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Chemistry
Nobel prize in chemistry 2020: Precision genome editing
For the first time, two women share the Nobel prize for chemistry. Their work with CRISPR helped usher in a new generation of precision genome editing.
Carbon-carbon bonds are more flexible than thought
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A new design for vanadium redox flow batteries could help fundamental research and accelerate commercialization of this energy storage technology.
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A new catalyst facilitates the first general protocol for the cross-coupling of aryl chlorides and reactive organolithium reagents.
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Inspired by nature, researchers create a new kind of photoelectric generator based on a bacterial ion pump.
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Chemists develop a new technique for observing chemical processes during battery operation.
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