Business Watch: Dry Rhine crimps another chemical maker; Khartis Therapeutics launches
Published: August 18, 2026 18:28
Here’s what we’re watching in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries this week
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Business Watch: Dry Rhine crimps another chemical maker; Khartis Therapeutics launches
Published: August 18, 2026 18:28
Here’s what we’re watching in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries this week
A dopant-free way to make semiconducting COFs
Published: August 18, 2026 16:59
Built from neutral radical building blocks, these frameworks have potential for applications in batteries
Comment: Turning chemistry stories into advocacy, from supersaturation to nucleation
Published: August 17, 2026 20:08
This microscopy method lights up without fluorescence
Published: August 17, 2026 16:33
Brighter electrochemical reaction powers superresolution imaging
The race to replace a salmon-killing tire chemical
Published: August 17, 2026 10:00
Alternatives to 6PPD, a critical antiozone agent for rubber, are emerging, but will they be ready soon?
Obituary: Alan F. Rogers
Published: August 14, 2026 23:18
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
Published: August 14, 2026 22:05
Chinese researchers are testing DREADDs, a gene therapy to turn down neuronal activity, in the clinic
US offers funding to make medicines on shore
Published: August 14, 2026 17:50
But experts say the government needs to extend more support to build a resilient domestic supply chain
Policy Watch: FDA moves to strengthen food ingredient disclosure requirements
Published: August 14, 2026 15:59
A weekly roundup of policy news in the chemical arena and beyond
Chemistry in Pictures: Look deeply into my nose
Published: August 14, 2026 14:44
Playing to win, chemistry style
Published: August 14, 2026 13:00
A proton NMR puzzle and scientific spelling bee words
C&EN weekly chemistry news quiz, Aug. 14
Published: August 14, 2026 12:55
Test your knowledge of our stories on molecular glues, PVC recycling, biotech, and more
Again acquires industrial biotech veteran Genomatica
Published: August 13, 2026 17:44
The deal adds Genomatica’s biomanufacturing technology and commercial experience to Again’s carbon-to-chemical platform
California alleges DuPont used spin-off companies to avoid PFAS liability
Published: August 13, 2026 17:09
In a recent update to its 2022 PFAS lawsuit against DuPont, Corteva, Chemours, and Qnity Electronics, the state alleges the companies engaged in fraudulent corporate restructuring
‘An end run around ACIP’: Trump shifts strategy on reducing kids’ vaccinations
Published: August 13, 2026 15:42
After legal challenges from physicians and states stalled past efforts, a new executive order calls for separating combined vaccines and replacing adjuvants
Electrodes that can turn brain signals into speech and movement
Published: August 13, 2026 15:24
Brain-computer interfaces rely on electrodes to gather enough signal. But the materials and strategies can vary
A simple substitution could solve the PVC waste problem
Published: August 13, 2026 14:00
Scientists have found a way to turn the ubiquitous plastic garbage into high-value lubricants
Destabilizing explosives at the flip of a light switch
Published: August 13, 2026 10:00
Researchers demonstrate a molecular coating that can change the stability of a common explosive depending on the light source
Catalysis chemists are joining forces for reproducibility
Published: August 12, 2026 22:21
Collective effort is key to avoiding reproducibility struggles that have plagued many scientific fields
Boulevard Bio launches to tackle B-cell-driven autoimmune disease
Published: August 12, 2026 20:16
The start-up joins the next-generation autoimmune therapy race with $65 million in early funding to move its lead candidate through clinical trials
US to impose floor prices and tariffs for polysilicon and derivatives
Published: August 12, 2026 19:44
The moves aim to strengthen both solar and semiconductor supply chains, but experts warn that it may not be enough
Give mechanochemistry a chance to make chemistry more sustainable
Published: August 12, 2026 14:11
This Greening Chemistry column challenges resistance to mechanochemistry’s broader adoption by synthetic chemists
Editorial: Celebrating a chemical renaissance in space
Published: August 12, 2026 14:10
Space is big again. Chemists should jump on the opportunity for exploratory research
Showing gratitude, adding value
Published: August 12, 2026 13:00