Craig Bettenhausen
@craigofwaffles.bsky.social
Science business journalist on staff at Chemical & Engineering News covering sustainability, specialty chemicals, industrial gas, and a fair amount of etcetera.
Shutdown impacts on food aid are hurting people in real time. I spoke with directly affected #science and #engineering students at JHU. Remember, SNAP dollars are currently NOT flowing to those in need, despite progress on a deal in DC. @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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SNAP disruptions weigh on science and engineering students
Lapse in federal food aid strains some researchers and undergraduates
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November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shutdown impacts on food aid are hurting people in real time. I spoke with directly affected #science and #engineering students at JHU. Remember, SNAP dollars are currently NOT flowing to those in need, despite progress on a deal in DC. @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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Go to a Penguins game with a bunch of PPG people and you'll learn some hockey #science trivia. Or, at least, I will. @cenmag.bsky.social #video
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Go to a Penguins game with a bunch of PPG people and you'll learn some hockey #science trivia. Or, at least, I will. @cenmag.bsky.social #video
Thermite is rad. There's also a start-up called Found Energy that's exploiting the reductive power of elemental aluminum. Been looking for an excuse to mention them cen.acs.org/education/un...
Chemistry in Pictures: Unleashing the power of thermite
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN): Keeping you up to date with the chemistry news that matters most. Published by the American Chemical Society.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Thermite is rad. There's also a start-up called Found Energy that's exploiting the reductive power of elemental aluminum. Been looking for an excuse to mention them cen.acs.org/education/un...
Learned tonight that a #chempics participant who used their publication in @cenmag.bsky.social's photo feature in their skilled visa application got accepted. Humbled and thrilled that this thing we production editors at the magazine made is having such a positive impact in the lives of chemists!
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Learned tonight that a #chempics participant who used their publication in @cenmag.bsky.social's photo feature in their skilled visa application got accepted. Humbled and thrilled that this thing we production editors at the magazine made is having such a positive impact in the lives of chemists!
The interesting question now being posed by the US Army is, can the strange and singular economics of the US military push new #nuclear power (and maybe also #DAC and e-fuels) from chemical possibility to economic feasibility?
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US Army wants to deploy small nuclear power plants
The Janus Program aims to put commercial reactors into military service by 2028
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October 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The interesting question now being posed by the US Army is, can the strange and singular economics of the US military push new #nuclear power (and maybe also #DAC and e-fuels) from chemical possibility to economic feasibility?
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ChemFORWARD's latest report on safer chemistry in cosmetics and personal care is out and interesting patterns are emerging, like that lipstick is a problem area.
read more in C&EN
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#chemistry #consumerProducts #safety
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#chemistry #consumerProducts #safety
Cosmetics are getting safer, report says
But problematic ingredients are still in many personal care and makeup products
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October 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
ChemFORWARD's latest report on safer chemistry in cosmetics and personal care is out and interesting patterns are emerging, like that lipstick is a problem area.
read more in C&EN
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@cenmag.bsky.social
#chemistry #consumerProducts #safety
read more in C&EN
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@cenmag.bsky.social
#chemistry #consumerProducts #safety
Coatings, cryogenics, black soldier fly larvae, and more in this week's C&EN business briefing.
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#chemistry
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#chemistry
Business briefing for October 14
BASF finds buyer for coatings business; Ineos makes further cuts in Europe; biotechs Soufflé, Nilo, and Expedition launch, and more
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October 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Coatings, cryogenics, black soldier fly larvae, and more in this week's C&EN business briefing.
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#chemistry
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#chemistry
Stressful day at the office, so I'm treating myself to an oat milk tumeric and black pepper latte made with scientifically enhanced #coffee beans (which i wrote about here: cen.acs.org/business/con...). Because some days I own my #millennial identity #science
October 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Stressful day at the office, so I'm treating myself to an oat milk tumeric and black pepper latte made with scientifically enhanced #coffee beans (which i wrote about here: cen.acs.org/business/con...). Because some days I own my #millennial identity #science
#Cleantech firms are reeling from the recent round of funding cancelations at the US Dept of Energy. Sec. Chris Wright says more are coming.
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#energy #chemsky #funding #startups
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#energy #chemsky #funding #startups
US energy projects in limbo after Trump administration revokes $7.5 billion in funding
The Department of Energy wants to terminate 321 funding awards mostly related to clean energy and grid stabilization
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October 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
#Cleantech firms are reeling from the recent round of funding cancelations at the US Dept of Energy. Sec. Chris Wright says more are coming.
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#energy #chemsky #funding #startups
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#energy #chemsky #funding #startups
This is off topic, but it seems like mopping with a single bucket should, at best, flatten the distribution of grime on the floor. What am I missing?
October 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is off topic, but it seems like mopping with a single bucket should, at best, flatten the distribution of grime on the floor. What am I missing?
Climate Week NYC was full and energetic; read the highlights of what I saw and learned in C&EN :
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#ClimateWeekNYC #climateChange #business @cenmag.bsky.social
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#ClimateWeekNYC #climateChange #business @cenmag.bsky.social
Climate Week comes to New York City
Attendees focused on concrete solutions and workable business plans
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October 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Climate Week NYC was full and energetic; read the highlights of what I saw and learned in C&EN :
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#ClimateWeekNYC #climateChange #business @cenmag.bsky.social
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#ClimateWeekNYC #climateChange #business @cenmag.bsky.social
The photographer at House of Scientista got me on-brand, taking notes for potential coverage in @cenmag.bsky.social during #ClimateWeekNYC
September 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The photographer at House of Scientista got me on-brand, taking notes for potential coverage in @cenmag.bsky.social during #ClimateWeekNYC
The menu at the House of Scientista event at #ClimateWeekNYC. I think I'm in the right room here :) @scientistas.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The menu at the House of Scientista event at #ClimateWeekNYC. I think I'm in the right room here :) @scientistas.bsky.social @cenmag.bsky.social
Quick #chemsky poll: If I say marine fuel "bunkering", do you actually know what that means? And would you want a short explainer?
#energy #ClimateWeekNYC #boats #decarbonization
#energy #ClimateWeekNYC #boats #decarbonization
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Quick #chemsky poll: If I say marine fuel "bunkering", do you actually know what that means? And would you want a short explainer?
#energy #ClimateWeekNYC #boats #decarbonization
#energy #ClimateWeekNYC #boats #decarbonization
"This levy on luxury avation is not a silver bullet, but it is a bullet,"--Benoit Faraco, French Climate Ambassador, on the climate impact of a proposed multinational tax on private jet flights #ClimateWeekNYC
September 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
"This levy on luxury avation is not a silver bullet, but it is a bullet,"--Benoit Faraco, French Climate Ambassador, on the climate impact of a proposed multinational tax on private jet flights #ClimateWeekNYC
"80% of the world is still moving incredibly fast on the energy transition,"--Jon Creyts, RMI at #ClimateWeekNYC
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"80% of the world is still moving incredibly fast on the energy transition,"--Jon Creyts, RMI at #ClimateWeekNYC
"The atmosphere doesn't care how many solar panels we build. it cares how many fossil-fuel burning plants we don't," Tzeporah Berman, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative at #ClimateWeekNYC
September 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The atmosphere doesn't care how many solar panels we build. it cares how many fossil-fuel burning plants we don't," Tzeporah Berman, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative at #ClimateWeekNYC
Trouble with 2nd-day news coverage is there are SO MANY threads one could pull on. Here's my tug on the situation with Air Liquide and #Russia. #Ukraine #industrialGas #chemicals #industry #history #war
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Putin seizes Air Liquide assets in Russia
Roughly $700 million in property is taken from French industrial gas firm
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September 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Trouble with 2nd-day news coverage is there are SO MANY threads one could pull on. Here's my tug on the situation with Air Liquide and #Russia. #Ukraine #industrialGas #chemicals #industry #history #war
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I got to see a cool #science thing and now I get to tell you about it*:
Not obvious from the article is that I got to HOLD one of Franklin's original prints of the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA. My job rocks at times. #chemistry @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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Not obvious from the article is that I got to HOLD one of Franklin's original prints of the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA. My job rocks at times. #chemistry @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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Science History Institute library acquires original Rosalind Franklin materials and other artifacts
The library’s History of Molecular Biology Collection includes written materials, X-ray prints, and photos related to the discovery of DNA
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September 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I got to see a cool #science thing and now I get to tell you about it*:
Not obvious from the article is that I got to HOLD one of Franklin's original prints of the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA. My job rocks at times. #chemistry @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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Not obvious from the article is that I got to HOLD one of Franklin's original prints of the X-ray diffraction pattern of DNA. My job rocks at times. #chemistry @cenmag.bsky.social #chemsky
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I unexpectedly got to see and hold an original X-ray print by Rosalind Franklin today of the chemical structure of DNA. So that was wild. #chemistry #science
September 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I unexpectedly got to see and hold an original X-ray print by Rosalind Franklin today of the chemical structure of DNA. So that was wild. #chemistry #science
Hey, #chemsky people who'll be at #ClimateWeekNYC, wanna meet up for a drink and tell me about what you're working on? web.cvent.com/event/ddd39e...
Attendee Information - C&EN NYC Event Series
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September 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hey, #chemsky people who'll be at #ClimateWeekNYC, wanna meet up for a drink and tell me about what you're working on? web.cvent.com/event/ddd39e...
Northern Lights has begun injecting CO₂ into geological storage off the coast of Norway. So far, cement and waste-to-energy are the customers signed on to reduce their carbon footprint by this route.
#CCUS #CO2
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#CCUS #CO2
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Northern Lights injects first carbon dioxide for storage
The North Sea project will eventually dispose of 5 million metric tons of CO2 per year
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September 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Northern Lights has begun injecting CO₂ into geological storage off the coast of Norway. So far, cement and waste-to-energy are the customers signed on to reduce their carbon footprint by this route.
#CCUS #CO2
Read more in C&EN @cenmag.bsky.social
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#CCUS #CO2
Read more in C&EN @cenmag.bsky.social
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Reposted by Craig Bettenhausen
Was it quietly grinding on your soul that the #MinCup25 bracket was off-center and oh-so-slightly asymmetrical? We fixed it!
No changes to the matchups, it’s just a lil bit more polished.
No changes to the matchups, it’s just a lil bit more polished.
August 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Was it quietly grinding on your soul that the #MinCup25 bracket was off-center and oh-so-slightly asymmetrical? We fixed it!
No changes to the matchups, it’s just a lil bit more polished.
No changes to the matchups, it’s just a lil bit more polished.