Chemical News
ACS Spring 2023 in Indianapolis
Lots to celebrate at ACS’s fourth hybrid meeting
Aramco expands petrochemical presence in China
Oil giant strikes 2 big deals as China-Saudi relations improve
This machine learning model takes MOF simulations to the next level
The MOFTransformer model takes inspiration from the same technology that powers ChatGPT
Making biologics on demand
Systems make flipping the switch on biopharmaceutical production faster and easier, potentially enabling personalized medicine
Albemarle attempts to buy Australian lithium miner
Liontown Resources has rejected the $3.7 billion offer
Fast-food packaging can emit volatile PFAS
Study suggests polymers with fluorinated side chains degrade into toxic fluorotelomer alcohols
Cinven beats Ineos to buy MBCC Admixtures
UK competition authority is forcing Sika to find another buyer
Small molecule treats multiple sclerosis in rodents
Compound inhibits receptor associated with signaling in certain cells in the central nervous system
Oil is more likely to stick around in a cold, sunny ocean
Photochemical weathering could make oil spills more viscous and less able to disperse or dissolve in seawater at low temperatures
Advisory panel recommends accelerated approval for ALS drug
Despite a failed clinical trial, experts agree that the biomarker data reasonably predict benefit for patients
Peptide nucleic acids progress for gene editing and antisense drugs
These lab-made molecules can bind to genes more strongly than DNA and RNA do, making them promising drug candidates and genetic tools
Chemists create chiral molecules using cobalt catalysts and a zap of electricity
Electrochemical C–H activation builds diverse compounds enantioselectively
Reclassifying curls, coils, and kinks
New research aims to make hair typing more inclusive
Regenerative engineering: Polymeric chemistry and materials science for regeneration
Priestley Medal address 2023
Periodic Graphics: Making molecular sandwiches
Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning looks at the chemistry and history of ferrocene and other sandwich compounds.
From the archives: A look back at how C&EN covered big events in chemistry over the past 100 years
We capture the moment in 1928 that Wallace Carothers leaves Harvard for DuPont
Podcast: Microplastics pollute our drinking water. What are the risks?
<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> explores efforts to detect the particles and what their presence means for health
This new molecule owes its chirality to oxygen alone
The surprisingly stable chiral oxonium ion adds to fundamental principles in chemistry