2013
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- Packaging insulin into a pill-friendly form for diabetes treatment
- Toward lowering titanium’s cost and environmental footprint for lightweight products
- First plant-based ‘microswimmers’ could propel drugs to the right location
- Burning biomass pellets instead of wood or plants in China could lower mercury emissions
- Suggested ban on trans fat begs the question: Are substitutes any healthier?
- Improving detection of radioactive material in nuclear waste water
- Picturing pain could help unlock its mysteries and lead to better treatments
- Personal care products are possible sources of potentially harmful parabens for babies
- New way to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria: Target human cells instead
- New labs sprouting up to test cannabis — and the law
- Toward a urine test for detecting blood clots
- Solar-powered battery woven into fabric overcomes hurdle for ‘wearable electronics’
- Reducing the salt in bread without losing saltiness, thanks to a texture trick
- Hormone therapy could enhance the therapeutic effect of head and facial bone grafts
- Dismantling Syria’s chemical weapons in the midst of war
- Maximizing broccoli's cancer-fighting potential
- Clues to cocaine’s toxicity could lead to better tests for its detection in biofluids
- Improving detection of radioactive material in nuclear waste water
- New way to dissolve semiconductors holds promise for electronics industry
- Major chemical companies turn to new specialties for growth
- Radioactive materials and contaminants found at fracking wastewater disposal site
- Osteoarthritis medicine delivered on-demand
- Burning biomass pellets instead of wood or plants in China could lower mercury emissions
- 'Tearless' onions could help in the fight against cardiovascular disease, weight gain
- Companies close to reusing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide
- Recycling valuable materials used in TVs, car batteries, cell phones
- A mimic of ‘good cholesterol’ could someday treat cardiovascular and other diseases
- Baking blueberries changes their polyphenol content — and possibly their health benefits
- Almost 20 percent of grain in China lost or wasted from field to fork
- Historic blaze fueled a boom in tire recycling, advances in fire monitoring
- Stealth nanoparticles lower drug-resistant tumors’ defenses
- First scientific method to authenticate world’s costliest coffee
- Vinyl flooring linked to potentially harmful substances at schools and daycare centers
- Managing the data deluge through new software
- Paper based device could bring medical testing to remote locales Enzymes to Femtomolar Levels Using Measurements of Time as the Readout
- A new form of aspirin to overcome 'aspirin resistance'
- Radioactive materials and contaminants found at fracking wastewater disposal site
- Toward understanding the dangers of the fake marijuana called 'Spice' or 'K2'
- Recruiting E. coli to combat hard-to-treat bacterial infections
- Increasing accessibility of 3-D printing raises concerns about plastic guns
- Using a form of ‘ice that burns’ to make potable water from oil and gas production
- Improved smartphone microscope brings single-virus detection to remote locations
- Flame retardant ban reduces exposures in pregnant women
- Making a common cosmetic and sunblock ingredient safer
- Survey reveals improving salary and employment picture for chemists
- A greener, more sustainable source of ingredients for widely used plastics
- Almost 20 percent of grain in China lost or wasted from field to fork
- A new form of aspirin to overcome ‘aspirin resistance’
- QR code access to Nobel Prizes in Chemistry
- The next era in discovering drugs in nature’s own medicine cabinet
- Material in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays
- Using a form of ice that burns to make potable water from oil and gas production
- Butterfly wings + carbon nanotubes = new ‘nanobiocomposite’ material
- Producing hydrogen from water with carbon/charcoal powder
- Remembering a famous debate 400 years ago and water’s still-unsolved mysteries
- Insect inspired super rubber moves toward practical uses in medicine
- First scientific method to authenticate world’s costliest coffee
- New tests for determining health and environmental effects of nanomaterials
- Home cooking, traffic are sources of key air pollutants from China
- First update in a century in testing drugs for elemental impurities
- Successful deployment of an autonomous deep-sea explorer to search for new forms of microbial life
- Better way of checking authenticity of Earth’s smallest, most valuable bits of paper
- Watermelon juice relieves post-exercise muscle soreness
- Cigarette smoke impacts genes linked to health of heart and lungs
- A new sense of urgency for energy cane and other energy crops
- Toward a safer form of acetaminophen
- New insights into the one-in-a-million lightning called ‘ball lightning’
- A greener, more sustainable source of ingredients for widely used plastics
- Material in dissolvable sutures could treat brain infections, reducing hospital stays
- Welcome to the new era of University, Inc.
- Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections
- Insect-inspired super rubber moves toward practical uses in medicine
- Progress in using ethanol to make key raw material now produced from oil
- Sediment trapped behind dams makes them ‘hot spots’ for greenhouse gas emissions
- Chemical company giants stall with global economy
- Pressurized virus blasts its infectious DNA into human cells
- First human tests of new biosensor that warns when athletes are about to 'hit the wall'
- Ancient technology for metal coatings 2,000 years ago can't be matched even today
- An environmentally friendly battery made from wood
- Coping with the global scarcity of clean water
- Preventing vitamin B12 deficiency among vegetarians, vegans and the elderly
- Toward anti-odor, anti-bacterial fabrics with the scent of vanilla
- Discovery of the missing link in evolution of bioluminescence
- Big environmental footprints: 21 percent of homes account for 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions
- Green farming could offset greenhouse gas emissions
- Cigarette smoke impacts genes linked to health of heart and lungs
- Toward a safer form of acetaminophen
- Discovery of the ‘Plastisphere’ — a new marine ecological community
- Unraveling the scientific basis of the infant feeding axiom ‘breast is best’
- Papaya-clay combo could cut cost of water purification in developing countries
- Crabgrass’ secret: The despised weed makes herbicide to kill neighboring plants
- Toward broad-spectrum antiviral drugs for common cold and other infections
- Big environmental footprints: 21 percent of homes account for 50 percent of greenhouse gas emissions
- How chewing gum or a shed hair can let strangers read your ‘Book of Life’
- Keeping fruit, vegetables and cut flowers fresh longer
- Lab experiments question effectiveness of green coffee bean weight-loss supplements
- The secrets of another Japanese success story
- Saliva proteins may protect older people from influenza
- Papaya-clay combo could cut cost of water purification in developing countries
- Progress in introducing cleaner cook stoves for billions of people worldwide
- Solar-powered nanofilters pump in antibiotics to clean contaminated water
- Billions of dollars at stake in Deepwater Horizon trial
- Biology's drive toward engineering
- First dual-action compound kills cancer cells, stops them from spreading
- Formula-feeding linked to metabolic stress and increased risk of later disease
- A new addition to the Hall of Fame of science venues
- Despite safety and other concerns, nuclear power saves lives, greenhouse gas emissions
- Human scabs serve as inspiration for new bandage to speed healing
- New evidence on how fluoride fights tooth decay
- Re-creating the original colors of treasured ivory carvings from the ancient past
- Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
- Meeting the 'grand challenge' of a sustainable water supply
- More emphasis needed on recycling and reuse of Li-ion batteries
- Overcoming resistance to anti-cancer drugs by targeting cell 'powerhouses'
- Ice tubes in polar seas - 'brinicles' or 'sea stalactites' - provide clues to origin of life
- Batteries that bend and flex will transform electronics, transportation
- Improved material for 'laser welding' of tissue in intestinal surgery
- Study on coumarin in cinnamon and cinnamon-based products
- Using 'bacteria-eaters' to prevent infections on medical implant materials
- Same-day water pollution test could keep beaches open more often
- A milestone for new carbon-dioxide captureclean coal technology
- 'Chemical gardens' could hold the key to understanding the origins of life on Earth
- Discovery of first motor with revolution motion in a virus-killing bacteria advances nanotechnology
- Six in 10 people worldwide lack access to flush toilets or other adequate sanitation
- New approaches for controlling pesticide exposure in children
- Paraffin encapsulated in beach sand material as a new way to store heat from the sun
- Paving the way for greater use of ancient medical knowledge
- Will natural gas exports raise prices for consumers?
- Opera's poisons and potions connect students with chemistry
- Frog-in-bucket-of-milk folklore leads to potential new antibiotics
- New steps recommended to preserve China's famous Terracotta Warriors and other relics
- Popular energy drinks trigger caffeine jitters
- Widely used nanoparticles enter soybean plants from farm soil
- No clear evidence that an increased level of gluten proteins in new wheat varieties is responsible for increase in celiac disease
- New way to identify 'smoked' grapes and wines
- First special edition updating progress on efforts to map human proteins
- More efficient way to make popular prescription medication
- Microdosing Updating its role in developing new medicines
- Toward reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of the Internet and telecommunications
- New surfaces repel most known liquids
- Sustainable reinforcement for concrete has newly discovered benefits
- Development of the first way to make large amounts of promising anti-cancer substance
- New twist on using biomass for perfume, cosmetic, personal care products
- 2013 Economic outlook for global chemical industry
- Making whole wheat bread taste and smell more appetizing
- Chemical modules that mimic predator-prey and other behaviors
- Used coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidants
- Supply problems spark search for new ways to make magnets -- not the 'fridge' variety
- Ingredient in diarrhea medicine leads to sustainable new farm fertilizer
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