Highlights
C&EN: Hydrogen plasma offers sustainable nickel production
30 April 2025Electric arc furnace tackles low-grade ores, emitting much less carbon dioxide than conventional methods.
C&EN: Lanthanide orbitals spring a reaction surprise
23 April 2025Not known for their outgoing nature, 4f orbitals have been caught steering a reaction for the first time.
Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy
20 March 2025Major investments to fuel AI’s power demands are not the only way big tech is having an influence.
Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries
03 March 2025Companies are gradually overcoming technical challenges with batteries that offer longer driving range and safer operation.
C&EN: ‘Berkelocene’ puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich
28 February 2025Researchers find bonding surprises at the extreme end of organometallic chemistry.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
C&EN: Northvolt is building a future for greener batteries
Swedish firm aims to feed a booming electric vehicle market with more-sustainable lithium-ion batteries.
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C&EN: Nickel catalyst fends off air attack
Air-stable complex offers a more convenient approach to coupling reactions.
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Nature Index: Brexit shadow hangs over EU partnerships
Uncertainty about the United Kingdom’s role in EU science is damaging research networks.
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Scientific American: Plasma Scalpel Takes On Cancer
New tool enters a pivotal pilot study.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Melissa Denecke
As a division director at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Denecke is using nuclear technologies to meet sustainable development goals.
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C&EN: Automation for the people
Training a new generation of chemists in data-driven synthesis.
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C&EN: 3-D printer can build meter-tall objects in just a few hours
Cooling system helps printer to build bigger structures in less time.
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C&EN: 3-D printing forms superstrong, fracture-resistant ceramics
Polymerization method overcomes brittleness of silicon oxycarbide.
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C&EN: Chemists build the tiniest spectrometer from a single nanowire
Device could pave the way for miniature analytical instruments.
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C&EN: Catalysts turn racemic mixtures into single enantiomers
Light-driven deracemization process may offer general strategy for turning unwanted isomers into more useful mirror-image forms.
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