Social Issues

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Chemistry World February 2012 Bibiana Campos Seijo	Editorial: The energy conundrum Energy, the environment and sustainability all go hand-in-hand, providing multiple areas for chemists to make an impact, and so 2012 will be another opportunity for our discipline to shine.
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 Miles et al.	Using Lasers to Find Land Mines and IEDs A laser could ionize a distant puff of air and thus safely detect the fumes from buried explosives
Chemistry World January 31, 2012 Yuandi Li	Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism Computers can make finding new ways of decontaminating the deadliest known chemicals safer and easier, according to US researchers.
Chemistry World January 27, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing The US chemical industry applauded President Obama's emphasis on manufacturing and energy during the annual State of the Union speech. But the sector is also stressing the need for balanced, rational regulations that don't stifle innovation.
National Defense March 2012	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Sequestration offers opportunities for industry... Flexible approaches are required if we hope to defeat the enemies of 2061... Truly unconventional forms of warfare...
Chemistry World January 24, 2012 Hayley Birch	Fake pesticides rife in Europe According to the European law enforcement agency Europol, which earlier this month published a set of recommendations for stamping out counterfeits, the trade is on the rise.
Sports Central January 23, 2012 Corrie Trouw	What Ails Us Joe Paterno, the man, was beneficially influential to an army spanning decades. And Paterno, the icon, was in some part responsible for a bubble where fanatical devotion blinded justice to the plight of several victims.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2012 Alyce Lomax	Investor Action Thumps Government Washington may be slacking on climate change policy, but private investors are stepping up.
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Rebecca Trager	BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US.
HBS Working Knowledge January 18, 2012 Carmen Nobel	Beyond Heroic Entrepreneurs Research reveals that a large number of social entrepreneurs are focused on local rather than global change, and on sustainable funding.
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