Baker, Hassabis, and Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Oct 9, 2024 · The key to understanding protein function is discerning how these long polymers wrap themselves up in space. These wobbly 3D forms determine the arrangement of chemically active side chains and ...
C&EN’s Global Top 50 chemical firms for 2024
Jul 19, 2024 · Mounting challenges pushed the industry into a downturn • Take an interactive look at the Global Top 50 with complete data going back to 2007
BASF readies a massive restructuring - Chemical & Engineering News
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As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term …
Mar 30, 2020 · More than a quarter million metric tons of highly radioactive waste sits in storage near nuclear power plants and weapons production facilities worldwide, with over 90,000 metric tons in the US ...
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How is coffee decaffeinated, and is it safe to drink?
Aug 29, 2024 · According to the previously mentioned 1999 review of coffee decaffeination methods, “decaffeinated coffee made by the indirect method does not pose the problem of residual solvent in the beans.”
Climate change is destroying our coral reefs. Here’s how scientists ...
Feb 10, 2020 · Coral reefs and other marine ecosystems need all the help they can get. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, so far the oceans have taken up 90% of the excess heat generated ...
What chemicals make airbags inflate, and how have they changed …
Nov 15, 2022 · The chemistry used to inflate airbags has evolved. Over the years, automakers have sought to use more efficient, less expensive chemical transformations and to reduce use of any potentially ...
Petrochemicals are in for a renewal - Chemical & Engineering News
Sep 27, 2024 · Steve Lewandowski, CMA’s vice president of global olefins, provided more detail in his presentation. Firms have erected new ethylene cracker complexes in the US to take advantage of low-cost ...
The future of click chemistry - Chemical & Engineering News
Jun 3, 2024 · One of the original uses that Finn, Sharpless, and Kolb envisioned for click chemistry was to accelerate small-molecule drug discovery. The idea is to create combinatorial libraries of molecular ...