Category Archives: Highlights

New solar-powered electrolysis system avoids briny bugbears like chlorine production.

Union between halogen and electron-donor could help develop radiotherapy agents that rely on the uncommon element.

Perovskite solar cells need better stability testing if they are to flourish.

Chemical weapon used in U.K. assassination attempt was developed by Soviet Union during Cold War.

Efforts to produce low-cost synthetic artemisinin gain momentum with help from Gates Foundation.

U.K. officials want to know who poisoned Sergei Skripal with a ‘rare’ nerve agent.

Huge investments and cutting-edge research are helping China to pioneer innovations in clean energy technologies.

A cape made from porous fibers traps heat and hides a bunny from night-vision cameras.

The UK debate over folic acid highlights science’s role in public health ethics.

Ambitious research programs aim to overcome the roadblocks keeping these materials out of commercial solar cells.