Author Archives: Mark Peplow

Attacks in Salisbury and Syria show that the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons needs to evolve.

New solar-powered electrolysis system avoids briny bugbears like chlorine production.

Union between halogen and electron-donor could help develop radiotherapy agents that rely on the uncommon element.

Perovskite solar cells need better stability testing if they are to flourish.

Chemical weapon used in U.K. assassination attempt was developed by Soviet Union during Cold War.

Efforts to produce low-cost synthetic artemisinin gain momentum with help from Gates Foundation.

U.K. officials want to know who poisoned Sergei Skripal with a ‘rare’ nerve agent.

Huge investments and cutting-edge research are helping China to pioneer innovations in clean energy technologies.

A cape made from porous fibers traps heat and hides a bunny from night-vision cameras.