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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Chemistry World: O Canada…
Canada’s new prime minister could make the nation a model of evidence-based policymaking.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with Deji Akinwande
The nanotechnology researcher discusses recent achievements in making electronics out of atom-thin materials.
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Nature Biotechnology: Industrial biotechs turn greenhouse gas into feedstock opportunity
Bio-based carbon capture and utilization is on the rise.
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Chemistry World: The carbon capture challenge
Economics holds the key to solving climate change.
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C&EN: Porphyrins Run Rings Around Each Other
Concentric nanorings mimic photosynthetic complexes.
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Chemistry World: After Tianjin
China’s appalling chemical safety record demands a global response.
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Technologist: Life after Skype
Estonian programmer Jaan Tallinn helped create the file-sharing application Kazaa and then the famous video-call system. Now he wants to save the world.
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ACS Central Science: A Conversation with John Maier
The spectroscopist discusses the search for buckyballs in deep space.
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Nature: The tiniest Lego
Inspired by biology, chemists have created a cornucopia of molecular parts that act as switches, motors and ratchets. Now it is time to do something useful with them.
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Chemistry World: Credit where credit’s due
Disputes over authorship can be a source of conflict in the lab. The solution is greater transparency.
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