Grinding PTFE with chunks of sodium metal creates sodium fluoride in a solvent-free reaction that aims to avoid landfills ...

Fionna Samuels Fionna Samuels is a physical sciences reporter at C&EN. Fionna joined the DC-based staff in 2024 after ...

The immunological arms race between virus and vaccines may change in the future, at least for bird flu viruses. Scientists ...

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In other news, EPA launches a new research office and NGOs sue the Trump administration over air pollution exemptions ...

Upon analyzing the ECM, the researchers found glycosides, polysaccharides, and cellulose—the three main chemistries that have ...

A newly discovered molecular phenomenon is responsible for the spectral balls of light seen in swamps and cemeteries ...

Scientists identify 2 previously unsuspected bacteria that potentially contributed to the mass death of soldiers retreating ...

As small-scale gold mining increases to meet demand, local crops absorb gaseous mercury emitted by the illegal and semilegal ...

Dow’s sales were down 8% from the same quarter in 2024 due to lower prices and a 1% decrease in volumes. The US chemical ...

Balazs says that the result is “a material that can take in a chemical and turn it into mechanical work, like eating a ...

Using coal to make industrial chemicals releases even more greenhouse gas than burning coal for energy. Despite this, the ...