Highlights
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.
C&EN: Silicon insertion methods join skeletal-editing toolbox
06 May 2026Two teams take different approaches to squeeze silicon atoms into molecular scaffolds.
ACS Central Science: Pharm to Table Podcast Duo Bridges the Academia–Industry Divide
29 April 2026The Merck colleagues and cohosts advocate closer collaboration between academic and industry chemists.
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C&EN: Northvolt is building a future for greener batteries
Swedish firm aims to feed a booming electric vehicle market with more-sustainable lithium-ion batteries.
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C&EN: Nickel catalyst fends off air attack
Air-stable complex offers a more convenient approach to coupling reactions.
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Nature Index: Brexit shadow hangs over EU partnerships
Uncertainty about the United Kingdom’s role in EU science is damaging research networks.
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Scientific American: Plasma Scalpel Takes On Cancer
New tool enters a pivotal pilot study.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Melissa Denecke
As a division director at the International Atomic Energy Agency, Denecke is using nuclear technologies to meet sustainable development goals.
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C&EN: Automation for the people
Training a new generation of chemists in data-driven synthesis.
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C&EN: 3-D printer can build meter-tall objects in just a few hours
Cooling system helps printer to build bigger structures in less time.
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C&EN: 3-D printing forms superstrong, fracture-resistant ceramics
Polymerization method overcomes brittleness of silicon oxycarbide.
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C&EN: Chemists build the tiniest spectrometer from a single nanowire
Device could pave the way for miniature analytical instruments.
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C&EN: Catalysts turn racemic mixtures into single enantiomers
Light-driven deracemization process may offer general strategy for turning unwanted isomers into more useful mirror-image forms.
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