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Chemistry World August 5, 2013 Maria Burke	Execution drug cannot be imported into US In a case brought by death row inmates in Tennessee, Arizona and California, a three-judge panel for the District of Columbia agreed with a previous ruling barring the FDA from allowing imports of sodium thiopental.
National Defense September 2013 Jeffrey Trumbore	Combat Experience of Bomb-Disposal Teams Should Be Codified The last 12 years of conflict have firmly established the roles of explosive ordnance disposal teams in supporting joint operations.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	Safe Rocket Fuel Could Have Military Applications NASA is testing a green fuel that could cut mission costs and potentially raise performance by 50 percent, a program official said.
National Defense September 2013 Steff Thomas	Social Media Changing the Way FEMA Responds to Disasters More than 70 percent of people in disaster situations use social media to let their families and friends know that they are OK, according to a University of San Francisco survey.
Chemistry World August 2, 2013 Jennifer Newton	If everything is chemistry then I need to do chemistry Cafer Yavuz is a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon. His groups design and make new materials from oxide and organic building blocks to offer sustainable solutions for energy and environmental issues.
Chemistry World August 2, 2013 Daniel Johnson	Magnetic pan pipe sponge mops up crude oil Chinese scientists have created magnetic foams which can absorb up to 100 times their weight in oil. Simple and relatively cheap to produce, they could be used to clear oil slicks, as well as in a variety of experimental applications.
Chemistry World July 30, 2013 Maria Burke	Forensic science service closure criticized The justice system's ability to convict criminals is at risk following the closure of the UK's Forensic Science Service in March 2012, warn MPs.
Chemistry World July 29, 2013 Hepeng Jia	China corruption investigation broadens Investigations of corrupt practices at GlaxoSmithKline in China are continuing. But analysts claim that the scandal is an attempt to remodel the Chinese drugs market, rather than a deliberate attack on international companies.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2013 Wernli & Ganor	Dangerous Liaisons: Terrorism and Pharma How vulnerable is Big Pharma to the predations of organized terrorist groups or that rogue malcontent with an agenda to wreak havoc on society?
Chemistry World July 25, 2013 Michael Collins	Cost reporting is more than worth it All I want to know is how much damage the product I'm purchasing might be doing to the environment. And all products result in some environmental harm -- there is no such thing as a zero waste, zero carbon or a zero impact product.
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