Recycling needs a revamp
Chemical and biochemical approaches take aim at plastic pollution
K. Barry Sharpless named 2019 Priestley Medalist
Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry
A quest to drug the undruggable
Listen to the latest Stereo Chemistry episode that explores why certain drug targets are so vexing, and the cutting edge approaches chemists are taking to finally crack them
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Chemicals are caught up in U.S.-China trade war
U.S. tariffs target large-volume chemicals, and China responds in kind
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Trump proposes U.S. federal government reorganization
Food regulation, graduate education among changes put forward
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Potential alcohol addiction mechanism revealed
Researchers are using knowledge gained from rat studies to develop better therapeutics
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Periodic Graphics
Periodic Graphics: The chemistry of slime
Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning wrings all the molecular details out of the popular goo
Chemistry in Pictures
Sexual harassment pervasive in science, National Academies study says
Cultural change needed to prevent injury to female faculty, students
Social media 101 for scientists
It’s never too late to start getting connected online
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2-step synthesis yields large 2-D COF crystals
Separating crystal nucleation and growth processes is key to controlling crystal dimensions
Unique silica enclosures form on micelles
Dodecahedral ‘silicages’ could carry drugs or diagnostic agents
California wildfires caused unexpected benzene contamination of drinking water
Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability
Oil and gas wastewater is a cheap fix for road dust but comes at a toxic cost
Treating roads with the wastewater may pollute the environment with radium and oil and gas compounds
Setup may make transferring tert -butyl lithium and other pyrophoric reagents safer
Simple pieces of equipment decrease the danger of moving small volumes of chemicals prone to igniting