Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production

Plenty of new polymer technology was on display at the NPE2018 trade show

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus

Emmanuelle Charpentier, Jennifer Doudna, and Virginijus Siksnys win Kavli Prize in nanoscience, renewing Nobel Prize speculation and resurfacing a forgotten name in the CRISPR patent battle

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather

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

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

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

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

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

Pairs of surfaces taking like charges confound researchers

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff

Study in rats and fruit flies suggests that these drugs could inspire better, ketamine-like antidepressants

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning wrings all the molecular details out of the popular goo

Chemical and biochemical approaches take aim at plastic pollution

Headlines about plastic-eating organisms belie tough, competitive road to development

Crop feeds on phosphite, potentially allowing it to outwit weeds and mitigate pollution from traditional fertilizer runoff

Glue and borax sales have been brisk as kids and parents look for do-it-yourself activities

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

Thin film of the hard material lets batteries benefit from the metal’s electrochemical advantages while blocking unwanted reactions

Technique breaks gallium alloy’s insulating oxide layer

Simple pieces of equipment decrease the danger of moving small volumes of chemicals prone to igniting

Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables

Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability

Scripps Research Institute chemist honored for inventing catalytic, asymmetric oxidation methods and pioneering click chemistry

Dodecahedral ‘silicages’ could carry drugs or diagnostic agents