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Bethany Halford @bethanyhalford.bsky.social · 21h

The 2026 #10StartUpsToWatch is out in @cenmag.bsky.social today. This year I profiled Alta Resource Technologies, a company refining rare earth elements. C&EN has covered lanmodulin before, but it was neat to see this technology coming to market. #chemsky🧪 cen.acs.org/biological-c...

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10 Start-Ups to Watch 2026: Alta Resource Technologies refines rare earths using proteins

Biotechnology could help the US break China’s monopoly on the minerals used in clean energy technologies

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

EU regulators are phasing out smoke flavorings because of health concerns. But flavorists are finding ways to recreate the complex flavor of smoke with other ingredients. Try making your own smoke flavor by playing the game Shea Murphy created for this story. cen.acs.org/food/food-in...

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The EU is phasing out smoke flavorings. But flavorists are getting creative to develop alternatives that replicate smoky flavors

Smoke flavorings are no longer allowed in many foods in the EU, so companies are getting creative

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Biden revived industrial policy for cleantech. Trump hasn't shown much interest in fighting climate change, but he has embraced industrial policy. In some cases, Trump's energy and security goals overlap with Biden's climate goals, creating a fascinating mix of policy. cen.acs.org/policy/trump...

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Trump dismantled Biden’s industrial policy for cleantech. Will the replacement succeed?

His administration isn’t interested in slowing climate change, but it’s using industrial policy to achieve national security goals that overlap with Biden-era priorities

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Craig Bettenhausen @craigofwaffles.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

While you're there, the latest @cenmag.bsky.social Uncovered #podcast episode just landed; me and @mattblois.bsky.social talk about rare-earth-element supply chains getting greener. Maybe. #magnets #China #Brazil #rareEarth cen.acs.org/materials/un...

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Uncovered: The road to sustainable rare earths runs through Brazil

Join us as we explore better ways to mine critical magnet elements

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Seconding this sentiment from @craigofwaffles.bsky.social . Do you have questions about my stories? Send me an email. Answering reader questions is fun, and often sparks new story ideas. Contact info for reporters is on our author pages. Here's mine: lnkd.in/eNDUXQsK

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Last year, FDA started issuing emergency use authorizations for drugs to treat New World screwworm, the first ever for animal health products. Evidence from South America shows the drugs should help farmers cope. But the real solution is to push screwworms out of the US cen.acs.org/food/agricul...

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

An interesting update on this story. Solvay says it's planning to source rare earth feedstock for its separation plant in France from Viridis' planned ionic adsorption clay mine in Brazil. www.solvay.com/en/press-rel...

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Solvay and Viridis sign letter of intent (LOI) for rare earth materials sourcing

Strategic partnership aimed at securing critical feedstock to meet global rare earth demand

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Mining heavy rare earths is unlike any other type of mining I've come across. Typically, miners pour chemicals into the ground and let them seep through the soil. It's caused immense environmental damage in Asia, but now miners in Brazil say they have a better method. cen.acs.org/environment/...

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Laurel Oldach @laureloldach.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Stuff I knew sulfuric acid was used for: ... batteries, ig? Stuff I did not know sulfuric acid was used for: fertilizer, paper, mining, firefighting, textiles Where ~half of the world's sulfur comes from: the Persian Gulf. @mattblois.bsky.social has the numbers: cen.acs.org/business/eco...

Annotated map of Europe, Africa and Asia. The Strait of Hormuz is shown, with arrows pointing overland to Morocco, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and China - major markets for the global sulfur trade that has been disrupted.

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Behnaz Ghaffari, one of C&EN's 2026 Talented Twelve, employs several methods to invent new chemicals at Arkema. She can arrange atoms and bonds to reduce a molecule’s lifetime in the atmosphere—and its impact on global warming: cen.acs.org/business/spe... #CENT12 #chemsky 🧪

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The war in Iran is disrupting supply chains for sulfuric acid, potentially increasing prices for such a wide array of products. With help from @fredagordon.bsky.social, I wrote about the sulfur supply chain for @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/business/eco...

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

They’re here! Introducing the Talented 12 Class for 2025. These early-career scientists are taking on big global #chemistry challenges. Meet the 2025 Class: cen.acs.org/people/profi... #CENT12 #chemsky🧪

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Matt Blois @mattblois.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Hi all. I'm new here. I'm a reporter at @cenmag.bsky.social covering clean tech, climate tech, batteries, biobased chemicals, food, sustainable agriculture, pesticides, and more. I'm linking some of my favorite stories below. Reach out if you hear about a story I should be writing about.

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