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What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Dec. 8, 2021

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Scientists have developed a way to generate pharmaceutical reactions using iron as a catalyst.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Low-cost iron catalyst produces less expensive pharmaceutical compounds

Researchers use iron to generate new three-component cross-coupling catalytic reaction

Cross-coupling reactions — the joining of fragments of molecules with the aid of a metal catalyst — are a critical part of pharmaceutical production, usually relying on expensive, rare metals like palladium. Researchers at the …

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Land building in a rapidly subsiding area near the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Wed, 08 Dec 2021
Studies find that river diversions can overcome Louisiana’s rapid sinking

Research shows the likely benefits of land building by river diversions

Studies led by researchers at Tulane University and other institutions show the likely benefits of land building by river diversions, …

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