Highlights
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.
Nature Biotechnology: Enzymes boost ‘rock weathering’ to trap CO2 in soil
16 September 2024Spreading powdered basalt on farmland may help to achieve key climate goals.
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Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science
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Category Archives: My Work
The hole story
Nature article about Swiss-cheese-like materials called metal–organic frameworks.
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The robo-chemist
A Nature article about the effort to build a machine that can synthesize any organic compound.
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Lights, Camera, Acrimony!
A torrid tale of physics and showmanship, for Nautilus magazine.
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Cellulosic ethanol fights for life
Exclusive news story for Nature magazine.
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Malaria drug made in yeast causes market ferment
Synthetic biology delivers combination therapies into an uncertain market.
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China’s stem-cell rules go unheeded
Nature investigation discovers that unproven therapies are still widely available despite health ministry ban.
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Molecular robot mimics life’s protein-builder
Ribosome-inspired nanomachine links amino acids in pre-determined sequence.
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Chernobyl’s legacy
A journey to the heart of the exclusion zone, on the 25th anniversary of the nuclear accident.
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