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AI suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours

The Verge

An instructor at the Fort Leonard Wood Chemical School, who is designated as an agent handler, carries the VX nerve agent to contaminate a jeep in one of the eight chambers used for training chemical defense on April 18, 2003 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. Tell me more about what you found.

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There were zero exports of vital tech materials gallium and germanium from China last month

TechSpot

In July, the China Ministry of Commerce announced that as of August 1, the exporters of gallium and germanium, as well as their chemical compounds, would need to apply for licenses from the commerce ministry if they want to start or continue shipping them out of the country. Read Entire Article

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China retaliates to US chip restrictions with export controls on vital tech metals gallium and germanium

TechSpot

As reported by Bloomberg, China's Ministry of Commerce said in a statement yesterday (Monday) that as of August 1, the exporters of gallium and germanium, as well as their chemical compounds, would need to apply for licenses from the commerce ministry if they want to start or continue shipping them. Read Entire Article

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 1, 2023

GeekWire

Most popular stories on GeekWire ‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup It would be fair to expect the destroyer of toxic “forever chemicals” to be a massive, intimidating device. where the company ultimately plans to employ 25,000 people.

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Seattle startup has a climate friendly solution to the sticky problem of petroleum-based adhesives

GeekWire

Nvirovate launched in May 2021 and recently landed $850,000 in angel investments from two clean-tech focused investors — VertueLab and E8 Angels — as well as Diversified Chemical Technologies ; Willamette University ; Keeler Investments ; Family Angel Management Fund; and an individual investor.

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Seattle-area psychedelics startup CaaMTech raises $22M to advance to human testing

GeekWire

Other compounds are sourced as chemical standards from commercial chemical suppliers. Where scheduling is involved, we always stay within the bounds of labs that are licensed for handling.” “These novel compounds are synthesized legally in academic chemistry labs where they are secured and regularly inventoried.

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Seattle startup TwinStrand raises $50M to expand tech that identifies rare genetic mutants

GeekWire

It has utility in advanced cellular immunotherapies, and can be used in testing chemicals and medicines to see if they might cause mutations in human cells, removing the need for time-consuming toxicity testing in animals. The startup is planning similar licensing deals with other companies that will be announced later this year, Salk said.