Highlights
C&EN: Slow proteins may contribute to many chronic diseases
04 December 2024Reactive oxygen species in cells cause proteins to link up through disulfide bonds, reducing their mobility.
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.
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Chemistry World: Exoplanets are our final frontier
Chemists will be integral to the hunt for biosignatures on distant worlds.
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ACS Central Science: The Record Breakers
Researchers who push molecules to the extremes are not just seeking superlatives — they are blazing a trail into uncharted chemical territory.
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Nature: Fantastic Plastics
Polymers have infiltrated almost every aspect of modern life. Now they are being stretched to their limits.
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Chemistry World: Beyond Brexit
UK researchers must argue loudly and clearly for a settlement that safeguards science.
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Chemistry World: Slippery customers
The troubled history of perfluorinated chemicals shows why the overhaul of US chemicals regulation is so welcome.
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Chemical & Engineering News: Perovskite phosphor boosts visible light communication
Flashy nanocrystals help LEDs send data in the blink of an eye.
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Chemistry World: Power to the people
Tesla’s Gigafactory is set to be a milestone for electric vehicles.
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Chemical & Engineering News: Parmesan test can detect cheesy imposters
Real Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese does not contain cyclopropane fatty acids, found in the milk of cows fed fermented fodder.
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Nature: Mirror-image enzyme copies looking-glass DNA
Synthetic polymerase is a small step along the way to mirrored life forms.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Makoto Fujita
His “crystalline sponge” is helping researchers figure out the architecture of organic molecules.
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