To upgrade quantum computers, researchers look to materials science
Scientists need to improve the basic elements of quantum circuits—qubits—to push their machines to the next level of quantum weirdness
Video: How do cephalopods achieve their crazy-colorful chemistry?
Understanding the proteins and pigments of squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses could help humans up their camouflage game
Universe’s first molecules finally found in space
Observation of long-sought molecule could change astrochemical models
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Hurricane Harvey flushed toxic metals into Houston’s water
A sweeping study of water quality in the storm’s aftermath concludes that the storm flushed metals and acidic water into Galveston Bay
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Arrakis reels in $75 million to drug RNA with small molecules
The start-up will use its series B financing to build a pipeline of cancer drug candidates taking aim at traditionally undruggable targets like Myc
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Relief from Brexit headache will be short
UK chemistry enterprise’s worst fears avoided, for now
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Chemistry in Pictures
Chemistry in Pictures
Your April 15, 2019 Issue
- To upgrade quantum computers, researchers look to materials science
- Raman techniques might one day allow blood banks to monitor the quality of their supplies
- New step for better chemical decontamination
- Chemical engineer Peter Spitz looks back on the heady early days of the petrochemical industry
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Chemist diversity by the numbers
A new US National Science Foundation report on diversity in the sciences gives insight into where chemistry stands
Will robots kill chemistry?
Chemjobber examines how computers and automation are likely to shift chemists’ jobs
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US FDA finalizes hand sanitizer rule
Agency seeks additional data on 3 active ingredients, bans 28 others
Researchers restore cell function, metabolism to whole pig brains
The porcine system could aid drug discovery for diseases such as stroke
Temperature-sensitive materials offer a quick off switch for drug delivery
GI tract devices stop releasing drug when hit with a sip or spray of warm water
Panning for proteins identifies a malaria drug’s cancer target
Screening a library of human proteins reveals one way artemisinin kills tumor cells
Ferumoxytol, an iron-based nanoparticle drug marketed as Feraheme, kills leukemia cells in mice
The already-approved drug could increase treatment options for this challenging cancer