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Chemistry World October 1, 2013 Eleanor Merritt |
New software for creating green solvents Scientists in France have developed a computer-assisted organic synthesis program to design sustainable solvents from bio-based building blocks. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2013 Mason Braswell |
B of A Promotes Socially Responsible Investing Bank of America's new campaign looks to tap into millennial demand for values-based strategies. |
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Boston Attack Highlights Bomb Squad Shortfalls The nation's 466 bomb squads have urgent needs for robots that can help them do their jobs, said a leading expert in counter-improvised explosive device technologies. The problem is that they don't have much money to upgrade their systems. |
National Defense November 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Proliferation of Cheap 3-D Printers Raises Security Concerns Three-D printing, which is in its infancy, will fundamentally change the way products are distributed, just as MP3 files changed the way people consume music. These products could be guns or other illegal objects |
Chemistry World September 27, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Norway abandons full-scale CCS project The Norwegian government is abandoning its project to build a full-scale carbon capture and storage facility at an oil refinery and gas-fired power plant in Mongstad. |
Chemistry World September 27, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Algal oil producer steps up supply US algal oil producer Solazyme has agreed to supply consumer products giant Unilever with 10,000 tons of its tailored oil from 2014. |
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 James Urquhart |
Night of the nearly dead steroid Metabolites of a steroid widely used in beef cattle to promote growth have been found to regenerate in the dark after seemingly breaking down during daylight hours. |
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 Martin Smith |
Clearing the air about the hydrogen economy It's a curious thought that multi-billion dollar investment from the likes of Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Shell, Total, BOC, the EU, state governments and others is ill-considered. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2013 Patrick Walter |
Flame retardants levels in pregnant women fall following ban A decade long California ban on a class of persistent flame retardants used in electronics and furniture is already reaping benefits for pregnant women. |
Chemistry World September 23, 2013 William Bergius |
Nanoparticles stop mosquitoes breeding A simple synthesis for environmentally benign carbon nanoparticles that could be used to control mosquito populations has been demonstrated by scientists in India. The transmission of diseases by mosquitoes is estimated to be responsible for 2 million deaths every year. |
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