Chemistry
Predictions for the 2017 Chemistry Nobel Prize
Carbon nanotubes, solar cell material, and gene-editing are in crystal balls for next week's announcement
Stories by Chemistry World
Electronics
Self-Destructing Circuits Mimic Mission: Impossible Tape
Electronic devices that decompose on schedule will be a boon to security tech and medical implants
Chemistry
Why Did Chemicals at a Harvey-Ravaged Facility Explode?
Peroxides at a Texas plant, owned by the company Arkema, are “one small step away from ignition”
Chemistry
EPA Clears Backlog of 600 New Chemical Safety Checks
Agency devotes more resources, speeds reviews of chemicals, earning plaudits but concern that studies were not careful enough
Technology
New Nanowire Is World's Worst Electrical Conductor
But being bad is good for tiny circuits that start and stop current
Chemistry
DNA Sunscreen Gets Better, Not Weaker, Over Time
New skin protectant is a transparent film, not a lotion, but shows remarkable properties
Chemistry
Molecular Movie Reveals Inner Workings of New Solar Cells
Perovskite is a lauded new solar cell material, and high-speed images show how its atoms react to light
Chemistry
TV's Big Bang Theory Inspires Real New Chemical: BaZnGa!
Fictional physicist Sheldon Cooper’s catchphrase has been brought to life in the lab
Chemistry
London’s Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire: Building Material Now Leading Suspect
Tower’s “skin” was filled with flammable core though fire-retardant versions were available; many more structures at risk
Chemistry
Skeptics Poke Holes in Claim That Birds Mistake Plastic for Food
Idea was that birds are drawn to smell of plastic garbage, but research may have looked at the wrong birds
Chemistry
A Cat Turned Milk into Popular Plastic
Casein, used in artistic buttons and now coffee creamer, got started when a cat got rowdy in a lab
Chemistry
Sphere Made to Redefine Kilogram Has Purest Silicon Ever Created
New measure, to take effect in 2018, relies on crystal that is free of impurities
Chemistry
Life's Origins by Land or Sea? Debate Gets Hot
Volcanic springs and deep-ocean vents get new evidence
Chemistry
Grizzly Diet Has Several Surprises, Bear Hair Chemistry Shows
Even in salmon season the bears eat lots of plants—and later gorge mostly on salmon brains
Chemistry
U.S. Penalizes Syrian Weapons Scientists after Sarin Attack
Researchers blocked from financial dealings in U.S., but sanctions may have little impact
Technology
How to Make Tools on Mars, Using Dust
You can't carry everything you need from Earth, so researchers made 3-D–printed shapes with mocked-up Mars dust
Chemistry
Caging Chemical Weapons
Scientists have created hollow molecules to trap toxic gases such as sarin
Chemistry
Atomic Spins Evade Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
New measurements revise the limits of quantum fuzziness
Chemistry
Tiny Mite Uses Cyanide to Fight Predators
Soil-living animal is one of the rare creatures that use this potent poison
Chemistry
New Process Squeezes Sulfur Out of Diesel Fuel
Sulfur emissions cause acid rain but a chemical reaction can remove almost all of the substance
