Author Archives: Mark Peplow

Twenty years after the ballyhooed discovery of graphene, the atom-thin carbon sheets are finding their footing.

New methods could drive down costs and waste in burgeoning applications.

Spreading powdered basalt on farmland may help to achieve key climate goals.

Molecules assemble into interlocked networks that can pack in plenty of hydrogen, albeit at low temperatures.

Waste polyethylene and polypropylene can be turned into useful propene and isobutene.

Companies aim to shift greenhouse gas from air to ocean to tackle climate change.

Debunked claims of room-temperature superconductivity obscure recent advances.

Companies attract venture funding for redesigned psychedelic drugs and notch clinical trial milestones.

Chemists achieve synthetic feat with radioactive promethium for the first time.

This electrochemist invents new electrolytes to boost batteries.