To relieve itch and pain without undesirable side effects, chemists put a kill switch on capsaicin

Metal may play sleep role through an enzyme responsible for synthesis of norepinephrine

Private equity firm aims to assemble a specialty additives powerhouse

International exhibition visits Washington, D.C.

El rover Curiosity proporciona datos sobre las misteriosas plumas de metano del planeta rojo

Curiosity rover also reports data on the red planet’s mysterious methane plumes

Added surface glycine residues cause partial unfolding that adapts enyzyme to low temperatures

Diversity, drug prices, and 'right to try' permeated conversation at the drug industry meeting

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market

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

Group of surfactants linked to toxicity in aquatic organisms

Ed Breen wants to avoid the uncertainty and expense of moonshot projects

Questions remain about the safety and effectiveness of alternative solvents

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

After years of heady expansion, sector is feeling growing pains

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

Award resurfaces a forgotten name in the CRISPR patent battle amid Nobel Prize speculation

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells

Combining vibrational circular dichroism and infrared spectroscopy yields real-time probe of asymmetric catalytic reactions

New investor takes on a company trying to combine a range of pharmaceutical services

Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule

Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium-metal batteries safer and long lasting