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Chemistry World November 26, 2015 Polly-Anna Ashford	Saving water increases health risks in green buildings US researchers have found that strategies for conserving water in green buildings can lead to higher levels of bacteria in the plumbing systems
Chemistry World November 26, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Intrigue at the top of the US's Chemical Safety Board A political drama continues to be played out at the US Chemical Safety Board, the federal agency charged with investigates serious industrial chemical accidents in America.
Chemistry World November 25, 2015 Jon Cartwright	Perovskite boosts silicon solar cell efficiency A UK company claims it can boost the efficiency of a silicon solar cell by 20% by adding a layer of the light-sensitive crystal perovskite.
Chemistry World November 24, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Retracted papers get hooked up to linguistic lie-detector Scientists who manipulate or falsify data may be masking their results behind excess jargon in published papers, according to a team of researchers at Stanford University.
Chemistry World November 24, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Toeing the advertising line When it comes to advertising pharmaceuticals, companies have to tread a little more carefully.
Chemistry World November 23, 2015 Tim Wogan	Capturing infrared to give solar cells a lift A new technique for converting infrared photons into visible ones using quantum dots has been demonstrated by researchers in the US.
Fast Company Karen Valby	Malala Strikes Back: Behind The Scenes Of Her Fearless, Fast-Growing Organization The Malala Fund is dedicated to ensuring that all girls, no matter where they live, can go to school through the 12th grade.
Fast Company Pavithra Mohan	Belgians Flood Twitter With Cat Photos In Face Of Imminent Terror Threat Police asked Brussels residents not to tweet about their movements, to ensure that valuable information wasn't leaked to the suspected terrorists.
Chemistry World November 21, 2015 Luisa Massarani	Brazilian mine disaster releases dangerous metals The environmental disaster that has followed the collapse of a dam at a Brazilian mine on 5 November has caused unprecedented damage in that country and will have irreversible negative effects on human health and the environment
Chemistry World November 20, 2015 Simon Hadlington	Move over moonshine, here comes sunshine Researchers in the US have demonstrated a remarkably efficient new way to distill alcohol from water -- using light.
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