All North America articles – Page 9
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NewsFlorida drinking water plant hack briefly raised sodium hydroxide levels 100-fold
Security breach reveals industrial facilities’ control system vulnerabilities as remote work is normalised during the pandemic
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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OpinionObserving the state’s transition
Sweeping changes on both sides of the Atlantic have yet to deliver on their promises
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NewsMIT faculty rally around colleague arrested for Chinese government links
Letter to university’s president signed by 170 faculty members debunks charges against nanotechnologist Gang Chen
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BusinessDuPont and spinoffs reach $4bn settlement to resolve PFAS liability issues
DuPont, Chemours and Corteva have also reached an $83mn agreement to settle 95 pending personal injury cases in Ohio related to PFAS
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NewsBiden thrills US research community with his science ‘dream team’
The new US president has elevated the role of science in the White House
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NewsMIT nanotechnologist arrested for hiding his ties to China
The head of an MIT nanoengineering lab who worked at the university for decades is accused of grant fraud and faces up to 30 years in jail
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BusinessChaos on Capitol Hill prompts changes in pharma and biotech
Dow won’t donate to lawmakers who refused to certify presidential votes, others like 3M, Amgen, BIO and PhRMA pause political giving to reassess
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NewsLack of support undermines minority and female chemistry PhDs
US survey shows importance of peers and finances in graduate schools
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BusinessFatal explosion at US chemical plant
Blast at Optima facility killed one and injured three others
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News1000 Chinese researchers have left the US since spying probe intensified this summer
Exodus of visiting researchers from China comes after arrest of at least five researchers on espionage charges
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OpinionScience suffers when the DOJ profiles scientists with ties to China
Federal funding agencies need to do more to prevent minor mistakes and to protect valuable international collaborations
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OpinionBiden’s big win
The fact that Biden beat Trump to the White House by such a thin margin shows the limits of science communication
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NewsResearch community breathes a sigh of relief as Biden beats Trump
US president-elect Joe Biden expected to reverse many of Trump’s actions on climate, environment and funding that worried scientists and research advocates
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NewsUS imposes sanctions on Russian institution linked to refinery cyber attack
Russia’s Chemistry and Mechanics research institute is accused of connections to Triton malware
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ResearchSearching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
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NewsUS revokes over 1000 visas of Chinese students and researchers
Academic and science groups concerned by cancellations
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NewsThe first ever postdoc union at a private US university has been formed
1700 postdoc researchers at Columbia University join to secure higher pay, protection for harassment victims and parental leave
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NewsUS science Nobel laureates back Biden in presidential race
Eighty-one US Nobel prize winners, including 24 in chemistry, are publicly supporting Biden over Trump
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OpinionFrom collaboration to collusion
The US government’s crackdown on academics not declaring Chinese funding highlights a moral hazard