Highlights
C&EN: Europium complex harvests ambient energy to power minirobots
20 November 2025Inchworms can stroll for hours using scraps of heat from the environment.
Nature Biotechnology: Chemistry Nobel materials in the clinic
14 November 2025Human trials using metal–organic frameworks for drug delivery are underway, but challenges remain.
C&EN: Trace additive cleans up Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
31 October 2025A dash of bromomethane curbs carbon dioxide emissions from industrial process used to make olefins from syngas.
Nature: AI is dreaming up millions of new materials. Are they any good?
03 October 2025Critics slammed attempts by Google, Microsoft and Meta to speed up materials discovery. But behind the hype, there is progress.
Nature: How should ‘mirror life’ research be restricted? Debate heats up
16 September 2025Some researchers are calling for strict limits, while others speak out against prematurely halting basic science.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
C&EN Talented 12: Sascha Feldmann
Commanding charged particles and light for energy efficiency.
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C&EN Talented 12: Dayne Swearer
Harnessing hot electrons for clean chemicals.
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C&EN: Hydrogen plasma offers sustainable nickel production
Electric arc furnace tackles low-grade ores, emitting much less carbon dioxide than conventional methods.
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C&EN: Lanthanide orbitals spring a reaction surprise
Not known for their outgoing nature, 4f orbitals have been caught steering a reaction for the first time.
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Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy
Major investments to fuel AI’s power demands are not the only way big tech is having an influence.
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Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries
Companies are gradually overcoming technical challenges with batteries that offer longer driving range and safer operation.
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C&EN: ‘Berkelocene’ puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich
Researchers find bonding surprises at the extreme end of organometallic chemistry.
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Nature: Can this revolutionary plastics-recycling plant help solve the pollution crisis?
A world-first facility has a new way to break down ‘unrecyclable’ plastic waste.
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C&EN: Slow proteins may contribute to many chronic diseases
Reactive oxygen species in cells cause proteins to link up through disulfide bonds, reducing their mobility.
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Engineering: Hydrogen Hubs Arise in the United States
Public funding brings producers and users of clean hydrogen together to boost adoption of the gas.
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