C&EN Monthly - December 2023
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Here are some of the top articles from cen.acs.org that have been creating a reaction:
C&EN’s Year in Chemistry 2023 . With cool molecules, interesting discoveries, and thought-provoking findings, 2023 was rich in chemistry.
C&EN’s Year in Pharma 2023 . After several years of disruption and hard work, the pharmaceutical industry has dusted itself off and gotten back to business as usual.
The campaign for effective cold and cough medicines . The pharmacy giant CVS is going to stop selling over-the-counter pills and liquids that contain phenylephrine as the only active ingredient. But many over-the-counter remedies contain combinations of drugs, and those are likely to remain available for now.
Can recyclers break the polyester barrier? Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most ubiquitous plastics, but it isn’t recycled as much as it could be. Organizations are looking to improve recycling systems to capture more of the PET objects we use.
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US EPA orders packaging firm Inhance to stop making PFAS . The EPA is cracking down on a fluorination process that enhances the barrier properties of certain plastic containers. The agency says the process creates dangerous PFAS impurities that can leach into products stored in the treated containers.
The challenges of working with legacy NMRs . Sophia Hayes predicts that in the next decade or two there could be a shift toward benchtop instruments for routine analysis in synthesis labs—both to avoid the large purchases and to circumvent difficulties with the helium market.
North Carolina college discontinues its chemistry major. Warren Wilson College, a liberal arts college in North Carolina, will eliminate its chemistry major next academic year. In addition, the college will discontinue majors in math, philosophy, history and political science, and global studies.
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