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

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production 

Engineering two organic molecules for better compatibility boosts the conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells to 14.2%

Las marcas como Juul liberan una forma de nicotina menos agresiva al inhalarse que la nicotina en forma básica.

Akamptisomers result from bond-angle inversion

The start-up wants to develop treatments based on two kinds of bacteria linked to the antiseizure effects of the ketogenic diet

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

Goal is getting Pfizer-owned land in New Jersey back into use

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

Passionate about forensic science, this chemist got the job she always wanted

Updated following the West, Texas, fertilizer explosion, rule is intended to prevent incidents at facilities handling large amounts of hazardous materials

Traces of lead pinpoint economic activity, but doubts about contamination have been raised

Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production

Researchers are simultaneously shrinking mass specs and broadening their tandem capabilities

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut

Chemists use the reaction to develop a greener route to epilepsy drug

Decades in the making, miniature mass spectrometers still face technical hurdles to wider commercial adoption

Mini mass spec can detect lower opioid levels than other methods

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

Mini mass specs are key components of Mars rovers

San Jose State’s Claire Komives is testing an antivenom inspired by opossum biochemistry against various snake species to prevent deaths in the developing world

A spot shortage of the analytical sample holder affects some scientists

Dynamic boron-oxygen networks are key to the new material’s unusual properties

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate

Nitrogen sublimation and gentle breezes may form the hills

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

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute highlights the U.S. and China as cell therapy leaders

With so many ingredients on hand, can the oncology community figure out how to sensibly and efficiently combine checkpoint inhibitors with other drugs?

The abundance of carbon-13 relative to carbon-12 reveals whether the key component of white truffle aroma originates from a natural or synthetic source

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

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