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Canada moves to update environmental protection regulations




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Attila E. Pavlath wins Parsons Award




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India must change how it evaluates researchers, Indian National Science Academy says




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Catalent acquires drug services firm Juniper




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Organic photovoltaic window device generates electricity and blocks heat

Improvements to device may eventually cut external power demands for buildings by 50%




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Italmatch is sold by one private equity firm to another




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Water solvation proceeds more slowly than expected

Terahertz spectroscopy study shows that water molecules reorient around solutes on 10-ps time scale




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Golden times for electronic materials suppliers

As they ride the wave, several storm clouds emerge on the horizon




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London’s fishy fireball and festering fatberg




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Gingko Bioworks launches biosecurity initiative




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Carisma Therapeutics raises $53 million for CAR-T alternative using macrophages




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Calculations suggest flea and tick medications for pets could benefit people by controlling mosquitoes

These drugs could have beneficial population-wide effects in areas at risk for malaria and Zika, according to modeling study




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Single atoms catalyze Suzuki reactions

Flow chemistry process takes place on carbon nitride surface




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Mussels, potatoes, ‘Anne of Green Gables,’ and now microbial fermentation

How BioVectra became a world-scale pharmaceutical contractor on Prince Edward Island




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Thermo Fisher to buy electron microscopy supplies maker Gatan

Acquisition builds on recent purchases of electron microscope makers FEI and Phenom-World




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The unwritten rules of sharing in the laboratory

Chemjobber on when hoarding chemicals and lab equipment becomes a problem




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U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh likely to limit regulatory authority

Current district judge is viewed as reliably conservative, deferent to presidential power




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Nanostructures help chemists generate hydrogen in microgravity

Textured catalyst prevents gas bubbles from clinging to surfaces




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Footwear feats




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Big data mining predicts toxicity better than animal tests




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Brexit expected to spur emigration of scientists




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Zinc and manganese from batteries turned into nutrients




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Manus Bio raises $19 million to make plant ingredients via fermentation




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Matthey advances lithium nickel oxide battery material




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Study reveals structure of protein that transports body odor precursor

Follow-up studies could lead to inhibitors that block uptake, thus stopping body odor production




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Peer review shake-up on trial at <i>eLife</i>




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U.S. team heads to International Chemistry Olympiad




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Janelle Ayres, Neal Devaraj, and Sergei Kalinin win Blavatnik Awards




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Entrepreneur rethinks lithium-ion batteries with an eye toward storing renewable energy

Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery




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Changes on tap at U.S. Chemical Safety Board

Chair departs, investigators leave, staff fears changing mission




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Fetal gene therapy could treat genetic diseases in the womb

Researchers are working to fix genetic conditions like Gaucher disease before birth by testing experimental therapies on fetal animals




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Deadly blast in China highlights uneven enforcement of safety regulations

Facilities where 19 died had not been inspected or approved




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Un patógeno recluta bacterias buenas en la piel para iniciar infecciones

Un estudio hace que los científicos se replanteen cómo se desarrollan las infecciones bacterianas




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Pathogen recruits good bacteria on skin to initiate infections

Study shakes up scientists’ understanding of how bacterial infections develop




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Antitrust regulators increasingly probe chemical deals

Following scrutiny, companies are proposing remedies for mergers that will consolidate the titanium dioxide and industrial gas industries




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India’s Supreme Court slams lack of action to address Taj Mahal deterioration




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




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EU members agree to restrict 4 phthalates




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Switchable solvent could save potato chip bags from the trash

Approach dissolves adhesive polymers and recovers bags’ multiple components




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Supramolecular complex liberates lithium

Cation gets a conductivity boost by capturing its counterion




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Making molecular movies at Europe’s powerful X-ray laser facility

Although some kinks are still being worked out, the European XFEL is now giving researchers an unprecedented view of the inner workings of molecules and materials




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3M launches smog-eating roofing granules




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BASF donates $7 million for UC Berkeley labs




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Chemistry in Pictures: Flag column chromatography




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What’s ice cream, and why do we scream for it?

Innovations in food science continually improve on this classic sweet treat




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Injections of botulinum conjugate relieves chronic pain in mice

Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids




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Vinyl cation busts some new moves

By tweaking its counter ion, classic carbocation inserts into C-H bonds




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Women chemists still face discrimination in academia

Survey shows little has changed in the decade since female professors were last asked about their careers




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Lilly, Anima link for translation control




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The unexpected source of that luxury feel in car interiors

Japanese firms are the major players in synthetic suede used in high-end vehicle seats