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Medical applications of polymers
As an important material, polymer materials have played a huge role in various industrial fields after about half a century of development. The polymer materials industry not only has to provide a large number of new products and materials for industrial and agricultural...Read more -
These syntheses were showstoppers in 2022
3 exciting ways that chemists constructed compounds this year by Bethany Halford EVOLVED ENZYMES BUILT BIARYL BONDS Scheme showing an enzyme-catalyzed biaryl coupling. Chemists use biaryl molecules,...Read more -
In August
In August, chemists announced that they could do what has long seemed impossible: break down some of the most durable persistent organic pollutants under mild conditions. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), often called forever chemicals, are accumulating in the ...Read more -
Fascinating chemistry findings of 2022
These quirky discoveries caught the attention of C&EN editors this year by Krystal Vasquez PEPTO-BISMOL MYSTERY Credit: Nat. Commun. Bismuth subsalicylate's structure (Bi = pink; O = red; C = gray) This year, a ...Read more
