2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (239+ words) The UK government will provide "350 million for a Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund to further support the country's "strategically important' chemicals producers. Government officials said that the money will help firms stay competitive, modernise infrastructure, decarbonise and electrify their processes. An…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (394+ words) Particles shed from lab gloves are being misidentified as microplastics, distorting measurements of atmospheric pollution, new research shows. Contamination in microplastic studies typically occurs through wet contact, with particles transferred from water or reagents during liquid transfer and handling. Here,…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (218+ words) Having announced its intentions in May last year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasnow formally proposed new rules limiting drinking water levels for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). EPA leaders claim the Biden Administration made procedural mistakes in…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (309+ words) New mass spectrometry'experiments challenge water microdroplet's purported ability to spontaneously generate hydroxyl radicals. Led by Ryan Julian at the University of California, Riverside, US, the experiments point to trace ammonia contamination mimicking the signals previously attributed to these reactive species....

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (686+ words) Chemistry World Structure-led search tool set to refine how scientists explore metabolomics data - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on Linked In Share this on Bluesky Share this on Reddit Share this on Whats App…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (680+ words) What Lavoisier can teach you about career development Florian Bay's career has been one of transformation thanks to chemistry, data science and public speaking (among other things) Nowadays, portfolio careers are becoming more common and working for the same company…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (611+ words) Cacao pod harvests have already been hit hard by climate change and disease, and this has driven up the price of chocolate in recent years The concept of cell-cultured, or "lab-grown, chocolate is gaining momentum amid climate-related supply chain problems…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (245+ words) Magnetic surfaces can sway spin selectivity, resulting in different reaction rates for enantiomers. 1 The discovery of this interaction between mirror molecules and magnetic fields could explain the origins of homochirality on Earth and early life, in particular in prebiotic peptides…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (184+ words) MOF-5 was one of the metal'organic frameworks whose synthesis can be sped up by electric fields By applying an alternating electric field to the outside of a reaction vessel, chemists have dramatically cut the time it takes to synthesise a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (531+ words) British Steel's nationalisation plan contrasts against chemical industry decline Chemistry World British Steel's nationalisation plan contrasts against chemical industry decline - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on Linked In Share this on Bluesky Share this…...