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Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Rebecca Trager	High hopes for ACS cannabis division Ezra Pryor -- an ACS member and president of Ezchem cannabis consultancy wants the American Chemical Society to establish a division for cannabis chemists.
Fast Company May 2015 Mary Pilon	Planned Parenthood's President On Reproductive Rights: "These Issues Shouldn't Be Partisan Issues" We sat down with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards to discuss crises, politics, and good female mentors.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Tom Wilson	Fighting crime with covert nanowires Scientists in China have made invisible barcodes, which could prove useful in the fight against fraud and theft, out of nanowires.
Chemistry World April 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Chemists seek end to chemical warfare on centenary of its first use The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has issued a declaration stating their commitment to worldwide disarmament on the centenary of the first use of a chemical weapon.
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Michael Gross	Bees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar Bees may prefer to feed on nectar contaminated with neonicotinoids, so their exposure could be higher than previously assumed.
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Cesar Palmero	Photoacoustic nanoparticles highlight uranium in the body Nanoparticles that can be detected with photoacoustic imaging when they complex with uranium ions could open the door to new plans of action after radiological incidents, like Chernobyl or Fukushima, US researchers claim.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Emerging from Deepwater As the five-year anniversary of the worst oil spill in US history passes, many important questions remain unanswered.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Isobel Marr	Membrane-less electrolyser set to disrupt water splitting Researchers in Switzerland have side-stepped membrane-cost issues getting in the way of sustainable water-splitting by designing a device that does without a membrane.
Chemistry World April 14, 2015 Laura Fisher	Making fracking greener Researchers in the US have created a chemically-responsive fluid to efficiently fracture rocks that could decrease the amount of energy required for fracking.
Chemistry World April 13, 2015 Emma Cooper	Labs and wastewater cleaned with the same sponge Scientists have discovered that a cheap and common sponge they use to clean surfaces and equipment in their lab has a very high capacity to absorb bisphenol A.
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