Highlights
C&EN: Hydrogen plasma offers sustainable nickel production
30 April 2025Electric arc furnace tackles low-grade ores, emitting much less carbon dioxide than conventional methods.
C&EN: Lanthanide orbitals spring a reaction surprise
23 April 2025Not known for their outgoing nature, 4f orbitals have been caught steering a reaction for the first time.
Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy
20 March 2025Major investments to fuel AI’s power demands are not the only way big tech is having an influence.
Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries
03 March 2025Companies are gradually overcoming technical challenges with batteries that offer longer driving range and safer operation.
C&EN: ‘Berkelocene’ puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich
28 February 2025Researchers find bonding surprises at the extreme end of organometallic chemistry.
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C&EN: Glionitrins synthesized for the first time
Asymmetric organocatalysis forges tricky carbon-sulfur bond in antibacterial and anticancer molecules.
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C&EN: Bismuth binds peptides to make bioactive bicycles
Metal-thiol complexes offer simpler way to screen bicyclic peptides.
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C&EN: Iodine thruster makes space debut
New ion drive offers cheaper, more compact alternative to traditional xenon-based thrusters.
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C&EN: Californium complex offers bonding insights
Unusually orange crystal contains a californium-carbon bond that is largely ionic.
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C&EN: A simply smashing ammonia synthesis
Mechanochemistry may offer greener way to unite nitrogen and hydrogen to make key fertilizer ingredient.
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ACS Central Science: Unlocking the Lanthanome
The discovery of bacteria that depend on lanthanides is providing new ways to detect and extract these crucial metals.
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C&EN: Halogenated azidopyridines fill gap in click chemistry toolbox
Handled with care, the compounds could be useful building blocks for medicinal chemistry.
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C&EN: Hydrogel battery could power bio-implants
Small lithium-ion battery is as soft as human tissue.
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C&EN: Reactor converts methane to heavier hydrocarbons without forming CO₂
A scaled up version of the process could help to curb methane venting and flaring at remote oil sites.
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C&EN: Graphene transistor detects SARS-CoV-2 in less than a minute
Device uses DNA probes to identify COVID-19 virus RNA with speed and high sensitivity.
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