All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 47
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NewsThiocyanate detector aims to end illegal cyanide fishing
A new sensor could identify whether fish were caught using a dangerous and illegal technique
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ResearchReactor offers solution to plastic pollution
Compact system turns waste plastic into fuels, allowing boats to power themselves while cleaning up the ocean
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NewsChemical company takes on lax university lab safety
Dow Chemical says academia can learn important lab safety lessons from industry
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NewsUS Senate creates chemistry caucus
A bipartisan chemistry caucus created in the House of Representatives last year has been expanded to the Senate
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NewsTrump seeks immediate cuts for science agencies
White House plan would slash NIH by more $1 billion and NSF by $350 million over the coming months
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NewsUS suspension of fast-track specialist visa threatens research
Immigration agency decision set to delay student and researcher start dates
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NewsOpposition mounts to Trump plan to close chemical safety agency
US chemistry groups join industry to warn against elimination of the Chemical Safety Board
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NewsNew database highlights cumulative chemical dangers
Collaborative efforts offers information on hazardous chemical reactions and allows users to add their own incident reports
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ResearchSupposed human pheromones fail to pass sniff test
Scientists are still searching for the first human chemical attractant
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NewsHuge cuts in Trump's 'skinny budget' would put science on starvation diet
The White House budget blueprint has rocked the US science community, targeting key research programmes for steep cuts and elimination
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BusinessIndustry weighs in on Nafta rewrite
Canadian, Mexican and US trade bodies united in call for more unified regulation in new trade deal
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BusinessAkzoNobel looks to separate chemicals business
Netherlands-based firm rejects PPG takeover bid, and looks to tighten strategic focus on paints and coatings
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BusinessExxonMobil to invest $20bn in Gulf Coast manufacturing
Oil giant will fund 11 chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied natural gas projects from 2013 to at least 2022
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ResearchOxygen first formed in the universe at least 13 billion years ago
Study of interstellar dust pushes earliest known discovery of oxygen back by 100 million years
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NewsPotassium permanganate turns Canadian town's water pink
Accidental release of chemical used in water treatment gives residents a shock
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NewsNew Trump immigration order still a threat to US science
White House’s replacement ban no longer targets green card holders, but still remains problematic for US research universities
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NewsCountries poised to roll out deep sea mining in new 'gold rush'
Tests underway on extracting resources from the ocean floor to meet the world’s growing hunger for metals