Highlights
C&EN: Gas looping boosts efficiency of carbon nanotube production
22 December 2025Methane pyrolysis reactor recycles process gases to improve output of nanotubes and hydrogen.
C&EN: Enhanced rock weathering shows little climate benefit in large trial
18 December 20253-year Swiss study underscores the importance of site selection to maximize CO2 sequestration.
Nature Nanotechnology: Brain–computer interfaces race to the clinic
12 December 2025Advances in materials science, microelectronics and semiconductor manufacturing are helping these devices to benefit patients.
C&EN: Europium complex harvests ambient energy to power minirobots
20 November 2025Inchworms can stroll for hours using scraps of heat from the environment.
Nature Biotechnology: Chemistry Nobel materials in the clinic
14 November 2025Human trials using metal–organic frameworks for drug delivery are underway, but challenges remain.
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Category Archives: Highlights
C&EN: Magnetic stirrers linked to issues with reproducing chemistry results
From the lab that found impurities on your stir bar—your flask’s placement on a stirrer plate can mess with your reaction too.
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C&EN: ‘Perplexanes’ achieve mind-bending molecular topology
Zirconium helps to weave entangled nanocarbon cages in high yields.
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C&EN: Atom-thin iodine film makes its debut
Iodinene is the first halogen analog of graphene and is expected to be unusually metallic.
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C&EN Talented 12: Sascha Feldmann
Commanding charged particles and light for energy efficiency.
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C&EN Talented 12: Dayne Swearer
Harnessing hot electrons for clean chemicals.
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C&EN: Hydrogen plasma offers sustainable nickel production
Electric arc furnace tackles low-grade ores, emitting much less carbon dioxide than conventional methods.
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C&EN: Lanthanide orbitals spring a reaction surprise
Not known for their outgoing nature, 4f orbitals have been caught steering a reaction for the first time.
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Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy
Major investments to fuel AI’s power demands are not the only way big tech is having an influence.
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Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries
Companies are gradually overcoming technical challenges with batteries that offer longer driving range and safer operation.
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C&EN: ‘Berkelocene’ puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich
Researchers find bonding surprises at the extreme end of organometallic chemistry.
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