Chemistry WorldElusive ‘dark matter’ diazo compounds captured from a human lung pathogenDiscovery might lead to simpler, safer ways to make diazo-based reagentsMar 23, 2026
Chemistry WorldUS moves to roll back ethylene oxide exposure rulesEnvironmental Protection Agency will relax limits on emissions from commercial sterilisersMar 20, 2026
Chemistry WorldDiscovery of unique modification to plant’s carbon dioxide-fixing enzyme could boost cropsLinker that joins up Rubisco cuts synthesis of toxic byproduct that plants pay a heavy energy price to deal withMar 20, 2026
Chemistry WorldElectrostatic decatalysis offers a new way to suppress parasitic side reactionsStudy demonstrates how charge engineering can deactivate competing reaction pathways to boost ammonia electrosynthesisMar 19, 2026
Chemistry WorldAs UK cuts airborne lab worries persist about future of funding following changesPoor communication is being blamed by government ministers for concerns as research councils pause grants to revamp systemMar 19, 2026
Chemistry WorldMolecules with largest dipole moments aren’t due to electronegativity differencesComputational analysis challenges Pauling’s idea of polarityMar 18, 2026
Chemistry WorldExplainer: what is thermal paper?Many thermal papers use toxic bisphenols, which react with dyes under heat to print text for receipts, labels and ticketsMar 18, 2026
Chemistry WorldNear-Earth asteroid samples contain all five nucleobases key to lifeMeteorites rich in chemicals used to build nucleic acids may have helped kick-start life on early EarthMar 17, 2026
Chemistry WorldSelf-healing polymers emerge from the first use of pnictogen bond crosslinksAntimony–nitrogen interactions yield materials with enhanced stability and the ability to self-heal in aqueous environmentsMar 17, 2026
Chemistry WorldNew studies highlight emerging potential of aluminium(I) chemistryAluminium redox catalysis and reactive aluminium clusters showcase main-group element’s transition-metal-like reactivityMar 17, 2026
Chemistry WorldCalifornia finds no significant risk to human health from synthetic turf fieldsAfter years of conflicting safety findings, the head of the state’s environmental hazard assessment office says this new study should ‘ease concerns’Mar 16, 2026
Chemistry WorldPhysicist's piezoelectric pirouettes claims top spot at this year’s Dance your PhD competitionContemporary dance explains why some materials generate electricity under stressMar 16, 2026
Chemistry WorldPhotocatalytic skeletal editing technique migrates substituents to challenging meta-positionMeta-substituted aromatic rings are key structures in many drug moleculesMar 13, 2026
Chemistry WorldUS researchers are advising students not to enter academiaA survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research scope reductionsMar 13, 2026
Chemistry WorldWidening impact of conflict in IranDeyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur – byproducts of petroleum extraction – have also been critically affected by Iran’s blockade of Gulf exportsMar 12, 2026
Chemistry WorldTwo US states warned suspension of new tech visas for universities will hurt scienceMove by Florida and Texas could be ‘devastating’ for research and other sectors experts warn amid concerns bans could spreadMar 12, 2026
Chemistry WorldSunlight-driven process upcycles polystyrene waste and elemental sulfur into valuable organic compoundsProducts could be used as building blocks for semiconductor materialsMar 12, 2026
Chemistry WorldPolytope formalism offers a new way to chart chemical spaceFramework can investigate regions of chemical space that are normally inaccessible, painting a clearer picture of how molecules can form, transform and interconvertMar 11, 2026
Chemistry WorldSyngenta to close UK paraquat herbicide factory90 jobs will be cut when Huddersfield plant stops making chemical that is banned in EUMar 11, 2026
Chemistry WorldIg Nobel prize ceremony set to move from ‘unsafe’ US to Europe indefinitelyIssues with visas for attendees has led to the satirical award moving from its home at Harvard UniversityMar 11, 2026
Chemistry World‘A philosophical attack on the nature of science’Norine Noonan and Susan Coady Kemnitzer, who have retired from decades-long senior leadership roles at key science agencies and the White House, talk about the importance of collecting data at this historic momentMar 10, 2026
Chemistry WorldFirst half-Möbius molecule madeTwisted structure is an unprecedented case of a compound that becomes aromatic by breaking its own symmetryMar 09, 2026
Chemistry WorldUnconventional catalyst support promotes record green methanol synthesis from carbon dioxideHoming in on a specific crystal structure for the support can boost activity by 70%Mar 09, 2026
Chemistry WorldIran conflict cuts off gulf oil and chemicals tradeEffective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded exports from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and QatarMar 06, 2026
Chemistry WorldQuantum tunnelling harnessed to radically improve efficiency of separation of deuterium from waterElectrochemical approach counterintuitively relies on making water’s bonds strongerMar 06, 2026
Chemistry WorldNew computer file could standardise how chemists report MOF synthesesFile stores synthesis and characterisation data, much like files for crystal structuresMar 06, 2026
Chemistry WorldCompromise on ethanol hand gels and disinfectants should head off showdown over carcinogenicityEuropean Chemicals Agency concludes ethanol safe for disinfection but makes no decision on whether it is carcinogenic or reprotoxicMar 05, 2026
Chemistry WorldAt least 41 dead in two industrial explosions in IndiaPolice taking action against owners following incidents at an industrial explosives plant and fireworks factory left at least 38 others injuredMar 05, 2026
Chemistry WorldClean hydrogen project cancellations point to narrower futurePlants actually being built tend to use hydrogen as feedstock, not fuelMar 05, 2026
Chemistry WorldStable copper sandwich complexes complete the 3d transition-metal metallocene series75 years after the discovery of ferrocene, stable metallocenes have now been made with all of the 3d transition metalsMar 05, 2026
Chemistry WorldIreland’s five-year plan for research aims to boost PhD numbers and spin-outsStrategy wants 3800 PhDs and 2000 postdoctoral researchers trained to support economyMar 04, 2026
Chemistry WorldOver 80% of US adults want more done to ensure that chemicals are safeIn recent survey, 84% of American respondents say the government and industry must do more to identify, regulate harmful chemicals in productsMar 04, 2026
Chemistry WorldCitric acid cycle a ‘garbage compactor’ as well as an energy powerhouseTextbook metabolic cycle is still surprising scientists as they delve into its detailsMar 03, 2026
Chemistry WorldRadical chemistry pioneer Moses Gomberg probably made a trivalent carbon years before he realisedRecreation of Gomberg’s experiments suggests that he may have made a hypovalent carbon species years before reporting their discoveryMar 03, 2026
Chemistry WorldThe quest to understand where atoms endAtomic size measurements like van der Waals and covalent radii are central to chemistry, but are they grounded in reality?Mar 02, 2026
Chemistry WorldOcean carbon storage boosted by alkalinity enhancement, finds open-water trialPilot project in Gulf of Maine assessing ocean geoengineering approach, finds it boosts carbon dioxide uptakeMar 02, 2026
Chemistry WorldChinese Academy of Sciences proposes capping pay-to-publish fees for high-profile journalsJournals charging article processing charges for open access in excess of $5000 are likely to be hitFeb 27, 2026
Chemistry WorldBenzylated backbone behind bulkiest N-heterocyclic carbene yetSystem overtakes earlier record holders and shows how it can stabilise gallium and lithium in rare quasi-monocoordinated complexesFeb 27, 2026
Chemistry WorldRecord-breaking chemistry experiments: from giant crystals to lemon batteriesSchool science staples that have set Guinness World RecordsFeb 27, 2026
Chemistry WorldExplainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?What’s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationallyFeb 26, 2026
Chemistry WorldNational scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membershipChange is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of womenFeb 26, 2026
Chemistry WorldWhy I’m leading an expedition in search of ‘dark oxygen’Chemistry World spoke to Andrew Sweetman, the biogeochemist leading the upcoming excursion to the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the PacificFeb 26, 2026
Chemistry WorldRoyal Society asks for help as it unveils interactive UK map charting memorialisation of women in scienceLocations, landmarks and monuments dotted throughout the UK highlight the contributions of womenFeb 25, 2026
Chemistry WorldThe need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting worldAfter receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children’s...Feb 24, 2026
Chemistry World‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversityResearchers in Ukraine hold on to hope and plan for a future after the war endsFeb 24, 2026
Chemistry WorldSeries of stable nitrogen radical chains synthesisedThese compounds may find uses as nitrene precursorsFeb 23, 2026
Chemistry WorldUnruly [1,2]-Wittig reaction tamed to produce products with precise stereochemistryStubborn rule-breaker becomes a model reaction by sidestepping radical reaction mechanism altogetherFeb 23, 2026
Chemistry WorldModerna’s vaccine regulatory hokey-cokeyAs Chemistry World columnist Derek Lowe noted on his blog, such a refusal-to-file is relatively rare, but the message it sends to companies developing new therapies – particularly vaccines – is that the agency is no longer playing by its...Feb 20, 2026
Chemistry WorldHow will repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ hit US action on climate?Without 2009 ruling emissions regulations on everything from cars and power stations to blast furnaces could collapseFeb 20, 2026
Chemistry WorldWhat are some of the largest crystals in the world?From copper sulfate to quartz we look at six of the biggest crystals out thereFeb 19, 2026
