Highlights
C&EN: Single catalyst molecules tracked in solution
26 June 2022Fluorescence microscopy traces Grubbs catalysts’ winding paths during polymerization.
C&EN: Flexible perosvkite solar cell sets efficiency record
16 June 2022A thin layer of bridging molecules boosts performance by helping charge move seamlessly between layers in the device.
C&EN: Enzyme protects bacteria from toxic gold
02 June 2022GolR reductase might be harnessed to purify the precious metal from electronic waste.
C&EN: Claims of water turning into hydrogen peroxide spark debate
17 May 2022Latest study on droplets spontaneously forming hydrogen peroxide tackles ozone contamination questions.
C&EN: Nitrous oxide harnessed for phenol synthesis
29 April 2022Nickel catalyst helps greenhouse gas prove its worth as a chemical reagent.
TESTIMONIALS
“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller
Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science
"Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written. These are pieces I might not have attempted were it not for his steady editorial hand." Linda Nordling
Freelance Journalist, South Africa
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Freelance Science Writer
Category Archives: My Work
The digital underground
The virtual world behind London’s Crossrail, for Spectrum magazine.
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Looking for cheaper routes to malaria medicines
All the latest research on artemisinin, for Chemical & Engineering News.
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How fracking is upending the chemical industry
Nature article explores how chemists are adapting to the glut of shale gas.
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Crusading editor aims to shake things up in science
A profile of the BMJ’s editor, Fiona Godlee, for STAT magazine.
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Malaria drug meets market resistance
Exclusive news article for Nature about artemisinin.
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The hole story
Nature article about Swiss-cheese-like materials called metal–organic frameworks.
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The robo-chemist
A Nature article about the effort to build a machine that can synthesize any organic compound.
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Lights, Camera, Acrimony!
A torrid tale of physics and showmanship, for Nautilus magazine.
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Cellulosic ethanol fights for life
Exclusive news story for Nature magazine.
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Malaria drug made in yeast causes market ferment
Synthetic biology delivers combination therapies into an uncertain market.
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