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Porous ionic liquid captures alcohols and CFCs

Cage-like structures could enable selective separations in continuous-flow systems




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45Q, the tax credit that's luring US companies to capture CO<sub>2</sub>

Cement, ethanol, and ammonia makers are among those looking to convert waste carbon to cash




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Periodic Graphics: Cannabidiol, medicine from hemp

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning explains the CBD craze, how the compound works, and how it's regulated.




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Molded microfluidic device makes gel &#8220;apartments&#8221; for single cells

Hydrogel device allows localized treatment and analysis of 10,000 individual cells at a time




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Simple synthesis for shapeshifting molecules

Bullvalene's constant metamorphosis could be exploited in sensing applications




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Video: Designer surface captures pesky bubbles

Textured metal surface could help control foams in industrial processes, like in bioreactors




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Simple synthesis for shape-shifting molecules

Bullvalene's constant metamorphosis could be exploited in sensing applications




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Biogen to develop zinc finger therapies with Sangamo




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Sarah Richardson on prestige publishing: &#8216;Luckily, I don't give a crap about that'

Her company, MicroByre, is proving that wild microbes can be engineered to produce useful chemicals




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One-pot process converts CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; captured from the air into methanol

Scientists use an alkali hydroxide–based system to turn carbon dioxide into a carbon-neutral fuel




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Star-shaped particles ferry medicine through the skin's barrier

Titanium-dioxide stars lance the skin with microscopic holes to allow medicine through




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Merck and Princeton scientists create method to map cell-surface microenvironments

The technique, called MicroMapping, identifies potential protein interactions on and between cells




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Chemistry in Pictures: Be still, my giant rotovap




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Shaping leaders at the ACS Leadership Institute

Graduate student Safia Jilani shares what she learned from this year's conference




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AI specialist Atomwise signs with Bridge Biotherapeutics




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Mechanical chirality gives new shape to catalysis

Mechanically chiral rotaxane creates a catalytic pocket a little like an enzyme




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How one country is grappling with mercury emissions from artisanal gold shops

Peru seeks to keep rudimentary gold refining from exposing communities to neurotoxic metal




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Antibiotic maker Tetraphase goes cheap




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COVID-19 coronavirus quarantines cause rapid drop in air pollution

NO<sub>2</sub> levels have fallen sharply in northern Italy and China




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DuPont, APC Microbiome Ireland link up for babies




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Why Japan's chemical firms still make drugs

They persist in the pharma business, even as chemical companies in the West have mostly exited




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Ilham Kadri is reshaping Solvay

The first female CEO of a European chemical major begins a financial, social, and environmental overhaul of one of the oldest chemical firms




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Periodic Graphics: The elements of fertilizers

Chemical educator and <i>Compound Interest</i> blogger Andy Brunning digs into how plant fertilizers make use of the periodic table.




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Microreactor enables rapid testing of green solvents

Strategy reduces volumes and times needed to evaluate CO<sub>2</sub>-switchable systems




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Protein mapping finds 69 potential treatments for COVID-19

Many are FDA-approved drugs that could be repurposed




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Vaping exposes users to more toxic metals than smoking cigarettes

E-cigarettes deliver lead, arsenic, nickel, and other metals at harmful levels




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AstraZeneca, Silence Therapeutics team up for siRNA drugs




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AlloVir and Baylor to make donor-derived T cell therapies that target coronaviruses




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Design Therapeutics launches with $45 million for neurological diseases




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Farms lead to gut bugs swapping

Bacteria with antimicrobial-resistance genes pass from livestock to farm interns




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New mapping method reveals reactions galore

System combines compounds in unfamiliar ways




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Laser burns graphene onto Kevlar to power up protective gear

Using lasers to directly create graphene on Kevlar makes it easy to integrate electronics on textiles




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Lilly and Sitryx sign immunotherapy pact




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Engineered enzyme pulls apart PET efficiently

Up to 90% of the popular plastic can be broken into monomers in a matter of hours




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Rgenta Therapeutics launches with $20 million to develop small molecules that target RNA




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Podcast: The chemist who helped save Apollo 13

<i>Stereo Chemistry</i> reveals the surprising origin story of the engine that brought the Apollo 13 astronauts home and the man who designed it




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Amgen and Adaptive pursue COVID-19 antibody therapy




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GSK partners with Vir on COVID-19 therapies and with 3 companies on vaccines




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AGC will expand Spanish API facility




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Global sanitizer capacity ramps up again




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Cummins, U of Minnesota adapt DuPont filter tech to N95 masks




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Graphene and black phosphorus get tough

Two 2-D materials team up to create a composite with record toughness




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Syria is responsible for three chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says

Lab tests form part of the evidence for investigation and identification team's report




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Vir taps Samsung to produce coronavirus candidate




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Blackstone invests in Alnylam's RNAi therapies




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MOMA Therapeutics launches with $86 million series A to drug molecular machines




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Agilyx licenses polystyrene recycling technology in Japan




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Periodic Graphics: How does immunity work?

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning explains how our bodies fight foreign invaders like coronaviruses




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Syria is responsible for 3 chemical weapons attacks in 2017, investigation says

Lab tests form part of the evidence for investigation and identification team's report




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Astellas acquires Nanna Therapeutics