Site Cutbacks

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:00
Downsizing: Drugmaker details sweeping closures that follow its purchase of Schering-Plough.
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Recalculating Water Treatment Plant's Nitrogen Impact

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:00
Water Pollution: Bioavailable nitrogen levels may jump after wastewater leaves treatment plants and hits saltier rivers.
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Sensing Volatiles In Color

Fri, 07/09/2010 - 13:00
A gold-dicopper complex shifts its luminescence emission wavelength when exposed to VOCs.
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EPA Report Adds To Dispersant Toxicity Data

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 22:20
Oil Spill: Dispersants show little endocrine disruption activity.
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Air Pollution Action

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 20:50
Emissions: EPA targets smog, particulate matter and agrees to review hazardous pollution limits.
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U.K. Airborne Dioxin Levels Plummeted in the 1990s

Thu, 07/08/2010 - 11:00
Environmental Pollutants: An almost 90% drop in the mutagenic pollutants in urban areas could be part of a longer 20th-century trend.
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Ag Majors Form Development Pacts

Wed, 07/07/2010 - 18:45
Crop Protection: BASF and Monsanto, Sumitomo and Nufarm link for new seeds and herbicides.
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