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FDA job cuts hinder drug safety monitoring
1+ year, 2+ week ago (933+ words) Pharmacists say some safeguard programs for risky medications have stopped, basic information about others is unavailable A version of this story appeared in Volume 103, Issue 13 US Food and Drug Administration layoffs appear to be affecting programs that track drug safety....
US gives AI firm $500 million for electronic-chemical discovery
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (244+ words) Sandbox AQ will look for PFAS alternatives, catalysts, magnets, and battery materials The US Department of Commerce has awarded $500 million to the artificial intelligence software firm Sandbox AQ to screen new chemicals and materials for use in semiconductor manufacturing. Among…...
The road to sustainable rare earths runs through Brazil
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1766+ words) Mining the heavy rare earths needed for clean technologies caused devastation in Asia. Miners in Brazil say they can extract them responsibly Recurring stories and special news packages from C&EN. In early 2024, a team of citizen scientists waded into…...
This MOF uses light to capture and convert carbon dioxide
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (389+ words) Unusual mechanism" nabs the greenhouse gas from simulated power plant exhaust Converting carbon dioxide to fuels would be a way to reduce climate-changing emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels. It is possible today, but it requires multiple steps and…...
The future of chemistry is green
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (311+ words) What was considered a niche field 30 years ago is quietly transforming the future of chemistry and exciting students San Antonio'Chemists, engineers, educators, and more gathered in San Antonio June 1518 for the 30th annual Green Chemistry and Engineering (GC&E) Conference to talk…...
Large study shows pregnant people in the US are exposed to numerous common chemicals
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (232+ words) From over a hundred substances tested for, a small number were linked to preterm birth and lower birth weight A new, large study has shed light on just how many chemicals pregnant people in the US are exposed to'and the…...
ACS Publications launches new environmental toxicology journal
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (242+ words) ES&T Toxicology, set to launch in June, will publish research on the effects of harmful substances on human health, ecosystems, and more A version of this story appeared in Volume 104, Issue 7 The latest in scientific publishing, journal updates, research…...
We're prepared for whatever the FDA wants': A vaccine developer gets back on track
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (373+ words) Vaxart is weeks away from a key readout from its COVID-19 vaccine-pill trial San Diego'The vaccine developer Vaxart is aiming to get back on track after a turbulent year. "Our vision, one day, is that this could be your vaccine…...
Here are 6 turning points that defined US chemistry.
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1381+ words) 6 pivotal moments in 250 years of US chemistry These crucial turning points helped make the country a global chemical leader by Elizabeth Quill, special to C&EN Recurring stories and special news packages from C&EN. This new instrumentation wasn't exclusively…...
SARM1 inhibitors enter clinical trials for ALS, neuropathy
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (535+ words) Blocking the NAD hydrolase may save axons from neurodegeneration, if researchers can figure out a safe way to do it When the long cabling of nerve cells die off in neurodegenerative diseases, they don't just wither away passively. Instead, there's…...