Category Archives: Highlights

Chemical & Engineering News: Polymer film banishes defects from perovskite solar cells

Protective layer could help to improve the stability of the promising photovoltaics.

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Chemistry World: The end point

In his final column, Mark Peplow gives his verdict on careers, collaboration and public engagement.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Hundreds of pollutants found in polar bears’ blood

Arctic animals may face greater threat from persistent organic pollutants than previously thought.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Protein captures lanthanide traces

Lanmodulin shows huge preference for binding lanthanide ions over more abundant calcium and may help bacteria to glean rare earths.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Single-molecule magnet controversy highlights transparency problems with U.K. research integrity system

Universities’ reluctance to reveal details of such cases could undermine public trust in research, experts say.

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Chemistry World: Evidence in the fake news era

Independent scientific advice is about to collide with partisan politics.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Enzyme discovery causes a stink

Indolacetate decarboxylase produces skatole, responsible for the smell of manure—and perhaps halitosis.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Fluorinated coating is utterly repellent

Transparent, self-healing film fends off more than 100 liquids, including concentrated acids and low-surface-tension solvents.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Silver tarnishing inspires semiconductor synthesis

Simple method imitates metal corrosion to form sheets of silver atoms protected by organic ligands.

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Chemical & Engineering News: Synthetic biology cracks blue rose case

Indigoidine pigment gives the flower an unnatural hue.

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