Why some researchers think calcium is the future of batteries: cen.acs.org/energy/energy-…

At one stage, small-molecule drugs seemed at risk of going out of fashion, as industry began to favor biotherapeutics. But over the past 10 years, small molecules have made it clear that they aren’t going away. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutical…

People have been swapping stories about ball lightning for hundreds of years. An illuminated manuscript written by an English monk in 1195 may be the oldest report: cen.acs.org/environment/at…

Congrats to #CENChemPics March winner Maciek Majdecki! Read more about this photo: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Chem…

Have cool images you want to share? Enter our contest by tagging your post with #CENChemPics or submit a photo at cen.acs.org/collections/ch…

Carolyn Bertozzi looking towards the future of scientific publishing and the potential of open access models:

Watch C&EN's full interview with Bertozzi from #ACSSpring2024 : youtube.com/watch?v=SLFjqd…

Separations using tiny polymer-based devices could offer an alternative to chromatography for purifying of chiral compounds: cen.acs.org/analytical-che…

The first known nitroplasts: Imaging and proteome analysis reveal the first nitrogen-fixing organelle, found in marine algae. Read more: cen.acs.org/biological-che…

Researchers have designed a new thermoset polymer, derived from wood, that can be broken down in methanol with no added catalyst. cen.acs.org/materials/poly…

The new Major League Baseball uniforms made by Nike and Fanatics are irking players and fans because they show sweat stains, as seen here on Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the game against the Houston Astros on March 31. cen.acs.org/materials/Scie…

Vertex announced Wednesday that it would buy Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9 billion—the largest acquisition in Vertex’s history—for a protein-based kidney disease treatment called povetacicept. cen.acs.org/business/merge…

“We’re not going to be able to build another cracker and derivatives complex without it being zero emissions.”—Dow CEO Jim Fitterling. But the chemical industry expects public funding to equalize the cost. Check out more on this from Alex Tullo in C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) cen.acs.org/business/petro…

Scientists at Scripps Research reported this week on a molecule that coaxes stem cells in the lung to grow by blocking a protein better known for its role in diabetes. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutical…

Seaport Therapeutics launches with $100 million and a neuropsych pipeline: Team behind Karuna aims for novel therapies for depression and anxiety. cen.acs.org/business/start…

Nvelop is using viruslike delivery particles to improve gene therapies. The company says its delivery agents can enable #geneediting without taking cells out of the body, editing them, and putting them back in. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutical…

Do you remember the simple childhood pleasure of sliding a pinched thumb and forefinger along a stalk of meadow grass to strip its seeds and toss them into the air? Researchers have now re-created this joyful experience at the nanoscale. cen.acs.org/synthesis/reac…

In a final regulation, the US Environmental Protection Agency has limited toxic air emissions from chemical plants and introduced new air monitoring requirements, particularly for facilities near communities. cen.acs.org/environment/po…

Last day at #Analytica . Make sure to stop by the C&EN booth A2.542 and chat with our #Materials and #Instrumentation reporter alex scott C&E News between 1 and 4 PM.