Researchers found that the selectivity of the cell for propene was over 98%, which did not degrade across 6,000 hours on stream.

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Expect the unexpected: why the chemistry community should pay more attention to ‘inert’ materials A Japanese team's discovery that stainless steel ball mills can activate nickel catalysts adds to a growing list of examples where supposedly inert lab equipment plays an unexpected role in chemical r...

‘Nothing worked. And this set me into a state of absolute panic … our fundamental discovery wasn’t working!’ recalls synthetic chemist Nicholas Leadbeater.

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Biomedical researchers lose US citizenship over trade secrets theft Chinese-born couple denaturalised after convictions for attempting to profit from stolen intellectual property relating to exosome isolation

The pair admitted to stealing a proprietary method for isolating exosomes – biomolecule-carrying vesicles that are released by many cell types – from samples of blood or other fluid.

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Low-cost, energy-efficient process shows potential for electrochemical propene production Reaction makes use of specially designed metal oxide-ionic liquid catalyst

Researchers who developed an electrochemical propane dehydrogenation process suggest that it could be economically competitive with the thermal process that is used widely in industry.

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The curious case of disappearing polymorphs From crystallographers' beards to billion-dollar lawsuits, the phenomenon of disappearing polymorphs has puzzled chemists for decades. Now researchers are finally unravelling the science behind why st...

Researchers are finally unravelling the science behind why stable crystal forms suddenly vanish – and discovering how to bring them back.

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Innovative SMEs and start-ups can be the Change Makers we need to tackle PFAS The Royal Society of Chemistry is offering support to early-stage ventures that aim to solve problems associated with forever chemicals

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How my master’s reshaped my view on higher education chemistry After three relentless undergraduate years, the fourth year provided space to immerse myself in the subject

‘The wave of relief I felt after leaving my final third year exam is still ingrained in my memory,’ writes Faqiha Suleiman.

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Iran ceasefire is the start of a long recovery process Conflict's impact on global energy and chemicals supply chains will take significantly longer to resolve

The fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran is a welcome break from mounting hostilities, even though tension between Israel and Lebanon threatens to derail negotiations.

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Biomedical researchers lose US citizenship over trade secrets theft Chinese-born couple denaturalised after convictions for attempting to profit from stolen intellectual property relating to exosome isolation

A Chinese-born couple have been stripped of their naturalised US citizenship following convictions for intellectual property theft.

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Researchers say the findings serve as a ‘cautionary tale’ for the community, as the stainless steel vessel & balls often used in mechanochemistry are not necessarily bystanders in any reaction.

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More than half of all retracted papers are from China, analysis finds Study examined rates and reasons for 46,000 retractions across 10 publishers in Retraction Watch Database

China leads the world in retractions at all 10 of the major publishers examined in the sample from the Retraction Watch Database.

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‘Getting something that is highly chemical resistant often costs more money,’ says Merck’s Eric Margelefsky who helped develop a strategy to evaluate material compatibility.

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US chemists worried by chilling effects of Trump’s second term Researchers are concerned about funding cuts and self-censorship

A biochemist at California Polytechnic State University who has been in academia for over two decades said the situation today is more ‘unsettled’ & ‘chaotic’ than it has ever been, and this has had a chilling effect on researchers.

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Alfred Wilm and the hardening of metals How do you prepare for a so-called accidental discovery?

In 1886, Wilm moved to Berlin for a research assistant position to Julius Franz Weeren, a specialist in the smelting of metals – giving Wilm his first taste for metallurgy.

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An overlooked conformational process enables structures to switch between distinct forms, with significant implications for intellectual property.

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Research policy experts and science organisations are urging Congress to reject these cuts, as it did with the 2026 budget request that would have devastated science agencies’ budgets.

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India’s generic semaglutide surge As patents on Novo Nordisk's diabetes and weight loss blockbusters expire, generic makers have their versions ready

Three factors have combined in India’s rapid introduction of generic semaglutide.

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UK government nominates Leszek Borysiewicz as next UKRI chair Immunologist has held numerous roles in scientific administration, including at the University of Cambridge, MRC and CRUK

‘I look forward to engaging with the myriad of research communities in all sectors,’ said immunologist Leszek Borysiewicz.

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Alfred Wilm and the hardening of metals How do you prepare for a so-called accidental discovery?

‘Ideas are anything but random; they only take place with the right preparation, something that historians of science have argued for a very long time’, writes Andrea Sella.

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The new membrane shows better selectivity & permeability than state-of-the-art materials, with a smaller environmental impact.

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Inside-out peptides are part of a new class of isomerism Could an overlooked conformational contortion invalidate existing drug patents?

Most interest to researcher John Gladysz is the potential to harness slow interconversion for drug delivery that survives the body’s digestive enzymes.

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In conversation with Clare Grey Hear from the pioneering British chemist redefining how we think of battery science - live on 15 May

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Closing the loop: sustainable battery recycling from research to reality Join us on 13 May to discover the latest advances in battery recycling for cleaner sustainable energy

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Pushing the limits of capacity: the future of battery performance and design Join us on 11 May to learn about the most promising up-and-coming technologies in battery design

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How to be a science sleuth Research integrity experts share their tips for spotting and reporting fraudulent papers

While the peer review process is supposed to spot flaws in a research article, it doesn’t catch everything.

Here’s some tips from the people searching articles for signs of fraud, manipulation and fabrication.

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