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

Transparent film of nanocellulose in a glass matrix confers hardness and fracture toughness to plastic

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

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

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

Program trains participants to contribute their subject-matter expertise to Wikipedia

Experts urge water industry to study plastic pipes’ vulnerability

A new method creates superstrong fibers out of cellulose

A new National Academies report names and classifies the kinds of biological weapons that could emerge from techniques like CRISPR gene editing and DNA synthesis

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

Method is possible replacement for phosphoramidite-based DNA synthesis

Treating roads with the wastewater may pollute the environment with radium and oil and gas compounds

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

In confined spaces, water’s dielectric constant drops dramatically, according to new measurements

Technologies for wastewater treatment and glycidol production among winners at second annual competition

Separating crystal nucleation and growth processes is key to controlling crystal dimensions

Molecular logic gates allow personal glucose meters to respond to many other targets

Treating roads with wastewater may pollute the environment with radium

TPI Enterprises, an Australian poppy processor, enters the restrictive British codeine market via a contract with Sterling Pharma Solutions

Piramal sites on different continents have become involved in producing Theracos’s diabetes treatment

Production at Coca-Cola is interrupted as hot weather drives surge in demand

Chemical ecologist Shannon Olsson and neuroscientist Karin Nordström employ 3-D printing and virtual reality to answer pressing questions about pollinators

Adding positively charged molecules and a surfactant to β-glucosidase makes the enzyme work 30 times as fast

Chronic morphine treatment in mice restored a narcolepsy-related deficit in the brain, decreasing symptoms 

Nine new science-themed emoji will soon be available on a number of platforms and mobile devices

Study with blood donors pinpoints age-related intensity differences of particular peaks

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

The sensitive, tunable device is made of gold nanoparticles, a rubbery polymer, and a liquid dye

Multiple sources, including journal articles and chemical catalogs, get the borate bonding and reactivity wrong

His efforts to weaken pollution controls expected to endure

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

The sensitive, tunable device is made of gold nanoparticles, a rubbery polymer, and a liquid dye

U.S. efforts to extract valuable elements from coal waste surge