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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology goes to Karl Deisseroth

Award honors Stanford professor’s pioneering work in optogenetics




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Willie May recognized for public service




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Lilly and AstraZeneca drop BACE inhibitor lanabecestat




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LanzaTech raises funds and expands its footprint




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff




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Polarized light and the magic angle: Scientists making art




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Slime-making craze has become a big business

Glue and borax sales have been brisk as kids and parents look for do-it-yourself activities




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Chemists synthesize Saturn-shaped molecule

Flat, macrocyclic host captures fullerene guest with CH–π interactions




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Diamond stabilizes lithium metal electrodes

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




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California wildfires caused unexpected benzene contamination of drinking water

Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability




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Enzyme conjugate synthesizes DNA

Method is possible replacement for phosphoramidite-based DNA synthesis




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Trump proposes U.S. federal government reorganization

Food regulation, graduate education among changes put forward




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U.S. team finalized for International Chemistry Olympiad

4 high school students will head to Slovakia and Czech Republic in July for international competition




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Human enzyme makes antiviral small molecule

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells




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Modified enzyme could make bioprocessing zippier

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




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Red blood cells catalyze polymerization

Iron from hemoglobin initiates radical reaction




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AkzoNobel, Thomas Swan to develop coatings for metal packaging




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Human enzyme makes antiviral small molecule

Naturally occurring compound inhibits replication of Zika virus in living cells




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Synthesizing mothers’ milk

Scientists are seeking ways to make beneficial but elusive sugars found in breast milk




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Una nanoestructura de DNA actúa de enzima volteadora de lípidos

Una estructura sintética podría reemplazar algún día las partes dañadas por enfermedad.




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DNA nanostructure acts as lipid-flipping enzyme

Synthetic construct could someday replace damaged counterparts in disease




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Meet <i>Science</i> magazine editor Jeremy Berg, chemist and proud data wonk

Policy leader talks about publishing, the scientific enterprise, and how chemistry fits into it all




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AkzoNobel upgrading Rotterdam chlorine




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U.S. EPA launches electronic hazardous waste reporting




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Single atoms catalyze Suzuki reactions

Flow chemistry process takes place on carbon nitride surface




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Characterizing compounds released from single-use plastic bags

The biomanufacturing alternatives to metal vats release different molecules depending on age and type of material




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Trump’s tweets prompt Pfizer to postpone drug price hikes

The president deemed the price rollback a victory, but industry watchers say Pfizer could benefit in the long run




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Zinc and manganese from batteries turned into nutrients




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Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology goes to Karl Deisseroth




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Obituary: Joseph Zimmerman




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Bill Gates backs Alzheimer’s diagnostics with new Diagnostics Accelerator venture fund




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AkzoNobel buys Brazilian organic peroxides firm




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Low-dose aspirin improves memory in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms

Study suggests activating PPAR receptor leads to increased cellular connections in hippocampus




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Insect sodium channels visualized with cryo-electron microscopy

Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development




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Hope and skepticism abound around Biogen and Eisai Alzheimer’s trial

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




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Mercury finds a long-term home in marine ooze

Diatom data in the Southern Ocean suggests human activity may have emitted more of the toxic metal than previously estimated




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Zaida Morales-Martínez wins mentoring award




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AkzoNobel partners with Renmatix on paint additives




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DARPA announces first round of $1.5 billion grants to revitalize electronics industry




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Modernizing CEPA’s approach to supporting ACS members in their professional lives




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Phosphorylation at different sites of cancer-related enzyme leads to different shape changes

Recent work might have implications for drug development




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Hindustan Zinc Ltd. - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation




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NESCO LTD. - Shareholder Meeting / Postal Ballot-Scrutinizers Report




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National Fertilizers Ltd. - Register Of Member And Share Transfer Books Of The Company Will Remain Closed From 12Th September, 2019 To 18Th September, 2019 (Both Days Inclusive)




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National Fertilizers Ltd. - Register Of Member And Share Transfer Books Of The Company Will Remain Closed From 12Th September, 2019 To 18Th September, 2019 (Both Days Inclusive).




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Suzlon Energy Ltd. - Clarification sought from Suzlon Energy Ltd





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How the Jawa bike was driven back to Czech homeland

When Jawa Motorcycles owner Jiri Gerle sold the legendary but defunct brand to Classic Legends (part-owned by Mahindra & Mahindra), he had one request to the new owners: Please do bring the brand back to its homeland -- the Czech Republic.




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Power drive for the city: Tata Altroz iTurbo

The new 1.2 L turbocharged petrol BS6 engine, which is borrowed from the Tata Nexon, takes the petrol version of the Altroz from a mere 86PS of power to a much needed 110PS of power, finds Rajesh Karkera.