Highlights
Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy
20 March 2025Major investments to fuel AI’s power demands are not the only way big tech is having an influence.
Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries
03 March 2025Companies are gradually overcoming technical challenges with batteries that offer longer driving range and safer operation.
C&EN: ‘Berkelocene’ puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich
28 February 2025Researchers find bonding surprises at the extreme end of organometallic chemistry.
Nature: Can this revolutionary plastics-recycling plant help solve the pollution crisis?
04 February 2025A world-first facility has a new way to break down ‘unrecyclable’ plastic waste.
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.
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Category Archives: Highlights
Special delivery
Drug formulations that use nanoparticles to target and dispense therapeutic agents are making an impact in the clinic.
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Ethanol fuels ozone pollution
Shifts in use between petrol and ethanol in São Paulo’s cars creates unique atmospheric chemistry experiment.
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Frack and blue
Shale gas will do little to improve the competitiveness of Europe’s chemical industry, argues Mark Peplow.
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The sultan of synthesis
Phil Baran is spurring organic chemists to rethink how they make complex compounds, as Mark Peplow discovers.
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London Mayor Seeks to Form Biomedical ‘Golden Triangle’
Stronger links sought with Oxford and Cambridge to draw in venture capital and big pharma.
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Skin scan offers new insight into drug transport
A technique that can follow the progress of topical drugs as they penetrate skin could help to improve formulations, avoid drug wastage and reduce the risk of overdoses.
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EU guideline aims to deliver child-friendly formulations
But will industry find requirements easy to swallow?
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Bespoke polymers carry cancer drugs to the clinic
Designer polymers that boost the effectiveness of their pharmaceutical cargo are poised for wider clinical use in the next few years.
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Pharmaceutical industry fights back against counterfeit medicines
Pharmaceutical companies are rolling out a variety of innovations to combat a rising tide of counterfeit medicines.
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A war on smog
Chemistry can be a force for good in tackling China’s pollution, says Mark Peplow.
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