All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 12
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NewsChina cracks down on fentanyl precursor chemicals
Three fentanyl chemical ingredients will be subject to new restrictions from September
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ResearchAnalytical chemistry tools point to the future of personalised medical diagnostics
Molecular fingerprinting techniques outperform standard blood tests for detecting the onset of many diseases
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NewsVenezuela’s contested presidential election brings both chaos and hope
The country’s scientific enterprise is at a crisis point, but many believe a González presidency would bring the dawn of a new era for Venezuelan research
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NewsA quarter of lubricants and 12% of condoms have organic fluorine levels above 10ppm
Analysis by consumer watchdog site concludes industry may have a manufacturing contamination problem
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NewsCaltech gets new theoretical chemistry centre that honours Nobel laureate
Two former chemistry postdocs pledge $30 million to build the Rudy Marcus Center
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NewsChinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’s espionage probe
Court throws out Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao’s final conviction under the now-defunct China Initiative, after five-year legal fight
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BusinessRed Sea attacks are reshaping chemical supply chains
High demand and reduced capacity have kept freight prices high
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ResearchAlgorithm predicts bitterness from mass spectra data alone
New tool could find use in food science and drug development
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NewsHead of Japanese research university faces misconduct allegations
Kyoto Institute of Technology’s president under scrutiny over alleged data duplications across 34 research papers
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NewsUS–China tensions appear to be damaging countries’ science, analysis finds
Ethnically Chinese students pursuing PhDs in the US dropped along with productivity of ethnically Chinese scientists
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NewsFDA bans use of brominated vegetable oil in food and drink
Manufacturers have one year to comply as US regulator bans additive over safety concerns
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BusinessInvestigation reveals multiple failures leading to fatal 2022 refinery fire
BP failed to shut down in time after ‘alarm flood’ overwhelmed operators
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BusinessVent and burn in East Palestine train derailment was unnecessary
Safety board investigation confirms faulty wheel bearing caused crash
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OpinionEmmeline Edwards: ‘I connect the dots’
The Haitian-American neurochemist on her journey from Haiti to the US as a teenager, and her journey from chemistry to brain science
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NewsFirst US state bans PFAS, other chemicals from period products
Vermont prohibits PFAS, phthalates, formaldehyde and more with other states pursuing similar restrictions
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NewsGender equality report highlights progress and challenges for women in research
41% of the world’s researchers are female, but women are underrepresented as authors of papers and patents
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BusinessWorkers killed in two US incidents, with several others hospitalised
H2S exposure at a sugar refining plant and a fire at a metal hardening plant each led to one worker death
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NewsEcoHealth Alliance fights back against US government funding suspension
New York-based non-profit will file documents refuting allegations about inadequate oversight of NIH-funded research in China just before the pandemic
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NewsSecond Nobel prize medal for partition chromatography to be auctioned
Richard Synge shared the 1952 chemistry Nobel with Archer Martin, whose medal sold in 2023 for £150,000
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OpinionGregory Robinson: ‘We were members of the last generation to attend segregated schools’
The synthetic inorganic chemist on attending a segregated school in Alabama, balancing football and chemistry, and tennis as a muse