Author Archives: Mark Peplow

Risk assessment of organophosphate esters combines laboratory studies, environmental screening, and computer modeling.

Asymmetric organocatalysis forges tricky carbon-sulfur bond in antibacterial and anticancer molecules.

Metal-thiol complexes offer simpler way to screen bicyclic peptides.

New ion drive offers cheaper, more compact alternative to traditional xenon-based thrusters.

Unusually orange crystal contains a californium-carbon bond that is largely ionic.

Mechanochemistry may offer greener way to unite nitrogen and hydrogen to make key fertilizer ingredient.

The discovery of bacteria that depend on lanthanides is providing new ways to detect and extract these crucial metals.

Handled with care, the compounds could be useful building blocks for medicinal chemistry.

Small lithium-ion battery is as soft as human tissue.

A scaled up version of the process could help to curb methane venting and flaring at remote oil sites.