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ACS celebrates the 2026 ChemLuminary Award winners
2+ hour, 57+ min ago (1515+ words) The awardees are recognized for their outstanding community engagement and programming Highlights, news stories and awards from ACS meetings. CHICAGO—On Sunday, Aug. 23, during the American Chemical Society Fall 2026 meeting, the society recognized local sections, divisions, and international chemical sciences…...
Comment: Turning chemistry stories into advocacy, from supersaturation to nucleation
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (378+ words) by Ann C. Kimble-Hill, chair, Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs The latest news and commentary on and from ACS programs, activities, communities and more. Last year, the American Chemical Society Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs (CCPA) organized its work…...
These cells make their own light: superresolution microscopy through luminescent reactions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (451+ words) Optical microscopists may soon have another option for generating photons for their imaging experiments. Researchers at Zhejiang University and Harbin University report a method for imaging, powered by electrochemistry or bioluminescence, that can be used to observe live cells at…...
Innovation in lithium-ion batteries
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (199+ words) As the world’s electricity storage needs climb, battery chemistry is advancing apace by Alla Katsnelson, special to C&EN A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 26 Recurring stories and special news packages from C&EN. Just 50 years after…...
A simple substitution could solve the PVC waste problem
1+ week, 4+ day ago (248+ words) Scientists have found a way to turn the ubiquitous plastic garbage into high-value lubricants by Payal Dhar, special to C&EN PVC is everywhere: water and sewage pipes, electrical cables, packaging materials, medical devices, yoga mats, car interiors, and numerous…...
Chemists join forces to boost reproducibility in catalysis research
1+ week, 5+ day ago (658+ words) Collective effort is key to avoiding reproducibility struggles that have plagued many scientific fields Recurring stories and special news packages from C&EN. In January, 50 chemists held a 3-day workshop in an airport hotel in Denver. The group was comprised…...
Editorial: Celebrating a chemical renaissance in space
1+ week, 5+ day ago (275+ words) Space is big again. Chemists should jump on the opportunity for exploratory research by C&EN editorial staff Opinion pieces from C&EN staff addressing core issues in chemistry. There’s truly nothing like space travel to bring people together. And…...
Mechanochemistry is green chemistry, whether skeptics like it or not
1+ week, 5+ day ago (386+ words) Give mechanochemistry a chance to make chemistry more sustainable by Isaiah Speight and James Mack, special to C&EN Covering the latest in sustainability and environmental issues in chemistry. Greening Chemistry is a series of opinion columns, written by a…...
Visible light knits nitroalkanes into alkenes
1+ week, 6+ day ago (608+ words) A quirky photochemical process has become the latest addition to the toolbox for making alkenes, a process also known as olefination. The new reaction, reported independently by researchers in Germany and the US, stitches together two simple nitroalkane precursors to…...
Opinion: Chemistry advances when disciplines connect
1+ week, 6+ day ago (264+ words) Universities and funding agencies should organize research around problems, reward shared achievement, and support ideas that fall between established fields by Richard N. Zare, special to C&EN Essays from our readers on issues that impact the scientific community Many physicists…...