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: Down to business
To make the economic case for research, scientists need to understand how commercialisation works.
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Chemical & Engineering News: Copper Clusters Convert Carbon Dioxide To Methanol
Four-atom copper fragments speed up greenhouse gas conversion without piling on the pressure
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Henry Snaith
The Oxford physicist is racing to bring perovskite solar cells to market
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C&EN: Peppermint Bombs Blast Bacterial Biofilms
Silica nanoparticles encapsulate peppermint oil droplets to break through microbial defenses.
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Chemistry World: Europe’s science advice, redux
Will a new expert panel be any more effective than a chief science adviser?
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Nature: Maestros of graphene Q&A
Composer Sara Lowes has teamed up with materials scientist Cinzia Casiraghi at the University of Manchester, UK. The result, Lowes’ six-part Graphene Suite, premieres next week at the Graphene Week 2015 conference in Manchester. Lowes and Casiraghi talk crotchets, carbon … Continue reading
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Nature: Graphene booms in factories but lacks a killer app
Although the wonder material is being made in record volume, commercial success is elusive.
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Chemistry World: Getting to know you
The public does not fear chemists, says Mark Peplow, it simply doesn’t know about them. Chemists must respond with better communication.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal: Modified yeasts could be used to produce alkaloid drugs
Fermentation process could be used to produce thousands of plant-based pharmaceuticals, but raises the spectre of illicit drug production.
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The Economist: Crystal clear?
Perovskites may give silicon solar cells a run for their money.
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