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

The German giant may build a new “Verbund” site in Guangdong, China.

Current district judge is viewed as reliably conservative, deferent to presidential power

In mice, surgery-free technique inhibits region implicated in memory formation

The biomanufacturing alternatives to metal vats release different molecules depending on age and type of material

His efforts to weaken pollution controls expected to endure

The German giant may build a new Verbund site in Guangdong, China

Numerous basic inputs may be hit with a 10% import tax as trade war intensifies

Strategy yields crystals big enough to reveal previously elusive structural details

Large and small suppliers vow to help a resource-intensive, cost-sensitive industry change with the times

Researchers are working to fix genetic conditions like Gaucher disease before birth by testing experimental therapies on fetal animals

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures

Higher temperatures allow nitrogen-fixing microbe to work better even when iron is scarce

Semiconductor could help dissipate waste heat in electronics

As chip components continue to shrink, the semiconductor industry explores alternatives to today’s copper connectors to avoid electrical problems

Approach dissolves adhesive polymers and recovers bags’ multiple components

Cation gets a conductivity boost by capturing its counterion

Using GoPros and other inexpensive cameras, researchers are documenting their experimental procedures

Study finds macrophages talk to sensory nerves to elicit chronic pain caused by nerve damage

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs

Modified toxin targets and silences nerves that transmit pain, offering a potential nonaddictive alternative to opioids

Structures of voltage-gated channel with toxins suggest strategies for drug development

New partnership is part of GSK’s R&D face-lift, which includes an increased focus on immune system targets

With purchase, manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients will move downstream into finished drugs

Method turns challenging gaseous alkanes into liquid products

Technology is a step on the path to on-demand manufacturing of biologics

Chemical profits continue to rise as the global economy booms

Cutting-edge chemistry makes recreation in the wild more enjoyable—and more comfortable. 

Chemists at ShanghaiTech University are championing academic collaboration and eschewing traditional subject-matter divisions

Iron oxide particles and hydrogen peroxide bust biofilms on teeth in rat study

Reagent developed through Scripps and BMS collaboration couples nucleosides with potential applications in antisense therapeutics

Consumer spending spurs a good second quarter, overshadowing trade tensions

Decision to enact prohibition, forbid plastic straws lies with mayor