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Hazardous Chemicals Found in European Cosmetics
Inspections found banned chemicals, such as perfluorononyl dimethicone and D4/D5 siloxanes, in cosmetics like eyeliners, lipliners, and hair conditioners

Weekly Research News Challenge: Shortest C–I Bond – Simple Synthesis – Multi-Metal Detection
This week's quiz includes questions on the shortest C–I bond, a simple route to bicyclic boronates, and fast multi-metal detection

Dinitrogen Turned into a Photoswitch
First lanthanide N2 photoswitch shows isomerization between side-on and end-on coordination

Promising Scaffold Material for Cultured Pork
Hybrid cultivated meat products combine traditional meat with alternative protein sources, like plant-based proteins, to enhance sensory and nutritional qualities

Twisting Alkyne Cycloparaphenylenes into a Molecular Pinwheel
Strain-promoted alkyne cyclotrimerization gives curved carbon nanostructures

Crystalline Mesoionic Diazasilole Synthesized
1,4,2-Diazasilole containing a low-valent silicon atom displays characteristics of both a mesoionic silylene and a silylone

Phototherapeutic Agent for the Noninvasive Threatment of Glioblastoma
Nanoparticles composed of an aza-BODIPY derivative and folic acid-grafted polymers serve as imaging probes and therapy agents

Cyanide-Free Synthesis of Thiocyanates and Cyanamides
N-hydroxy-2-oxopropanimidoyl chloride used as an easy-to-handle latent cyanide transfer agent

Sanofi to Prioritize Biopharma and Vaccine Development
CD&R to acquire a 50% stake in Opella, Sanofi’s consumer healthcare unit