This Venezuelan expat transforms farm waste and sea algae into tools for materials science and drug delivery

Women chemists studying public health and disease development were among those recognized at ACS Fall 2026

Governments must stop viewing the sharing of chemical data as a surrender of sovereignty and instead appreciate it as the ultimate force multiplier for global security

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Standard conditions can bias established solvents, analysis of patent data from 1976 to 2016 shows

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Graduate student <b>Dagwin Wachholz Júnior</b> talks with this chemist about regenerative medicine and representation for Latin American researchers

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The teams say this method is more accessible and cost efficient

Using bubbles, crystals, prehistoric rocks, and more, scientists look for signals from the invisible part of the universe

A hallmark of this cellular engineer’s efforts is communication—among biological systems and with the next generation of scientists

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The allotrope cyclo-octasulfur may help buffer lipid oxidation

Second-generation C-to-N swap turns the first generation’s failure into a feature

A new understanding of transfer RNA biology means researchers can assign up to 34 codons to amino acids of their choosing

This materials scientist creates garments that can change color, filter pollutants, or detect explosives

This physical organic chemist has also contributed to the development of organic chemistry in Latin America

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He’s being recognized for his work to better understand enzyme catalysis

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A combination of the two largest German chemical makers would come as the firms trim costs and adjust portfolios to stay fit

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This process chemist helped scale up production of a key component of the COVID-19 antiviral

The first chemically fueled small-molecule walker dances around a sugar molecule without falling off

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Researchers scan for lead in ink to reconstruct text hidden in fragile scrolls