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Cortexyme raises $76 million to test bacterial protease inhibitor in Alzheimer’s




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Alginate businesses ebb and flow




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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U.S. industries ask Trump administration to endorse global hydrofluorocarbon deal

With EPA regulation overturned in court, companies seek political backing for reducing HFC use domestically




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

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




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Air pollutants in India kill more than 400,000 people a year in urban and rural areas

Sources of pollution differ but models predict more deaths in rural areas because of higher populations there




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Fire-retardant electrolyte could usher in practical lithium metal batteries

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




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SK Capital buys additives maker SI Group

Private equity firm aims to assemble a specialty additives powerhouse




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Hallan antiguas moléculas orgánicas en Marte

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




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To shrink electronics further, innovative chemical deposition methods may save the day

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




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Inorganic Nanoscience Award to Dmitri Talapin




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Dennis Stuehr receives Morley Medal




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2018 Tess Award to Christopher Bowman; call for 2019 nominations




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Umicore chooses Poland for cathode materials




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U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s internal woes could thwart its mission




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Arsenal Capital buys adhesives makers




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Air pollutants in India kill more than 400,000 people a year in urban and rural areas




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Renewable chemical maker Avantium tries for an encore performance

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




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Flow system turns amines into alcohols efficiently

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




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Drug service provider Alcami to go to another private equity firm

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




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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency

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




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Fire-retardant electrolyte could usher in practical lithium-metal batteries

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




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Hitachi Chemical licenses Silatronix technology




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Sponsored content: Making lower auto emissions a reality

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




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

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




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Multilayer coating helps plastic dental devices stay clear of bacteria

A superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could help prevent bacterial growth on the mouthpieces




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Social media 101 for scientists

It’s never too late to start getting connected online




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Sexual harassment pervasive in science, National Academies study says

Cultural change needed to prevent injury to female faculty, students




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Las academias nacionales de EEUU alertan de la prevalencia del abuso sexual en ciencia

Es necesario un cambio cultural para evitar seguir perjudicando a las investigadoras




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Mechanisms for catalytic CO oxidation on platinum found at last

New surface chemistry method answers mechanistic questions that have eluded chemists for 40 years




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Mysterious galactic radiation pinned on nanodiamonds

Spinning hydrogen-coated clusters of carbon atoms may be source of anomalous microwave emission spotted around our galaxy




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White House picks environmental adviser




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Kristen Kulinowski to lead Chemical Safety Board




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LyondellBasell in talks to buy stake in Braskem

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker




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A big deal




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Alexion partners with Complement Pharma on neurodegenerative therapy




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Cambrex expanding generics R&D in Italy




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Engineered cotton grows on alternative fertilizer

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




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Good times, bad times for chemical industry

A strong economy is overshadowed by trade wars and plastics woes




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Diamond stabilizes lithium metal electrodes

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




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Multilayer coating could fight bacterial growth on plastic dental devices

Superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could lead to cleaner retainers or tooth aligners




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Peeling produces stretchable liquid-metal circuit

Technique breaks gallium alloy’s insulating oxide layer




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Chemistry in Pictures: All that glitters isn’t gold




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California wildfires caused unexpected benzene contamination of drinking water

Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability




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World’s strongest biomaterial now comes from a tree

A new method creates superstrong fibers out of cellulose




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K. Barry Sharpless named 2019 Priestley Medalist

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




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Chemicals are caught up in U.S.-China trade war

U.S. tariffs target large-volume chemicals, and China responds in kind




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Existing treaty could help manage global plastic waste trade, researchers suggest

Basel Convention would help control flow of used material displaced by China’s ban




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Sarepta’s Duchenne gene therapy shows promise in small study

The early peek at data from a Phase I/II study excited families, physicians, and investors 




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Potential alcohol addiction mechanism revealed

Researchers are using knowledge gained from rat studies to develop better therapeutics