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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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CAS names its 2020 Future Leaders

Awardees will attend a weeklong program in Columbus in August




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American Association for Chemistry Teachers offers resources for remote teaching and learning

Resources are freely available through April 17




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Asbestos inhalation poses cancer risks to workers and consumers

US EPA finds unreasonable risks for 6 current uses, including chlor-alkali diaphragms




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New mapping method reveals reactions galore

System combines compounds in unfamiliar ways




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Zymergen, Sumitomo launch biobased film for electronics




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Chemical industry welcomes leniency from US EPA during coronavirus response

Activists say broad lack of enforcement threatens safety




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Eastman donates polyester for medical face shields




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Arkema plans to exit intermediate chemical businesses




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3-D printing complex structures with conducting polymers

Procedure for preparing inks for additive manufacturing broadens range of application




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Combining heat with light boosts methanol synthesis from CO<sub>2</sub>

Study unravels reaction mechanism occurring on common catalyst




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Meet Sheng Ding, who is tackling COVID-19 as director of China's Global Health Drug Discovery Institute

The chemist wants the Gates Foundation–backed institute to share its expertise during the coronavirus pandemic and advocate for public health




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Why the best material for a homemade coronavirus face mask is hard to identify

Variables in fabrics, fit, and user behavior can influence how well a mask might block the virus's spread




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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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Why the best material for a homemade coronavirus face mask is hard to identify

Variables in fabrics, fit, and user behavior can influence how well a mask might block the virus's spread




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Speedy method for 3-D printed electronics

Flexible approach involves coating complex objects with a variety of materials




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Merdad Parsey on building a case for remdesivir amid the coronavirus pandemic

Gilead's Chief Medical Officer talks about the challenges of clinical design in the time of COVID-19




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Gilead strikes deal with microbiome specialist Second Genome




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Mitsubishi to work on CO2 to methanol




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Soil smell is bacterial lure

Bacteria use the earthy-smelling compound geosmin to recruit the bugs that spread their spores




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Taking the Diet Coke-and-Mentos demo to new heights, and testing a kombucha-based water filter




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Por que o melhor material para uma máscara facial caseira para o coronavírus é difícil de identificar

Variáveis em tecidos, ajuste e comportamento do usuário podem influenciar a eficácia com que uma máscara pode bloquear a propagação do vírus




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Fujifilm tests favipiravir as COVID-19 treatment

Japanese government plans to buy at least 2 million tablets of the influenza drug




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Chemistry in Pictures: Somewhere over the rainbow




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What explains the non-respiratory symptoms seen in some COVID-19 patients?

Some patients experience neurological, cardiovascular, and intestinal symptoms after infection with SARS-CoV-2




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Bottle-brush antibiotic busts bacterial membranes

A bristled molecule is designed to kill microbes and guard against resistance by degrading rapidly in the environment




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Bias against women absent in peer review, analysis finds




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Structure of SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase published

Researchers use cryo-EM to image the viral protein that remdesivir targets




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Fujifilm tests favipiravir as a COVID-19 treatment

Japanese government plans to buy at least 2 million courses of the influenza drug




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How industrial gas firms are meeting demand for medical oxygen for COVID-19 patients

COVID-19 is driving a fivefold or greater increase in demand




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Quantum computing start-up Seeqc gets backing from Merck KGaA




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Solving the mystery of a medieval blue hue

Watercolor pigment's structure is unlike that of other natural blues from anthocyanins and indigo




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Kyowa Kirin invests in MEI Pharma's blood-cancer drug




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CAS names its 2020 Future Leaders




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Jenner Institute and Germany's Merck scale up a COVID-19 vaccine




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Speedy method for 3-D printed electronics

Flexible approach involves coating complex objects with a variety of materials




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DuPont teams up with FedEx and US government to speed PPE production




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How peracetic acid is changing wastewater treatment

A new disinfection chemistry holds environmental and financial promise




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Huge 2-D metallo-supramolecule

Self-assembled supramolecular grid measures 20 nm across




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Environmental toxicologist wants to understand how microplastics affect human health

Stephanie Wright of King's College London discusses what's known about microplastics and how much more there is to learn




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Mercury move portends similar deregulation of air pollution by US EPA

Planned changes could mean weaker emission controls for chemical industry




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Hydrogen and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost




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Hydrogen- and methane-adsorbing MOF boasts impressive combination of properties

Aluminum-based sorbent with exceptional gas-storage properties may give clean-burning fuels a transportation boost




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Nitrome raises $38 million to drug Parkinson's enzyme




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Merck KGaA ramps up viral vaccine and gene therapy manufacturing




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Mercury move portends similar deregulation of air pollution by US EPA

Planned changes could mean weaker emission controls for chemical industry




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Electrocatalytic method converts CO₂ to ethylene and ethanol

Fluorine-doped copper catalyst boosts efficiency and selectivity




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Sweet-smelling study aids, and why stinky plastic is a trap for turtles




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Rome Therapeutics launches to probe junk DNA for cancer drug discovery

Biotech veteran Rosana Kapeller co-founded the start-up, which raised $50 million to develop small-molecule drugs




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Dry cleaning solvent poses health risks to workers and consumers

US EPA draft evaluation finds neurological effects associated with exposure to perchloroethylene