Chemistry blogger answers reader questions on job hunting, changing grad schools, and more in this edition of Bench & Cubicle

Rogue trichlorofluoromethane likely originates from production facilities in East Asia

El triclorofluorometano probablemente se origine en fábricas del este de Asia

Start-up wants to foster a quantum leap in molecular problem-solving

Listen as we visit the Smithsonian to learn how stable isotope analysis can reveal the stories behind skeletons

Strong demand and Chinese environment controls lead to robust earnings

Exhibitors at CPhI North America report another year of record growth and investment

Big investments are planned in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Algeria to diversify away from oil and gas

Nanocomposite carrying an essential oil compound combats bacterial infections on cells and keeps bacteria from developing resistance

As demand for the rare element grows, researchers trace the history of long-range tellurium deposition

Move will leave agency with three of five board members

Agency plans legal limit on four PFASs in drinking water, creating liability for PFOS and PFOA contamination

Creams. Wax. Sugar. Lasers. We get to the scientific root of depilation

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules don’t have to leave their natural environments to react

Brands like Juul deliver a form of nicotine that is less harsh to inhale than free-base nicotine

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion

Such screens could yield protein drugs with advantages over natural ones

Products made in volumes between 1 and 100 metric tons must be registered by May 31

Move will leave agency with 3 of 5 board members

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

The chemist and former college president leads the Association of American Universities in challenging times

The science enables and enhances the all-encompassing live music experience. 

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble

National Academies committee calls for more emphasis on career counseling, teaching, and mentoring for grad students

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus

Data sharing project lays groundwork for contaminant “early warning network”

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

Researchers experiment with area-selective atomic layer deposition to precisely place layers of conducting and insulating materials within circuits

After attracting BASF, catalysis expert seeks other partners for a new batch of projects

Closed-loop flow process uses concentrated catalysts and recycles cofactors to improve conversion