Frontal polymerization approach reduces energy use significantly

Fellows and Foreign Members are recognized for their exceptional contributions to science

Joined by CRISPR luminaries Feng Zhang and J. Keith Joung, the Harvard chemist raises up to $87 million in funding

Benson Hill and Beck’s say corn varieties with the modified gene will yield more per acre

Stretchable strain and pressure sensor might one day guide rehabilitation

On the brink of patient trials, genome-editing heavyweights and regulators meet to set up voluntary standards

Electrochemical system runs 15 times as long as best previous design

Joined by CRISPR luminaries Feng Zhang and J. Keith Joung, the Harvard chemist raises up to $87 million in funding

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

Flush with another $300 million, Grail plans to enroll 135,000 people in studies this year to detect circulating tumor-derived DNA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Group of surfactants linked to toxicity in aquatic organisms

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

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

Though initially daunting, stricter fuel economy and emission standards result in automotive innovations