A technique that can follow the progress of topical drugs as they penetrate skin could help to improve formulations, avoid drug wastage and reduce the risk of overdoses.
Highlights
Engineering: Controversy Clouds Real Progress in Superconductor Research
12 July 2024Debunked claims of room-temperature superconductivity obscure recent advances.
Nature Biotechnology: Next-generation psychedelics: should new agents skip the trip?
04 June 2024Companies attract venture funding for redesigned psychedelic drugs and notch clinical trial milestones.
Nature: Element from the periodic table’s far reaches coaxed into elusive compound
22 May 2024Chemists achieve synthetic feat with radioactive promethium for the first time.
C&EN’s Talented 12: Chibueze Amanchukwu
17 May 2024This electrochemist invents new electrolytes to boost batteries.
C&EN’s Talented 12: Julian West
17 May 2024This organic chemist harnesses the catalytic power of iron with light.
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