Highlights
C&EN: Precise deuteration eases ‘heavy drug’ synthesis
10 September 2026Nickel catalyst swaps hydrogen for deuterium to produce drugs that are metabolized more slowly.
Engineering: Can ‘Superwood’ Replace Concrete and Steel?
25 August 2026Engineered woods aim to curb construction’s climate emissions.
ACS Central Science: These Graphene Experts Are Trying to Close the Reproducibility Gap in Two-Dimensional Materials Research
14 May 2026Too much work on graphene and related materials cannot be repeated — a problem that wastes time and holds back commercialization. New rules could help solve it.
C&EN Talented 12: Aisulu Aitbekova
13 May 2026Combining light and heat to produce sustainable chemicals.
C&EN Talented 12: Martina Benešová-Schäfer
13 May 2026Building targeting systems for radioactive cancer treatments.
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Author Archives: Mark Peplow
The Pharmaceutical Journal: Energy restriction could tackle drug-resistant epilepsy
Shutting down a metabolic pathway that fuels misfiring neurons can suppress seizures in mice, find researchers who predict a fresh approach to developing antiepileptic drugs.
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Nature: Structural biologist named as next president of Royal Society
Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan will replace Paul Nurse in December.
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Scientific American: Nanotech Bandages Detect Health Trouble and Deliver Medicine
New materials will be able to alert doctors to problems and deliver fine-tuned drugs.
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Spectrum: Eben Upton, The Raspberry Pi Pioneer
He just wanted to help some kids learn to code. Five million units later, his $35 computer has sparked a revolution.
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Chemistry World: The enzyme hunters
Danish company Novozymes is scouring the world for enzymes that make industrial processes more sustainable.
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Chemistry World: A large life, fully lived
Carl Djerassi leaves many legacies besides the contraceptive pill, says Mark Peplow.
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C&EN: Polymers Brighten Hopes For Visible Light Communication
Two semiconducting organic polymers give off a pleasant white light that simultaneously carries data at high speed.
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Nature: Graphene’s cousin silicene makes transistor debut
Creation of electronic device using atom-thin silicon sheets could boost work on other flat materials.
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The Pharmaceutical Journal: Human Protein Atlas reveals drug targets
Map shows where 17,000 proteins are found in the body, including those affected by every approved drug on the market.
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Chemistry World: The big experiment
Plans to stop assessing school pupils’ practical work are the wrong solution to a genuine problem.
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