University of Waterloo Announce 3D-printed Custom contact lenses in just 20 minutes
On Jul. 14, 2026, University of Waterloo researchers announce a breakthrough combination of new silicone materials and advanced…
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Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Moves to China to Lead A.I. Institute
On Jul. 9, 2026, it was announced that Omar Yaghi, an immigrant to the United States who shared…
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Harvard-led team Makes DNA on a Semiconductor Chip
On Jun. 17, 2026, Harvard researchers announced setting a new benchmark for enzymatic DNA synthesis by writing 64…
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FDA Expands Sunscreen Options for the First Time in 20 Years
On Jun. 9, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has added bemotrizinol to the…
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Hackers meet their match: New DNA encryption protects engineered cells from within
On Apr. 11, 2026, in Science Advances, a team of U.S. researchers present a new approach to genetically…
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New microscopy technique reveals hidden magnetic chemistry in living systems
On Apr. 6, 2026, a research team at the University of Tokyo announced they have developed a new…
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Wilmington PharmaTech Launches $50 Million Expansion to Double U.S. Small‑Molecule API Manufacturing Capacity in Delaware
On Mar. 23, 2026, Wilmington PharmaTech, a leading U.S.-based research, development, and manufacturing organization (CRDMO) focused on complex…
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NIH-awarded life scientist Shu Xiaokun abruptly shifts research from US to China
On Mar. 20, 2026, the South China Morning Post reported that celebrated scientist Shu Xiaokun, Ph.D. leaves prestigious…
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Failed experiment leads to surprise drug development breakthrough
On Mar. 12, 2026, scientists at the University of Cambridge announced they have developed a new way to…
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US EPA moves to take action on review of fluoride in drinking water
On Jan. 28, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched the first step of its expedited review…
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UCLA chemists just broke a 100-year-old rule and say it’s time to rewrite the textbooks
On Jan. 23, 2026, chemists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have found a big problem…
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Supreme Court takes Up Roundup weedkiller Case
On Jan. 16, 2026, The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the dispute arising from one of the…
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Last cell standing: world-first discovery uncovers how glioblastoma tumours dodge chemotherapy
On Dec. 16, 2025, University of Sydney scientists in a world-first published research that has uncovered a mechanism…
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Montana State University announced as site of U.S. Patent and Trademark office
On Dec. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Montana State University will be home to…
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China narrows US’ scientific research lead
On Dec. 5, 2025, an annual report published by the Institutes of Science and Development of the Chinese…
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NIH funding cuts have impacted more than 74,000 people enrolled in trials
On Nov. 17, 2025, a JAMA published study found that more than 74,000 people have had their lives…
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Texas A&M deputy chemistry chair Fang Lei joins $3.6 billion Chinese lab
On Nov. 7, 2025, Fang Lei, Ph.D., a long-time professor with Texas A&M University’s chemistry department, has returned…
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Leiden Report Show Universities in China Dominate Top Ten Rankings
On Oct. 29, 2025, the CWTS Leiden ranking show that Harvard University dropped to third place in the…
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Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi
On Oct. 8, 2025, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in…
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International Experts Urge Collective Action to Address Emerging AIxBio Risks
On Jul. 17, 2025, More than 35 leading experts highlight the risks posed by rapidly advancing capabilities at…
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Why Eliminating EPA’s Research Arm Endangers Public Health and U.S. Competitiveness
On Jun. 18, 2025, In a new Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) opinion paper, former…
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First-ever airborne toxin detected in Western Hemisphere
On Jun. 9, 2025, a team of University of Colorado, Boulder (CU Boulder) researchers who led a field…
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Kodak announces $20 million investment in Rochester manufacturing plant
On May 9, 2025, Kodak announced it was readying to open its new $20 million manufacturing facility at…
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
On May 9, 2025, a McGill University led team of researchers announced a study that shows an estimated…
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Biology of Valentines
The Biology of Valentines illustrates the many hormones driving this special day for two of our favorites: Estrogen…
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Bacteria found to eat forever chemicals — and even some of their toxic byproducts
On Jan. 27, 2025, a team of researchers from the University of Buffalo found that In the quest…
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trust in scientists is high
On Jan. 20, 2025, a large international 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents found that in most countries, most…
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HIV vaccines can lead to Chain Reaction of antibodies against antibodies
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists from Scripps Research Institute reported finding that some HIV vaccination can lead to…
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U.S. FDA Revokes Authorization for the Use of Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced revoking the authorization for the use…
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How healthy is your state? IHME’s briefings provide insights
On Jan. 10, 2025, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reported that when it comes to…
