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Rewriting the health-care script in Africa

Rewriting the health-care script in Africa

The continent’s scientists are making real advances; the rest of the world needs to know
November 22, 2024
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October 31, 2024
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Leslie Schoop on debunking claims that LK-99 was a room-temperature superconductor

Leslie Schoop on debunking claims that LK-99 was a room-temperature superconductor

Schoop talks about how science plays out in the public square and how a computational chemistry method gets misused
June 3, 2024
Bioelectronic device is loaded with bacteria

Bioelectronic device is loaded with bacteria

Sensor is outfitted with a hydrogel that houses healing bacteria
May 30, 2024
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The potent greenhouse gas cannot be captured like carbon dioxide, so scientists are developing strategies to destroy it.
December 3, 2023
 Confronting the privilege of professorship

Confronting the privilege of professorship

As educators, we owe it to our students to reflect on our relationship to power and privilege
December 16, 2022
LGBTQ+ chemists react to Carolyn Bertozzi’s Nobel win

LGBTQ+ chemists react to Carolyn Bertozzi’s Nobel win

Throughout her career, Bertozzi has been a champion and role model for queer chemists
November 25, 2022
Is organic chemistry on borrowed time?

Is organic chemistry on borrowed time?

The field depends significantly on petroleum for solvents and raw materials. Organic chemists need to plan for a future in which society moves away from oil
September 13, 2022
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Healthy cities start with chemistry

Healthy cities start with chemistry

Air pollution data are essential for sustainable growth—but they’re not the only factor
July 7, 2022
What I learned from my lab accident

What I learned from my lab accident

Researchers should feel empowered to improve safety culture before accidents happen
June 17, 2022
Reevaluating the concentration of chemistry jobs

Reevaluating the concentration of chemistry jobs

Chemjobber examines the geography of chemical industry and government positions advertised in C&EN
June 3, 2022
Confronting human rights abuses in the scientific literature

Confronting human rights abuses in the scientific literature

Scientific journals must be accountable for ethically distressing content regardless of when it was published
April 5, 2022
Reinventing the chemical industry to achieve a sustainable future

Reinventing the chemical industry to achieve a sustainable future

We can rebuild a more innovative industry based on renewable and circular feedstocks
March 1, 2022
International students deserve recognition and support

International students deserve recognition and support

The pandemic has intensified challenges for students studying abroad
February 1, 2022
Are developing brains affected by commonly used chemicals?

Are developing brains affected by commonly used chemicals?

Cell-based assays could quickly identify potential bad actors, without using animals
December 18, 2020
Fetching fluoride with hydrogen bonding

Fetching fluoride with hydrogen bonding

Catalyst spurs insoluble salts into action as nucleophiles for enantioselective reactions
May 11, 2018