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: A bad business
Targets and assessments can boost productivity at universities – but only if they do not stifle creativity and alienate the academic workforce.
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Chemical & Engineering News: Smartphone Microscope Sizes Up Single DNA Molecules
Lightweight phone attachment could lead to low-cost clinical tests in the developing world.
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Pharmaceutical Journal: Bacteria’s protein machinery may offer antibiotic target
Bacteria use a molecular ruler to ensure that the polysaccharides are the right length to offer protection.
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Chemistry World: It’s time to speak up for Europe
Researchers in the UK benefit enormously from their country’s membership of the EU. They need to say so.
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Scientific American: Centipede and Snake Venoms Form a Basis for New Pain Drugs
Venom molecules could provide alternatives to addictive opiate drugs.
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Nature: Twisted light sends Mozart image over record distance
Vienna demonstration shows that the technology can boost data capacity of laser beams over long distances.
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Chemistry World: Two for the price of one
This year’s Nobel prizes show that chemistry truly is the central science.
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Chemistry World: Good advice
Rather than axing his chief scientific adviser, the next president of the European commission should enhance the role.
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Spectrum: Cheap Solar Cells Offer Hydrogen Hope
Perovskite photovoltaics pack enough punch to split water.
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Chemistry World: Faster, cheaper, better
Microfluidics researchers are aiming to bring new diagnostic devices into mainstream medicine.
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