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Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Rebecca Trager	FDA backs use of BPA in food packaging The US Food and Drug Administration says there is insufficient scientific evidence to ban bisphenol A in food packaging.
Chemistry World April 4, 2012 Helen Carmichael	Canada research budget boost costs the environment Canada's researchers and environmentalists are digesting the impacts of finance minister Jim Flaherty's 2012 budget.
Chemistry World April 3, 2012 Steve Down	Tuning into a radio solution to money forgers Scientists in Saudi Arabia have fitted radiofrequency identification tags to banknotes to prevent counterfeiting.
Chemistry World April 3, 2012 Helen Gray	Mass spectrometry imaging: the new tool in counterfeit security The ever-increasing sophistication of the counterfeit trade is a growing economic problem, and when applied to pharmaceuticals, dangerous to human health.
IEEE Spectrum April 2012 Peter Fairley	Europe Looks to North America's Forests to Meet Renewable Energy Goals Emissions reductions, however, may prove smaller and slower than once expected
IEEE Spectrum April 2012	Review: Liars & Outliers Bruce Schneier's new book explores the relationships of trust on which civilization depends
National Defense May 2012 Michael G. Frodl	Pirates Exploiting Cybersecurity Weaknesses in Maritime Industry The increasingly common hacking attacks on government and private computer networks are now being perpetrated on companies and organizations involved in the burgeoning private maritime security industry.
Registered Rep. March 28, 2012 Diana Britton	Freeney Fleeced? Former Merrill Lynch/Bank of America advisor Eva Weinberg is accused of helping steal $2.2 million from NFL player Dwight Freeney, according to a federal complaint.
IEEE Spectrum March 2012 Mark Anderson	Schools Pool to Stay Cool Massachusetts research universities set up joint computing center to save on power costs
Fast Company April 2012 Irin Carmon	Tigo Helps Remittances Go Mobile In countries like Guatemala, remittances from migrant workers in the U.S. are critical to the economy. Tigo, an international telecom, has a unique plan to use mobile banking to simplify a trying process.
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