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Modern alchemists are making chemistry greener

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UI researchers explain ammonia distribution in Earth's upper atmosphere

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Statement on National Academies sexual harassment study

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Electrons take one step forward without two steps back

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Simpler model gets to the point with proteins

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A change in bacteria's genetic code holds promise of longer-lasting drugs

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Less is more when it comes to predicting molecules' conductivity

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Researchers identify bacteria and viruses ejected from the ocean

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Research reveals how order first appears in liquid crystals

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Rice U. researchers enhance boron nitride nanotubes for next gen composites

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Supercomputing the emergence of material behavior

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Mechanical force controls the speed of protein synthesis

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Team achieves two-electron chemical reactions using light energy, gold

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Chemical octopus catches sneaky cancer clues, trace glycoproteins

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Chemists develop MRI-like technique to detect what ails batteries

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Stanford scientist develops protein mimic to help injured lungs breathe

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'Infinitely' recyclable polymer shows practical properties of plastics

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Fluorescent dye could enable sharper biological imaging

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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Design approach developed for important new catalysts for energy conversion and storage

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Scientists map the portal to the cell's nucleus

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Chemists use abundant, low-cost and nontoxic elements to synthesize semiconductors

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Researchers create 3-D structure of the nuclear pore complex

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Physicists lay groundwork to better understand the birth of the universe

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Individual quantum dots imaged in 3-D for first time

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Remarkable ‘electronic nose’ could sniff out nerve gas and rotten foods simultaneously

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Researchers achieve 'Olympic ring' molecule breakthrough just in time for Winter Games

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Asteroid 'time capsules' may help explain how life started on Earth

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Using injectable self-assembled nanomaterials for sustained delivery of drugs

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