Category Archives: Highlights

Chemical & Engineering News: Bitcoin poses major electronic-waste problem

A global race for the cryptocurrency is consuming vast amounts of energy and materials.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Acoustic robot races through chemical reactions

Using ultrasound to dispense reagents could accelerate the development of synthetic methods for drug discovery.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Recovering rare earths from fertilizer waste

A biological acid extracts the valuable elements from phosphogypsum.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Chemists explore the periodic table’s actinide frontier

Investigations of the table’s shadowy realms are enjoying a renaissance.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Synthetic cells protect DNA circuits

Encapsulation strategy could eventually help DNA-based computers to diagnose diseases or dispense drugs.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Open-source drug discovery takes aim at malaria and neglected diseases

Global collaborations share molecules and data to bring medicines to the developing world.

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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Kenichiro Itami

This chemist is creating molecules to boost the world’s food supply.

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Chemical & Engineering News: 3-D printed lattices mimic crystalline materials for extra strength

Lessons from metallurgy help to create strong, lightweight structures.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Developing a rapid attack against parasitic worms

Preclinical compound targets Wolbachia bacteria that are essential for nematode reproduction.

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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Serena Corr

This materials scientist is helping preserve the iconic warship Mary Rose, once part of King Henry VIII’s navy.

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