Highlights
C&EN: Metal complexes rip open benzene
17 July 2025Scandium and chromium compounds team up to convert iconic molecule into linear product at room temperature.
C&EN: Crystals defy their symmetry to discern chiral light
24 June 2025Centrosymmetric crystals have always absorbed equal amounts of left- and right-handed circularly polarized light—until now.
C&EN: Magnetic stirrers linked to issues with reproducing chemistry results
17 June 2025From the lab that found impurities on your stir bar—your flask’s placement on a stirrer plate can mess with your reaction too.
C&EN: ‘Perplexanes’ achieve mind-bending molecular topology
10 June 2025Zirconium helps to weave entangled nanocarbon cages in high yields.
C&EN: Atom-thin iodine film makes its debut
29 May 2025Iodinene is the first halogen analog of graphene and is expected to be unusually metallic.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
Crusading editor aims to shake things up in science
A profile of the BMJ’s editor, Fiona Godlee, for STAT magazine.
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Malaria drug meets market resistance
Exclusive news article for Nature about artemisinin.
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The hole story
Nature article about Swiss-cheese-like materials called metal–organic frameworks.
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Nature: Liquid metal ‘balloons’ offer room-temperature soldering
Invention could help the microelectronics industry to connect circuit-board components without risking heat damage.
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Chemical & Engineering News: Tiny enzyme tweak expands substrate palette
Changing just two amino acids transforms a picky aldolase into a cosmopolitan catalyst.
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Nature: Synthetic malaria drug meets market resistance
First commercial deployment of synthetic biology for medicine has modest impact.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Christina Smolke
The synthetic biology pioneer discusses how she reprogrammed yeast to produce opioids.
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Chemistry World: The toxic tale of the Flint water crisis
The city’s dilemma highlights serious regulatory failings but demonstrates the empowerment offered by citizen science.
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Chemistry World: A farewell to chemical arms
As chemical weapons stockpiles dwindle, international efforts must guard against renewed arsenals.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Kristopher McNeill
The environmental chemist hopes to reduce our impact on the planet by planning ways to tackle pollution before it happens.
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