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TCL#35: Following the Money
Venture capital finds Chemistry, with mixed results.
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Join me in exploring mergers, acquisitions, and emerging trends in the chemistry industry, as we navigate the evolving relationship between science and business.
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TCL #34: The Green Rush Gathers Steam
From rare earths to recycled batteries, America's clean-tech sector is attracting serious money.
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TCL #33: The Material Revolution
From six-month molecular discoveries to $1.50 hydrogen, technology is compressing the innovation timeline.
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TCL#32: Legacy Industries Hedge Tomorrow
Established players bet on the technologies that may replace them.
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TCL #31: Green Means Go
The climate transition is shifting from pledge to practice. This week saw companies across industries, from adhesive makers to cargo airlines, embrace cleaner technologies not just for virtue, but for profit. Henkel and Sasol's low-carbon glues, FedEx's sustainable jet fuel, and India's volcanic rock
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TCL #30: Transforming Tomorrow's Materials, Energy, & Computing
This week's The Chem Ledger spotlights partnerships reshaping industries, from Nanotherm and Battelle's CNT heating solutions to Intel and Shell's immersion cooling technology for data centers. Notable advancements include MP Materials' rare earth supply chain development in Saudi Arabia and Realta Fusion'
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TCL #29: Reimagining Matter, Manufacturing, and Memory
Tiny Tech, Vast Ambitions
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TCL #28: InventWood's $15M for Steel-Like Timber, Forge Nano's $40M Battery Boost, Merck's $3.9B SpringWorks Acquisition
Plus: Svante's Pulp Mill Carbon Capture, Celanese's Formaldehyde Reduction, DePoly's Circular Plastics Vision and more.
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TCL #27: Quantum Dots Scale Up and Solid-State EV Batteries Advance
Plus: Carbon Removal on Farmland, ChEmpower's Chip Innovation, Aramco-BYD Partnership, and more.
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TCL #26: Oxy Doubles Down on Carbon Capture
Plus: Airbus's $18.5M Hydrogen Bet, Rio Tinto's Green Aluminum Push and more.
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TCL #25: Europe's Rare Earth Ambitions, $12M for Indian Solar, Barrell's Lithium Play
Also: Hydrogen-Powered Steel in Austria, BASF's Car Collab, AirJoule-ASU's Water Harvesting and more.
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TCL #24: FDA Nod for 3D-Printed Knee, $100M for Green Methanol, Siemens' $5.1B Dotmatics Deal
Also, INEOS’s $3B U.S. Energy Push, Quaker Houghton’s Double Acquisition, and Recycled Carbon Black in Swedish Autos.