All United States of America articles
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ResearchEmbodying polymer chemistry with a purpose by upcycling plastics and trapping PFAS
For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research
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NewsCongress rescues industry watchdog earmarked for closure by Trump administration
Agency has received level funding of $14 million to continue to investigate and report back on US chemical accidents
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NewsDramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate
Final 2026 budget figures, passed by Congress and signed into law, reject significant cuts that the White House had proposed
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NewsBid to resurrect US government’s controversial ‘China Initiative’ fails
Programme that targeted academics affiliated with China won’t be reestablished after groundswell of university opposition
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NewsEnvironment agency vow to end animal testing in US by 2035 receives mixed reaction
Toxicologists and research advocates worry that EPA’s goal to end animal testing for chemicals is premature
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NewsQuantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82
Brus shared the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi
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NewsNIH agrees to review hundreds of grants halted by Trump administration
Peer review for research proposals that were frozen will now resume
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NewsEPA delivers mixed finding on carcinogenic rubber ingredient
US environmental agency says 1,3-butadiene is harmful for some industry workers, but not for the environment or those living near plants using it
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NewsOne year on, Trump’s second term has upended US science
Fears that the president’s return to the White House would seriously damage science agencies and universities have been borne out
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OpinionSome voices conspicuously silent when it comes to Trump’s science policies
Research-intensive universities have been targeted in an unprecedented and unrelenting manner since Donald Trump retook the White House on 20 January. In April, nearly a third of the 6000-plus members of the US National Academies of Sciences, which is a nonpartisan organisation charged with providing evidence-based science and technology advice ...
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BusinessUS backs Bayer–Monsanto with glyphosate decision
Solicitor general says federal rules override state laws on cancer warnings
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OpinionChanging the rules of global chemicals trade
Chemical dumping claims reflect US and China’s focus on national interests ahead of global markets
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BusinessIneos asks EU to intervene over ‘unfair’ chemical imports
Group says 10 key chemicals are being dumped cheaply, harming domestic industry
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NewsResearchers in the US much more likely to consider moving abroad
Survey of 3000 researchers across the world shows 40% of those in the US are contemplating relocating in the next two years, versus 29% globally
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BusinessHow a weak rubber supply chain threatens US national security
Irene Yurovska raises the alarm on US reliance on Chinese imports for critical chemical additives
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NewsNasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab and home of Mars rovers loses 10% of its staff
The dismissal of 550 JPL workers is the fourth round of recent layoffs at the lab, prompting fears of a brain drain
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News'No way to unleash US innovation’: more research chaos as the US government shuts down
New research grant awards and proposal reviews have been paused by closure of science agencies
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NewsNIH launches new centre in planned move away from animal testing
Biomedical research agency’s new organoid modelling centre will address reproducibility concerns with AI, robotics and human cells
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OpinionKarl Mueller: ‘I realised I had matured when I started giving away my best ideas’
The director of Ames National Laboratory in the US discusses getting hooked on chemistry via parental inspiration and a benchtop NMR
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ResearchUS court rules that $1 billion in NSF research grant cuts will not be restored
Lawsuit on behalf of university faculty, graduate students and others continues despite judge’s decision not to issue a preliminary injunction