Highlights
ACS Central Science: Pharm to Table Podcast Duo Bridges the Academia–Industry Divide
29 April 2026The Merck colleagues and cohosts advocate closer collaboration between academic and industry chemists.
New Scientist: We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
22 April 2026The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That’s why companies are scrambling to refine them from all manner of radioactive waste.
Science: Whistleblower alleges Finnish startup’s vaunted solid-state battery isn’t what it claims
22 April 2026Donut Lab’s assertions of lightning-fast charging and high energy storage have led to a criminal complaint.
Nature: Fresh claim of making elusive ‘hexagonal’ diamond is the strongest yet
04 March 2026After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.
C&EN: Copper finally joins the metallocene club
17 February 2026More than 70 years after ferrocene’s discovery, cuprocene fills a long-standing gap in the sandwich menu.
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ACS Central Science: Pharm to Table Podcast Duo Bridges the Academia–Industry Divide
The Merck colleagues and cohosts advocate closer collaboration between academic and industry chemists.
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New Scientist: We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That’s why companies are scrambling to refine them from all manner of radioactive waste.
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Science: Whistleblower alleges Finnish startup’s vaunted solid-state battery isn’t what it claims
Donut Lab’s assertions of lightning-fast charging and high energy storage have led to a criminal complaint.
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Nature: Fresh claim of making elusive ‘hexagonal’ diamond is the strongest yet
After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.
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C&EN: Copper finally joins the metallocene club
More than 70 years after ferrocene’s discovery, cuprocene fills a long-standing gap in the sandwich menu.
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C&EN: Lighting a better path for biobased furans
Photocatalytic hydrolysis offers a shortcut for renewable chemicals.
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C&EN: Gas looping boosts efficiency of carbon nanotube production
Methane pyrolysis reactor recycles process gases to improve output of nanotubes and hydrogen.
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C&EN: Enhanced rock weathering shows little climate benefit in large trial
3-year Swiss study underscores the importance of site selection to maximize CO2 sequestration.
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Nature Nanotechnology: Brain–computer interfaces race to the clinic
Advances in materials science, microelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing are helping these devices to benefit patients.
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C&EN: Europium complex harvests ambient energy to power minirobots
Inchworms can stroll for hours using scraps of heat from the environment.
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