Author Archives: Mark Peplow

Silica nanoparticles encapsulate peppermint oil droplets to break through microbial defenses.

Will a new expert panel be any more effective than a chief science adviser?

Composer Sara Lowes has teamed up with materials scientist Cinzia Casiraghi at the University of Manchester, UK. The result, Lowes’ six-part Graphene Suite, premieres next week at the Graphene Week 2015 conference in Manchester. Lowes and Casiraghi talk crotchets, carbon … Continue reading →

Although the wonder material is being made in record volume, commercial success is elusive.

The public does not fear chemists, says Mark Peplow, it simply doesn’t know about them. Chemists must respond with better communication.

Fermentation process could be used to produce thousands of plant-based pharmaceuticals, but raises the spectre of illicit drug production.

Perovskites may give silicon solar cells a run for their money.

The US Toxic Substances Control Act is in dire need of reform. That demands compromises.

International community renews vows to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons as evidence grows of chlorine use in Syria.

Swiss-cheese-like materials called metal–organic frameworks have long promised to improve gas storage, separation and catalysis. Now they are coming of age.