Highlights
Engineering: Hydrogen Hubs Arise in the United States
26 November 2024Public funding brings producers and users of clean hydrogen together to boost adoption of the gas.
C&EN: Simple method converts fluorspar into fluorochemicals
16 November 2024Generating common fluorinating agents directly from the mineral avoids the dangers of hydrogen fluoride.
Science: Coming of Age
10 October 2024Twenty years after the ballyhooed discovery of graphene, the atom-thin carbon sheets are finding their footing.
C&EN: Recycling DNA origami nanostructures
02 October 2024New methods could drive down costs and waste in burgeoning applications.
Nature Biotechnology: Enzymes boost ‘rock weathering’ to trap CO2 in soil
16 September 2024Spreading powdered basalt on farmland may help to achieve key climate goals.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
C&EN: 3-D printing forms superstrong, fracture-resistant ceramics
Polymerization method overcomes brittleness of silicon oxycarbide.
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C&EN: Chemists build the tiniest spectrometer from a single nanowire
Device could pave the way for miniature analytical instruments.
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C&EN: Catalysts turn racemic mixtures into single enantiomers
Light-driven deracemization process may offer general strategy for turning unwanted isomers into more useful mirror-image forms.
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C&EN: Rusty film generates salty shock
Metal nanolayer produces electricity from flowing brine.
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C&EN: Dichlorination catalyst eschews chlorine gas
Chloride salts are the sole source of halogen atoms for addition reaction with alkenes.
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C&EN: Organic semiconductor photocatalyst does double duty
Graphitic carbon nitride simultaneously drives reduction and oxidation reactions.
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C&EN: Twisted fibers strengthen artificial muscles
Three groups report polymer yarns that respond to electrical, thermal, or chemical stimuli, which may find use in robots and medical devices.
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C&EN: Electrochemistry of single molecules under the microscope
AFM explores relationships between charge, bonding, and structure.
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Nature Biotechnology: Click chemistry targets antibody-drug conjugates for the clinic
Bioorthogonal chemistry, already a workhorse of drug discovery research, prepares for the leap into human testing.
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C&EN: Fishing uranium from the ocean with a spider-silk line
Artificial fiber extracts more uranium from seawater, and does it more quickly, than rival materials.
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