Chemical News
Scientists sniff out the structure of a human olfactory receptor
The research gives a first look at how chemicals trigger our sense of smell
Simple synthesis produces environmentally friendly energetic material
DTAT-K could be an alternative to lead azide primary explosives
Making molecular movies of vision
Researchers use femtosecond pulses of light to watch what happens when light hits the eye
Arsenite-induced necroptosis requires stress granules
Process also depends on proteins that localize in stress granules
European response to US cleantech incentives leaves industry and environmentalists fuming
Proposed law won’t stop cleantech firms moving projects from Europe to the US, Europe’s chemical industry says
IUPAC’s new director discusses how IUPAC comes up with naming recommendations
Greta Heydenrych also talks community building, digitizing chemistry, and forging a common language
Podcast: The risks and rewards of lithium iron phosphate batteries
Reporter Matt Blois explains how an inexpensive material could transform North America’s electric vehicle industry on C&EN Uncovered
New sorbent captures 3 times as much CO₂
The material can also convert the greenhouse gas into baking soda for ocean storage
EPA fast-tracks restrictions on 4 organophosphate pesticides
Agency seeks to reduce spray drift to protect health of farmworkers and bystanders
This new molecule owes its chirality to oxygen alone
The surprisingly stable chiral oxonium ion adds to fundamental principles in chemistry
Fragrance makers under investigation
European regulators look to sniff out cartel activity among leading fragrance ingredient firms
Private equity firm Apollo to buy distributor Univar
The third-largest chemical distributor finds a home after failed talks with rival Brenntag
EPA targets 6 PFAS in drinking water
US proposal sets limits for legacy and commercially relevant ‘forever’ chemicals
Pfizer snaps up Seagen for $43 billion
‘The right merger at the right time,’ says Seagen CEO
Wastewater treatment releases nearly double the methane that was previously thought
Laser measurements taken from public roads in the US provide better estimates than current EPA and IPCC guidelines do, researchers say
When do standards of chemical purity break down?
Amid imprecise results and alleged fraud, chemists debate whether journals should require results of elemental analysis to confirm a product’s purity
China’s Sinopec marches into green hydrogen
Oil and chemical giant to use the raw material to make chemicals from coal