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ACS Central Science: These Graphene Experts Are Trying to Close the Reproducibility Gap in Two-Dimensional Materials Research
14 May 2026Too much work on graphene and related materials cannot be repeated — a problem that wastes time and holds back commercialization. New rules could help solve it.
C&EN Talented 12: Aisulu Aitbekova
13 May 2026Combining light and heat to produce sustainable chemicals.
C&EN Talented 12: Martina Benešová-Schäfer
13 May 2026Building targeting systems for radioactive cancer treatments.
C&EN: Silicon insertion methods join skeletal-editing toolbox
06 May 2026Two teams take different approaches to squeeze silicon atoms into molecular scaffolds.
ACS Central Science: Pharm to Table Podcast Duo Bridges the Academia–Industry Divide
29 April 2026The Merck colleagues and cohosts advocate closer collaboration between academic and industry chemists.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
ACS Central Science: These Graphene Experts Are Trying to Close the Reproducibility Gap in Two-Dimensional Materials Research
Too much work on graphene and related materials cannot be repeated — a problem that wastes time and holds back commercialization. New rules could help solve it.
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C&EN Talented 12: Aisulu Aitbekova
Combining light and heat to produce sustainable chemicals.
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C&EN Talented 12: Martina Benešová-Schäfer
Building targeting systems for radioactive cancer treatments.
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C&EN: Silicon insertion methods join skeletal-editing toolbox
Two teams take different approaches to squeeze silicon atoms into molecular scaffolds.
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ACS Central Science: Pharm to Table Podcast Duo Bridges the Academia–Industry Divide
The Merck colleagues and cohosts advocate closer collaboration between academic and industry chemists.
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New Scientist: We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?
The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That’s why companies are scrambling to refine them from all manner of radioactive waste.
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Science: Whistleblower alleges Finnish startup’s vaunted solid-state battery isn’t what it claims
Donut Lab’s assertions of lightning-fast charging and high energy storage have led to a criminal complaint.
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Nature: Fresh claim of making elusive ‘hexagonal’ diamond is the strongest yet
After decades of debate, researchers say that they have found the clearest evidence yet for this rare form of carbon.
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C&EN: Copper finally joins the metallocene club
More than 70 years after ferrocene’s discovery, cuprocene fills a long-standing gap in the sandwich menu.
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C&EN: Lighting a better path for biobased furans
Photocatalytic hydrolysis offers a shortcut for renewable chemicals.
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