Thin film of the hard material lets batteries benefit from the metal’s electrochemical advantages while blocking unwanted reactions

A new method creates superstrong fibers out of cellulose

A new National Academies report names and classifies the kinds of biological weapons that could emerge from techniques like CRISPR gene editing and DNA synthesis

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast

An Alberta court agrees with Dow that Nova’s operation of an ethylene joint venture was self-serving

Massive clinical trial including developing nations demonstrates carbetocin is no less effective or safe than oxytocin

How BioVectra became a world-scale pharmaceutical contractor on Prince Edward Island

The German giant may build a new “Verbund” site in Guangdong, China.

The German giant may build a new Verbund site in Guangdong, China

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures

The partners expect to begin clinical studies of the compound later this year

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps to reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures

The company claims its technology will allow it to access previously undruggable targets

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed

The Louisiana project will complement an ethylene cracker the Japanese company is building in the state

Congressional committee votes to give industry and other agencies greater input and to shift responsibility for IRIS program from research office

An antibody called BAN2401 cleared amyloid-β proteins and slowed cognitive decline in people with mild Alzheimer’s disease

Some coauthors dissent from withdrawal of report, for which key findings have been independently confirmed

Combining UV disinfection with a photocatalytic membrane helps reduce the bacteria and their genes in wastewater