Waste from carbon capture helps extract critical minerals
Published: August 21, 2025 15:09
Coupling critical mineral extraction with carbon removal technologies makes both more efficient
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ACS Fall 2025 council meeting outcomes
Published: August 20, 2025 22:00
The ACS Council approved establishing the Committee on the Advancement of LGBTQ+ Chemists and an international sciences chapter in Guatemala, and changing other committee names and duties
Southeastern Louisiana University dismisses analytical chemist from lake-monitoring project
Published: August 20, 2025 21:30
Fereshteh Emami’s research on the effects of a controversial carbon sequestration plan was stopped. The reasons why are unclear
Magnets could improve oxygen production in space
Published: August 20, 2025 16:52
Forces that go unnoticed on Earth could help move bubbles in orbiting spacecraft
Swatscheno receives Overcoming Challenges Award at Women Chemists Committee luncheon
Published: August 20, 2025 13:01
The winner was recognized for her dedication to her educational pursuits despite challenges pulling her away
ACS seeks nominations for 2026 Heroes of Chemistry
Published: August 20, 2025 08:39
The award recognizes teams of industrial chemical scientists whose work has led to successful commercialized products that benefit humankind
Meg A. Mole teaches kids to get excited about chemistry at ACS Kids Zone in Washington, DC
Published: August 19, 2025 21:00
The mascot encourages kids to get interested in chemistry at community-oriented events like ACS Kids Zone
Business briefing for August 19
Published: August 19, 2025 20:56
Trump calls for API stockpile, OCOchem to scale up chemicals from carbon dioxide, Covestro to buy isocyanates plants, and more
Celea sets sail with a deuterated drug for chronic lung disease
Published: August 19, 2025 18:56
Deupirfenidone, a deuterated form of pirfenidone, may offer better efficacy and tolerability than its predecessor
Quiz: How much do you know about chemical reactions triggered by the sun?
Published: August 19, 2025 17:01
Test your knowledge of the chemistry sparked by the sun’s rays.
Handheld test for urinary tract infections takes 30 min
Published: August 19, 2025 15:49
After an easy prep, samples are loaded directly into a detector and can be tested for antibiotic resistance
Nanoplastics may force crops to take up more heavy metals
Published: August 19, 2025 15:31
Lettuce exposed to plastic and cadmium took up high levels of both, suggesting a public health risk for agricultural crops
ACS announces millions in funding for students affected by terminated grants
Published: August 19, 2025 15:28
The grants will help students within 1 year of completion of their degree
This material sits in wastewater and nabs nutrients
Published: August 19, 2025 14:42
After soaking up ammonia and phosphates, mineral-seeded hydrogel beads can be used as fertilizer
The fermentation sweet spot for premium chocolate
Published: August 19, 2025 13:53
Scientists use laboratory tests and human tasters to identify microbes that give fine chocolate its flavor
Reactions: Why industrial chemists don’t publish much, and time as a reagent
Published: August 18, 2025 21:32
Quantum computing meets AI to fight cancer
Published: August 18, 2025 21:04
The system generated thousands of targets for KRas a difficult-to-drug protein involved in cancers
Reengineering a failed drug to treat TB and malaria
Published: August 18, 2025 21:00
Fosmidomycin had promise but never made it to the clinic. Some new chemistry might help get it there
Sasol’s chemical leader details turnaround plans
Published: August 18, 2025 19:13
Executive VP Antje Gerber offers a frank look at what’s holding the division back and what she’s changing
Comment: Discovering ACS’s lesser-known benefits, financial health and insurance
Published: August 18, 2025 16:36
An amino acid from plastic, air, and water
Published: August 18, 2025 16:28
Creative reaction sequence converts waste plastic to amino acid
ACS announces 2026 national award winners
Published: August 18, 2025 14:00
The winners are being acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in chemistry across various fields in the discipline
Crossword: WAcKY ReAcTiONS
Published: August 18, 2025 10:32
This crossword has all the elements of a great puzzle
Daily scenes from ACS Fall 2025 in Washington, DC
Published: August 17, 2025 01:42
Scientists from around the globe gather in Washington, DC, Aug. 17–21 for one of ACS’s biggest annual meetings
UN plastics treaty talks fall apart once again
Published: August 15, 2025 22:07
Way forward is murky, but many agree that something must change
Urban black mambas carry surprisingly high levels of heavy metals
Published: August 15, 2025 15:33
One of the first studies to look at reptile metal concentrations reveals a concerning pattern of exposure
ChatGPT tends to ignore retractions on scientific papers
Published: August 15, 2025 15:26
Study finds the chatbot doesn’t acknowledge concerns with problematic studies
Responsive sugar polymer pill dyes poop if it detects gut inflammation
Published: August 15, 2025 14:33
If it’s blue, call your doctor
The first all-carbon ring that’s stable at room temperature
Published: August 14, 2025 20:03
Researchers thread cyclo[48]carbon into a supramolecular assembly, rendering it stable enough to characterize
Chemistry in Pictures: Rolling solar around the spheres
Published: August 14, 2025 15:59
A recipe for ionic liquids on exoplanets
Published: August 14, 2025 15:36
Researchers say that on warm, water-depleted rocky exoplanets, the liquids could support alien life
‘It’s like fighting Goliath’: Inside the push to clean up Mexico’s rivers
Published: August 14, 2025 14:55
Communities are rising up against the pollution of rivers by industries that dump chemicals with little oversight and heavy consequences
Every cloud has a sulfur lining
Published: August 13, 2025 18:38
By recreating Venus’s atmosphere in a lab, scientists aim to uncover how the planet got its stripes
Weak quarter forces more cuts in chemicals
Published: August 13, 2025 18:32
Petrochemical firms struggle, but specialties makers perform better
Trump appointees will be able to overrule science grant decisions
Published: August 13, 2025 17:32
Researchers fear the move will politicize the peer review process
This device uses light to fly
Published: August 13, 2025 16:25
Researchers used computer modeling and nanofabrication techniques to make a small structure that levitates when illuminated
MOFs have a new job: Fortifying table salt
Published: August 13, 2025 15:39
The materials might one day help billions who have iron and iodine deficiencies
Change and response
Published: August 13, 2025 14:20
As chemistry research and funding adapt to the new reality, so does C&EN
Key European plastics recycling projects scrapped
Published: August 12, 2025 19:11
Borealis, Dow, Neste ditch plans for new plants in the face of poor economic conditions
Business briefing for August 12
Published: August 12, 2025 19:00
Lyten buys assets out of Northvolt bankruptcy, Pemex plans big petrochemical investments, New York to get major chlorhexidine plant, and more
US science research was gutted in 2025. How will it rebuild?
Published: August 12, 2025 18:10
New strategies as diverse as venture capitalism and investments from abroad are emerging to sustain the field
Atoco launches Reticular Science Prize
Published: August 11, 2025 21:19
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the science, engineering, computing, and artificial intelligence of modular molecular materials
Comment: Financial expertise requires committee evolution
Published: August 11, 2025 16:47