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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/new-record-set-by-quantum-computing-as-it-models-its-largest-protein-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How depolymerisation could enable infinite reuse of plastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nina Notman discovers how a type of chemical recycling &ndash; depolymerisation &ndash; could increase recycling rates, reduce plastic waste and enable a more circular economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-depolymerisation-could-enable-infinite-reuse-of-plastics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-depolymerisation-could-enable-infinite-reuse-of-plastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A museum mould mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even best practices aren&rsquo;t always enough to protect heritage sites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/a-museum-mould-mystery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/a-museum-mould-mystery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atomic manipulation enters the mesoscale as 40,000 atoms repositioned in single crystal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electron beam method used to create &rsquo;a new form of engineered artificial&nbsp;matter&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/atomic-manipulation-enters-the-mesoscale-as-40000-atoms-repositioned-in-single-crystal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/atomic-manipulation-enters-the-mesoscale-as-40000-atoms-repositioned-in-single-crystal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US FDA commissioner Makary resigns amid chaos and questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marty Makary&rsquo;s departure, amid reports that Trump planned to fire him, is the result of an &lsquo;inherited crisis&rsquo; and &lsquo;shifting FDA standards&rsquo;, BIO says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-fda-commissioner-makary-resigns-amid-chaos-and-questions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-fda-commissioner-makary-resigns-amid-chaos-and-questions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where will we get sulfur and helium from when fossil fuel extraction declines?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effects of Gulf supply restrictions following US war on Iran hints at potential future challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/where-will-we-get-sulfur-and-helium-from-when-fossil-fuel-extraction-declines/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/where-will-we-get-sulfur-and-helium-from-when-fossil-fuel-extraction-declines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Flip-over&rsquo; nucleophilic substitution reaction challenges classic S&lt;sub&gt;N&lt;/sub&gt;2 textbook mechanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Team behind work say this is a reminder that even simple reactions are more complicated than they first seem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lsquoflip-overrsquo-nucleophilic-substitution-reaction-challenges-classic-sltsubgtnltsubgt2-textbook-mechanism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lsquoflip-overrsquo-nucleophilic-substitution-reaction-challenges-classic-sltsubgtnltsubgt2-textbook-mechanism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The current academic system doesn’t incentivise risk-taking]]></title><description><![CDATA[But playing it safe can have negative consequences for a field]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-current-academic-system-doesnt-incentivise-risk-taking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-current-academic-system-doesnt-incentivise-risk-taking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration job cuts have led to peer-reviewed publications falling dramatically at EPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientific publications coming out of the US environmental agency fell 19% in the first year after Trump&rsquo;s re-election and has kept sliding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/trump-administration-job-cuts-have-led-to-peer-reviewed-publications-falling-dramatically-at-epa/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/trump-administration-job-cuts-have-led-to-peer-reviewed-publications-falling-dramatically-at-epa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Click chemistry toolbox expanded with 'forbidden' C&ndash;C bond forming reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Copper-catalysed addition produces functional links that should be compatible with biological systems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/click-chemistry-toolbox-expanded-with-forbidden-cndashc-bond-forming-reaction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/click-chemistry-toolbox-expanded-with-forbidden-cndashc-bond-forming-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Implementing ideas in industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[An initial thought can take on a life of its own as different stakeholders contribute their expertise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/implementing-ideas-in-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/implementing-ideas-in-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battery week 2026: The EV cathode race &amp; battery-recycling photocatalysts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who will win the EV cathode race, manganese cobalt or iron phosphate? Plus, how a new photocatalyst could change the way we recycle batteries.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/battery-week-2026-the-ev-cathode-race-amp-battery-recycling-photocatalysts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/battery-week-2026-the-ev-cathode-race-amp-battery-recycling-photocatalysts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supervisors can make or break wellbeing of early-career researchers, survey finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[76% said that their supervisor had a moderate to severe impact on their mental health]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/supervisors-can-make-or-break-wellbeing-of-early-career-researchers-survey-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/supervisors-can-make-or-break-wellbeing-of-early-career-researchers-survey-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neat and uniform five-metal nanoparticle synthesis surprises scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multimetallic particles could aid hydrogen economy, breaking down ammonia four times faster than ruthenium catalyst]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/neat-and-uniform-five-metal-nanoparticle-synthesis-surprises-scientists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/neat-and-uniform-five-metal-nanoparticle-synthesis-surprises-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trace water in stored solvents behind seemingly spontaneous surface polymorphism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water impurities undermine reproducibility in trimesic acid monolayer studies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/trace-water-in-stored-solvents-behind-seemingly-spontaneous-surface-polymorphism/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/trace-water-in-stored-solvents-behind-seemingly-spontaneous-surface-polymorphism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripped down bacterium functions with one less amino acid than the rest of life on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep learning models used to understand how isoleucine could be replaced in proteins without disrupting their structures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stripped-down-bacterium-functions-with-one-less-amino-acid-than-the-rest-of-life-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stripped-down-bacterium-functions-with-one-less-amino-acid-than-the-rest-of-life-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The molecular mystery of how we smell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite being one of our key senses, the molecular mechanisms of smell remain poorly understood. Mason Wakely sniffs out the competing theories of what may be happening in our noses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-molecular-mystery-of-how-we-smell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-molecular-mystery-of-how-we-smell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war’s global impact keeps growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortages of bitumen, cooking gas and jet fuel are pushing up prices and disrupting construction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/iran-wars-global-impact-keeps-growing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/iran-wars-global-impact-keeps-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint manufacturers still putting consumers at risk in Mexico with sale of toxic lead paints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over half of paints sold in the country contain unsafe levels of lead pigments, with some reaching up to 29% lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/paint-manufacturers-still-putting-consumers-at-risk-in-mexico-with-sale-of-toxic-lead-paints/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/paint-manufacturers-still-putting-consumers-at-risk-in-mexico-with-sale-of-toxic-lead-paints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physical chemist receives 15-year US federal research funding ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former tenured university professor found to have fabricated or falsified data in 12 research papers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/physical-chemist-receives-15-year-us-federal-research-funding-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/physical-chemist-receives-15-year-us-federal-research-funding-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[26 killed in fireworks factory explosion in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident on 4 May injured over 60 others, with rescue work hampered by further fires and explosions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/26-killed-in-fireworks-factory-explosion-in-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/26-killed-in-fireworks-factory-explosion-in-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters: May 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers delve into ancient history, celebrate glassblowers and ponder if they are alchemists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/letters-may-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/letters-may-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Versatile skeletal editing strategies upgrade nitrogen compounds into drug building blocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two techniques could help speed up the discovery of drugs containing nitrogen heterocycles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/versatile-skeletal-editing-strategies-upgrade-nitrogen-compounds-into-drug-building-blocks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/versatile-skeletal-editing-strategies-upgrade-nitrogen-compounds-into-drug-building-blocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NSF leaders and its board urge Senate to restore agency’s governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirteen former heads of National Science Foundation and its advisory body respond to Trump administration&rsquo;s abrupt dismissal of the agency&rsquo;s entire board]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/former-nsf-leaders-and-its-board-urge-senate-to-restore-agencys-governance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/former-nsf-leaders-and-its-board-urge-senate-to-restore-agencys-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of tonnes of hazardous chemicals entered environment due to EU delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report claims stalled roadmap has slowed phase-out of flame retardants, bisphenols and other chemicals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/thousands-of-tonnes-of-hazardous-chemicals-entered-environment-due-to-eu-delays/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/thousands-of-tonnes-of-hazardous-chemicals-entered-environment-due-to-eu-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purdue Pharma’s opioid prosecution enables bankruptcy settlement]]></title><description><![CDATA[$5 billion criminal sentence paves the way for resolution of civil liabilities through bankruptcy court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/purdue-pharmas-opioid-prosecution-enables-bankruptcy-settlement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/purdue-pharmas-opioid-prosecution-enables-bankruptcy-settlement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The complicated legacy of J Craig Venter]]></title><description><![CDATA[By attempting to commercialise parts of the human genome, he sped up the development of gene sequencing technologies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-complicated-legacy-of-j-craig-venter/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-complicated-legacy-of-j-craig-venter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver bullet catalyst works magic transforming stable C–H bonds into amines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Method allows for late-stage, stereoselective aminations to drug-like molecules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/silver-bullet-catalyst-works-magic-transforming-stable-ch-bonds-into-amines/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/silver-bullet-catalyst-works-magic-transforming-stable-ch-bonds-into-amines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrest of Fauci’s former aide sparks political persecution concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virologist David Morens, who was a long-term NIH adviser, faces up to 51 years in prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/arrest-of-faucis-former-aide-sparks-political-persecution-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/arrest-of-faucis-former-aide-sparks-political-persecution-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking a priceless chemistry artefact didn’t make the best first impression]]></title><description><![CDATA[But I found something precious in the department archives that will last for generations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/breaking-a-priceless-chemistry-artefact-didnt-make-the-best-first-impression/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/breaking-a-priceless-chemistry-artefact-didnt-make-the-best-first-impression/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UC Berkeley chemistry professor accused of sexual harassment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 800 current and former students, graduate researchers and faculty are calling for change following claims by former grad student]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/uc-berkeley-chemistry-professor-accused-of-sexual-harassment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/uc-berkeley-chemistry-professor-accused-of-sexual-harassment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MOF magnet with virtually no external magnetic field ideal for advanced electronics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say that the material could be used in spintronic devices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/mof-magnet-with-virtually-no-external-magnetic-field-ideal-for-advanced-electronics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/mof-magnet-with-virtually-no-external-magnetic-field-ideal-for-advanced-electronics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dopant boosts carbon nanotubes’ conductivity tenfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doped nanotubes could enable stronger, lighter electricity cables]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dopant-boosts-carbon-nanotubes-conductivity-tenfold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dopant-boosts-carbon-nanotubes-conductivity-tenfold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First total synthesis of macrocycle with four stereocentres at the heart of bacterial photosynthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technically daunting synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll&#8239;a finally reaches completion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/first-total-synthesis-of-macrocycle-with-four-stereocentres-at-the-heart-of-bacterial-photosynthesis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/first-total-synthesis-of-macrocycle-with-four-stereocentres-at-the-heart-of-bacterial-photosynthesis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Methane zapped into plasma bubbles makes low-emission methanol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Process offers greener, electrified route to important feedstock chemical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/methane-zapped-into-plasma-bubbles-makes-low-emission-methanol/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:30:00 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intuition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemists are moving beyond hand-waving explanations by quantifying factors like the anomeric effect and steric repulsion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/sharpening-chemical-intuition/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/sharpening-chemical-intuition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Near-Earth asteroid samples contain all five nucleobases key to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meteorites rich in chemicals used to build nucleic acids may have helped kick-start life on early Earth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/near-earth-asteroid-samples-contain-all-five-nucleobases-key-to-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:30:00 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His story of scientific rigour and moral courage deserves greater recognition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/fritz-strassmann-the-principled-chemist-who-discovered-nuclear-fission/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/fritz-strassmann-the-principled-chemist-who-discovered-nuclear-fission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Physicist's piezoelectric pirouettes claims top spot at this year&rsquo;s Dance your PhD competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contemporary dance explains why some materials generate electricity under stress]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/physicists-piezoelectric-pirouettes-claims-top-spot-at-this-yearrsquos-dance-your-phd-competition/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/physicists-piezoelectric-pirouettes-claims-top-spot-at-this-yearrsquos-dance-your-phd-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US researchers are advising students not to enter academia]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research scope reductions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-researchers-are-advising-students-not-to-enter-academia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-researchers-are-advising-students-not-to-enter-academia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photocatalytic skeletal editing technique migrates substituents to challenging meta-position]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meta-substituted aromatic rings are key structures in many drug molecules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/photocatalytic-skeletal-editing-technique-migrates-substituents-to-challenging-meta-position/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/photocatalytic-skeletal-editing-technique-migrates-substituents-to-challenging-meta-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Widening impact of conflict in Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur&nbsp;&ndash; 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Anthony King talks to the researchers harnessing these peptides to develop new pain medications]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/cone-snail-venom-peptides-offer-new-hope-for-pain-relief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/cone-snail-venom-peptides-offer-new-hope-for-pain-relief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First half-Möbius molecule made]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twisted structure is an unprecedented case of a compound that becomes aromatic by breaking its own symmetry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/first-half-mbius-molecule-made/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/first-half-mbius-molecule-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unconventional catalyst support promotes record green methanol synthesis from carbon dioxide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homing in on a specific crystal structure for the support can boost activity by 70%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/unconventional-catalyst-support-promotes-record-green-methanol-synthesis-from-carbon-dioxide/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/unconventional-catalyst-support-promotes-record-green-methanol-synthesis-from-carbon-dioxide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran conflict cuts off gulf oil and chemicals trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded exports from&nbsp;Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/iran-conflict-cuts-off-gulf-oil-and-chemicals-trade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:06:00 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series]]></title><description><![CDATA[75 years after the discovery of ferrocene, stable metallocenes have now been made with all of the 3d transition metals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-copper-sandwich-complexes-complete-the-3d-transition-metal-metallocene-series/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-copper-sandwich-complexes-complete-the-3d-transition-metal-metallocene-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland’s five-year plan for research aims to boost PhD numbers and spin-outs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strategy wants 3800 PhDs and 2000 postdoctoral researchers trained to support economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/irelands-five-year-plan-for-research-aims-to-boost-phd-numbers-and-spin-outs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/irelands-five-year-plan-for-research-aims-to-boost-phd-numbers-and-spin-outs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over 80% of US adults want more done to ensure that chemicals are safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent survey, 84% of American respondents say the government and industry must do more to identify, regulate harmful chemicals in products]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/over-80-of-us-adults-want-more-done-to-ensure-that-chemicals-are-safe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/over-80-of-us-adults-want-more-done-to-ensure-that-chemicals-are-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maxwell’s demon might lurk in enzyme behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[The controversial process of enhanced enzyme diffusion could enable living systems to 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acid cycle a ‘garbage compactor’ as well as an energy powerhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Textbook metabolic cycle is still surprising scientists as they delve into its details]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/citric-acid-cycle-a-garbage-compactor-as-well-as-an-energy-powerhouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/citric-acid-cycle-a-garbage-compactor-as-well-as-an-energy-powerhouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radical chemistry pioneer Moses Gomberg probably made a trivalent carbon years before he realised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recreation of Gomberg&rsquo;s experiments suggests that he may have made a hypovalent carbon species years before reporting their discovery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/radical-chemistry-pioneer-moses-gomberg-probably-made-a-trivalent-carbon-years-before-he-realised/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/radical-chemistry-pioneer-moses-gomberg-probably-made-a-trivalent-carbon-years-before-he-realised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Letters: March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Readers discuss the long-lasting effects of sabotage, a mix-up of Maxes, and how PFAS regulations might affect inhalers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/letters-march-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/letters-march-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The quest to understand where atoms end]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atomic size measurements like van der Waals and covalent radii are central to chemistry, but are they grounded in reality?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-quest-to-understand-where-atoms-end/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-quest-to-understand-where-atoms-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ocean carbon storage boosted by alkalinity enhancement, finds open-water trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pilot project in Gulf of Maine assessing ocean geoengineering approach, finds it boosts carbon dioxide uptake]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ocean-carbon-storage-boosted-by-alkalinity-enhancement-finds-open-water-trial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ocean-carbon-storage-boosted-by-alkalinity-enhancement-finds-open-water-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Academy of Sciences proposes capping pay-to-publish fees for high-profile journals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journals charging article processing charges for open access in excess of $5000 are likely to be hit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chinese-academy-of-sciences-proposes-capping-pay-to-publish-fees-for-high-profile-journals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chinese-academy-of-sciences-proposes-capping-pay-to-publish-fees-for-high-profile-journals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benzylated backbone behind bulkiest &lt;em&gt;N&lt;/em&gt;-heterocyclic carbene yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[System overtakes earlier record holders and shows how it can stabilise gallium and lithium in rare quasi-monocoordinated complexes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/benzylated-backbone-behind-bulkiest-ltemgtnltemgt-heterocyclic-carbene-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/benzylated-backbone-behind-bulkiest-ltemgtnltemgt-heterocyclic-carbene-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record-breaking chemistry experiments: from giant crystals to lemon batteries]]></title><description><![CDATA[School science staples that have set Guinness World Records]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/record-breaking-chemistry-experiments-from-giant-crystals-to-lemon-batteries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/record-breaking-chemistry-experiments-from-giant-crystals-to-lemon-batteries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harrison’s bimetallic strip and the problems with temperature control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making thermostats possible&nbsp;&ndash; now we need to learn how to use them correctly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/harrisons-bimetallic-strip-and-the-problems-with-temperature-control/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/harrisons-bimetallic-strip-and-the-problems-with-temperature-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why chemistry must be governed as infrastructure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The way we view chemistry must change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/why-chemistry-must-be-governed-as-infrastructure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/why-chemistry-must-be-governed-as-infrastructure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policies for an innovative ecosystem and sustainable manufacturing in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenges, opportunities and pathways forward]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/policies-for-an-innovative-ecosystem-and-sustainable-manufacturing-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/policies-for-an-innovative-ecosystem-and-sustainable-manufacturing-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policies for advanced wound care dressings in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[India faces a growing crisis in wound treatment, driven by diabetes and an ageing population. A new policy approach could enable Indian innovation&nbsp;to meet this&nbsp;need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/policies-for-advanced-wound-care-dressings-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/policies-for-advanced-wound-care-dressings-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photodynamic and sonodynamic therapies for anticancer and antibacterial applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[These emerging treatments require a supportive regulatory and policy approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/photodynamic-and-sonodynamic-therapies-for-anticancer-and-antibacterial-applications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/photodynamic-and-sonodynamic-therapies-for-anticancer-and-antibacterial-applications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integrating computational and experimental approaches in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[To harness the power of computational tools we must invest in education and infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/integrating-computational-and-experimental-approaches-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/integrating-computational-and-experimental-approaches-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green chemistry and sustainable manufacturing in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pathways, policies and the role of chemists in building a circular chemical economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/green-chemistry-and-sustainable-manufacturing-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/green-chemistry-and-sustainable-manufacturing-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Bench to Bureau: building a framework for better catalysts in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inida is rich in catalysis discovery, but poor in translating its knowledge into technologies. Here&rsquo;s how that can change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/from-bench-to-bureau-building-a-framework-for-better-catalysts-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/from-bench-to-bureau-building-a-framework-for-better-catalysts-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical speciation must become a part of India’s environmental policies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better monitoring enables more effective regulation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemical-speciation-must-become-a-part-of-indias-environmental-policies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemical-speciation-must-become-a-part-of-indias-environmental-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemical biomarkers as public health infrastructure: governing early detection of zoonotic threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public heath interventions are more effective with a proactive monitoring approach]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemical-biomarkers-as-public-health-infrastructure-governing-early-detection-of-zoonotic-threats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemical-biomarkers-as-public-health-infrastructure-governing-early-detection-of-zoonotic-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the gap in the future of CRISPR Medicine in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has the ptoential to become a global leader in equitable gene therapy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bridging-the-gap-in-the-future-of-crispr-medicine-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bridging-the-gap-in-the-future-of-crispr-medicine-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anticipating disruption: governing emerging chemistry-driven technologies in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to enable innovation ecosystems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/anticipating-disruption-governing-emerging-chemistry-driven-technologies-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/anticipating-disruption-governing-emerging-chemistry-driven-technologies-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accelerating decarbonisation for India’s cement industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Achieving net zero by 2070 demands improvements in how cement is produced and used, as well as carbon capture technologies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/accelerating-decarbonisation-for-indias-cement-industry/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/accelerating-decarbonisation-for-indias-cement-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding a home in the workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Departmental workshops provide support for researchers in more ways than one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/finding-a-home-in-the-workshop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/finding-a-home-in-the-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National scientific organisations consistently underrepresent women within their membership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change is happening slowly but institutional processes continue to stymie the progression of women]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/national-scientific-organisations-consistently-underrepresent-women-within-their-membership/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/national-scientific-organisations-consistently-underrepresent-women-within-their-membership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AAAS annual meeting &amp; plasma chemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we discuss reflections from this year&rsquo;s AAAS annual meeting, the latest advances in plasma chemistry, and hear the latest headlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/aaas-annual-meeting-amp-plasma-chemistry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/aaas-annual-meeting-amp-plasma-chemistry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What&rsquo;s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/explainer-why-is-the-us-eliminating-synthetic-food-dyes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/explainer-why-is-the-us-eliminating-synthetic-food-dyes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is that a fact, or your opinion?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When experts are sidelined or undermined, the truth needs all the allies it can get]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-that-a-fact-or-your-opinion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-that-a-fact-or-your-opinion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chemistry has always been women’s business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Female chemists played essential roles in developing chemical practice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemistry-has-always-been-womens-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/chemistry-has-always-been-womens-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I’m leading an expedition in search of ‘dark oxygen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemistry World&nbsp;spoke to Andrew Sweetman, the biogeochemist leading the upcoming excursion to the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/why-im-leading-an-expedition-in-search-of-dark-oxygen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/why-im-leading-an-expedition-in-search-of-dark-oxygen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a first-generation student, I didn’t have a clue what I was doing]]></title><description><![CDATA[And that brought challenges and unexpected opportunites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/as-a-first-generation-student-i-didnt-have-a-clue-what-i-was-doing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/as-a-first-generation-student-i-didnt-have-a-clue-what-i-was-doing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Society asks for help as it unveils interactive UK map charting memorialisation of women in science]]></title><description><![CDATA[Locations, landmarks and monuments dotted throughout the UK highlight the contributions of women]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/royal-society-asks-for-help-as-it-unveils-interactive-uk-map-charting-memorialisation-of-women-in-science/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/royal-society-asks-for-help-as-it-unveils-interactive-uk-map-charting-memorialisation-of-women-in-science/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world]]></title><description><![CDATA[After receiving a US science diplomacy prize,&nbsp;Chemistry World&nbsp;talks to&nbsp;Martyn Poliakoff&nbsp;and&nbsp;Richard Catlow&nbsp;about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children&rsquo;s questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-need-for-science-diplomacy-in-a-fragmenting-world/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-need-for-science-diplomacy-in-a-fragmenting-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Ukrainians are a strong nation – we persevere’: Four years on scientists remain resilient in face of adversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers in Ukraine hold on to hope and plan for a future after the war ends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ukrainians-are-a-strong-nation-we-persevere-four-years-on-scientists-remain-resilient-in-face-of-adversity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ukrainians-are-a-strong-nation-we-persevere-four-years-on-scientists-remain-resilient-in-face-of-adversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Series of stable nitrogen radical chains synthesised]]></title><description><![CDATA[These compounds may find uses as nitrene precursors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/series-of-stable-nitrogen-radical-chains-synthesised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/series-of-stable-nitrogen-radical-chains-synthesised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unruly [1,2]-Wittig reaction tamed to produce products with precise stereochemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stubborn rule-breaker becomes a model reaction by sidestepping radical reaction mechanism 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But the mechanism behind their bioluminescence remains one of nature&rsquo;s most puzzling chemical mysteries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/unravelling-the-chemistry-behind-the-seas-bioluminescent-sparkle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/unravelling-the-chemistry-behind-the-seas-bioluminescent-sparkle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moderna’s vaccine regulatory hokey-cokey]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Chemistry World columnist Derek Lowe noted on his blog, such a refusal-to-file is relatively rare, but the message it sends to companies developing new therapies &ndash; particularly vaccines &ndash; is that the agency is no longer playing by its own rules. Moderna had apparently consulted the FDA on designs ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/modernas-vaccine-regulatory-hokey-cokey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/modernas-vaccine-regulatory-hokey-cokey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will repealing the ‘endangerment finding’ hit US action on climate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without 2009 ruling emissions regulations on everything from cars and power stations to blast furnaces could collapse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-will-repealing-the-endangerment-finding-hit-us-action-on-climate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-will-repealing-the-endangerment-finding-hit-us-action-on-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veronica Vaida: ‘Some Harvard faculty expressed puzzlement at having a woman colleague’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The renowned physical chemist and environmental scientist on growing up in Romania and forging her career as a woman in the US in the 1970s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/veronica-vaida-some-harvard-faculty-expressed-puzzlement-at-having-a-woman-colleague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/veronica-vaida-some-harvard-faculty-expressed-puzzlement-at-having-a-woman-colleague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are some of the largest crystals in the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From copper sulfate to quartz we look at six of the biggest crystals out there]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/what-are-some-of-the-largest-crystals-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/what-are-some-of-the-largest-crystals-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to grow an enormous single crystal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top tips from David Boyce and his class, who have cultivated a 3kg single copper sulfate crystal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-to-grow-an-enormous-single-crystal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-to-grow-an-enormous-single-crystal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising carbon dioxide levels leave conifer forests struggling to get enough nitrogen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discovery implies boreal forests will grow slower and sequester less carbon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/rising-carbon-dioxide-levels-leave-conifer-forests-struggling-to-get-enough-nitrogen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/rising-carbon-dioxide-levels-leave-conifer-forests-struggling-to-get-enough-nitrogen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re in the rupture’: AAAS leadership reflects on past year under Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sudip Parikh, head of largest US science organisation, describes how the nation&rsquo;s research community has gone from &lsquo;turmoil&rsquo; upon Trump&rsquo;s re-election to &lsquo;rupture&rsquo; today]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/were-in-the-rupture-aaas-leadership-reflects-on-past-year-under-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/were-in-the-rupture-aaas-leadership-reflects-on-past-year-under-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is work polygamy a new trend or the daily norm for researchers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While many academics balance more than one role, some take on entirely separate jobs that allow them to explore different careers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-work-polygamy-a-new-trend-or-the-daily-norm-for-researchers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-work-polygamy-a-new-trend-or-the-daily-norm-for-researchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PFAS waxes found on skis and snowboards lead to three Olympic disqualifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athletes excluded for first time for materials doping with &lsquo;forever chemicals&rsquo; since the prohibition took effect three years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/pfas-waxes-found-on-skis-and-snowboards-lead-to-three-olympic-disqualifications/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/pfas-waxes-found-on-skis-and-snowboards-lead-to-three-olympic-disqualifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explainer: What is epibatidine?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The science behind the dart frog toxin that was allegedly used to kill the Russian politician Alexei Navalny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/explainer-what-is-epibatidine/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/explainer-what-is-epibatidine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU adds hefty anti-dumping duties to 1,4-butanediol]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imports from China, US and Saudi Arabia will see tariffs of 52&ndash;143%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/eu-adds-hefty-anti-dumping-duties-to-14-butanediol/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/eu-adds-hefty-anti-dumping-duties-to-14-butanediol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat waves that push up atmospheric nanoparticle levels might explain higher death tolls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Counter-intuitive finding suggests particle formation from natural and anthropogenic organic compounds might increase during extreme heat events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/heat-waves-that-push-up-atmospheric-nanoparticle-levels-might-explain-higher-death-tolls/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/heat-waves-that-push-up-atmospheric-nanoparticle-levels-might-explain-higher-death-tolls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EPA moves to eliminate basis of greenhouse gas regulations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal challenges predicted as US environmental agency rescinds long-standing &lsquo;endangerment finding&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/epa-moves-to-eliminate-basis-of-greenhouse-gas-regulations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/epa-moves-to-eliminate-basis-of-greenhouse-gas-regulations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-synthesising RNA strand offers clues to life’s origins]]></title><description><![CDATA[RNA strand, made of just 45 nucleotides, performs two key reactions required for self-replication]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/self-synthesising-rna-strand-offers-clues-to-lifes-origins/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/self-synthesising-rna-strand-offers-clues-to-lifes-origins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking the power of plasma for chemistry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are using non-thermal plasma to produce fertiliser and long-chain hydrocarbons. 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the RNA world hypothesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we discuss Google DeepMind&rsquo;s latest deep learning model AlphaGenome, dissect the origins of life from chemicals to complex lifeforms, and hear the latest headlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/alphagenome-amp-the-rna-world-hypothesis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/alphagenome-amp-the-rna-world-hypothesis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How bird photography made me a better chemist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Payal Joshi draws inspiration for organic mechanisms from graceful avian poses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-bird-photography-made-me-a-better-chemist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-bird-photography-made-me-a-better-chemist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Controversial weedkiller dicamba reapproved in the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator says new label restrictions will prevent damage of nearby crops]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/controversial-weedkiller-dicamba-reapproved-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/controversial-weedkiller-dicamba-reapproved-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dow to cut 4500 jobs in productivity drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm claims AI and automation will help revive growth during sustained industrial downturn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dow-to-cut-4500-jobs-in-productivity-drive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dow-to-cut-4500-jobs-in-productivity-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collaborating with a Nobel laureate may actually hinder chances of winning a Nobel prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research suggest that those who work alongside laureates may not be seen as original thinkers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/collaborating-with-a-nobel-laureate-may-actually-hinder-chances-of-winning-a-nobel-prize/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/collaborating-with-a-nobel-laureate-may-actually-hinder-chances-of-winning-a-nobel-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probing PFAS policies in the UK and EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK has set out its approach to regulating fluorochemicals, and the EU has projected the savings from a proposed ban]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/probing-pfas-policies-in-the-uk-and-eu/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/probing-pfas-policies-in-the-uk-and-eu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Almost impossible to destroy&rsquo;: material captures CO&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt; and frees it at the flick of a photoswitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[New class of porous materials can trap gases and release them on command]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lsquoalmost-impossible-to-destroyrsquo-material-captures-coltsubgt2ltsubgt-and-frees-it-at-the-flick-of-a-photoswitch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lsquoalmost-impossible-to-destroyrsquo-material-captures-coltsubgt2ltsubgt-and-frees-it-at-the-flick-of-a-photoswitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government sets out plan to tackle PFAS threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report accepts that regulation is needed, but warns transition away from PFAS will take time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/uk-government-sets-out-plan-to-tackle-pfas-threat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/uk-government-sets-out-plan-to-tackle-pfas-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India–EU trade deal will cut tariffs and enable economic migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[India has also set out framework for trade agreement with US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/indiaeu-trade-deal-will-cut-tariffs-and-enable-economic-migration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/indiaeu-trade-deal-will-cut-tariffs-and-enable-economic-migration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New separation methods aim to improve global rare earth supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare earth elements are essential for modern technology, but their similar chemistry makes separation difficult and expensive. Now researchers are exploring new technologies to streamline processing and bring down costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/new-separation-methods-aim-to-improve-global-rare-earth-supply/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/new-separation-methods-aim-to-improve-global-rare-earth-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opaque UK funding changes herald cuts to facilities and research programmes paused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Projects face withdrawals and delays as UKRI prioritises economic growth and applied research over curiosity-driven areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/opaque-uk-funding-changes-herald-cuts-to-facilities-and-research-programmes-paused/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:11:00 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overdoses of drugs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/world-first-for-clinical-trial-of-skin-patch-to-monitor-therapeutic-drugs-in-real-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/world-first-for-clinical-trial-of-skin-patch-to-monitor-therapeutic-drugs-in-real-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Embodying polymer chemistry with a purpose by upcycling plastics and trapping PFAS]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/embodying-polymer-chemistry-with-a-purpose-by-upcycling-plastics-and-trapping-pfas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:30:00 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accidents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/congress-rescues-industry-watchdog-earmarked-for-closure-by-trump-administration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/congress-rescues-industry-watchdog-earmarked-for-closure-by-trump-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions over microplastics findings don’t mean we are safe, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers seek to overcome measurement issues arising from field&rsquo;s youth, while some criticism has turned into harassment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/questions-over-microplastics-findings-dont-mean-we-are-safe-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/questions-over-microplastics-findings-dont-mean-we-are-safe-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump administration evaporate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final 2026 budget figures, passed by Congress and signed into law, reject significant cuts that the White House had proposed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dramatic-reductions-proposed-for-us-science-agencies-by-trump-administration-evaporate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dramatic-reductions-proposed-for-us-science-agencies-by-trump-administration-evaporate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Living biosensor’ lights up to detect wine spoilage in real time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genetically modified bacteria glow in high levels of acetic acid, a common signal that wine has gone bad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/living-biosensor-lights-up-to-detect-wine-spoilage-in-real-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/living-biosensor-lights-up-to-detect-wine-spoilage-in-real-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amino acids weave organic molecules into chiral knots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare chiral Solomon links formed in single step]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/amino-acids-weave-organic-molecules-into-chiral-knots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/amino-acids-weave-organic-molecules-into-chiral-knots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The summer I became a science journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mason Wakley on being a science writer intern at the Royal Society of Chemistry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-summer-i-became-a-science-journalist/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-summer-i-became-a-science-journalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lithium-free battery breaks voltage barrier for ultra-cheap energy storage]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chemistry overcomes drawbacks that have hampered this promising class of battery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lithium-free-battery-breaks-voltage-barrier-for-ultra-cheap-energy-storage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/lithium-free-battery-breaks-voltage-barrier-for-ultra-cheap-energy-storage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How RNA reveals clues to life’s origins on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The discovery of catalytic RNA transformed our understanding of life&rsquo;s beginnings. Clare Sansom explores how the RNA world hypothesis bridges the gap between non-living chemistry and the first cells]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-rna-reveals-clues-to-lifes-origins-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-rna-reveals-clues-to-lifes-origins-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it cold in here?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labs in Delhi, Aberdeen and Arizona will have different ideas of &lsquo;room temperature&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-it-cold-in-here/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/is-it-cold-in-here/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bid to resurrect US government’s controversial ‘China Initiative’ fails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Programme that targeted academics affiliated with China won&rsquo;t be reestablished after groundswell of university opposition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bid-to-resurrect-us-governments-controversial-china-initiative-fails/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bid-to-resurrect-us-governments-controversial-china-initiative-fails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three nitrile molecules identified as fresh targets for life-hunting astronomers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experiments at interstellar temperatures yield new chemical clues to the molecules that seed biology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/three-nitrile-molecules-identified-as-fresh-targets-for-life-hunting-astronomers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/three-nitrile-molecules-identified-as-fresh-targets-for-life-hunting-astronomers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In 2023, the UK was the first country to approve a Crispr therapy. How’s it doing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disconnect exists between the media hype around gene-editing treatment and the reality for patients]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/in-2023-the-uk-was-the-first-country-to-approve-a-crispr-therapy-hows-it-doing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/in-2023-the-uk-was-the-first-country-to-approve-a-crispr-therapy-hows-it-doing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crispr therapies will change medicine but there will be challenges along the way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first treatments making use of Crispr gene editing may suffer some early hiccups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/crispr-therapies-will-change-medicine-but-there-will-be-challenges-along-the-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/crispr-therapies-will-change-medicine-but-there-will-be-challenges-along-the-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Abigail Mortimer’s career in glassblowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since starting as a trainee 17 years ago, her collaborative creations have underpinned teaching and research at the University of York&rsquo;s chemistry department]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/abigail-mortimers-career-in-glassblowing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/abigail-mortimers-career-in-glassblowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google’s AlphaGenome wants to do for DNA what AlphaFold did for proteins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Model predicts effect of mutations on sequences up to 1 million base pairs in length and is adept at tackling complex non-coding regions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/googles-alphagenome-wants-to-do-for-dna-what-alphafold-did-for-proteins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/googles-alphagenome-wants-to-do-for-dna-what-alphafold-did-for-proteins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bench-stable butyllithium &amp; secrets of Pompeii&rsquo;s limescale]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this episode, we discuss the latest formulations designed to make a set of fiery reagents safer, explore what limescale can tell us about ancient civilizations and hear the latest headlines.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bench-stable-butyllithium-amp-secrets-of-pompeiirsquos-limescale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/bench-stable-butyllithium-amp-secrets-of-pompeiirsquos-limescale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fluids used to preserve Charles Darwin’s Galápagos Island specimens probed by Raman spectroscopy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Non-invasive technique enables better care of historic samples]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/fluids-used-to-preserve-charles-darwins-galpagos-island-specimens-probed-by-raman-spectroscopy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/fluids-used-to-preserve-charles-darwins-galpagos-island-specimens-probed-by-raman-spectroscopy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment agency vow to end animal testing in US by 2035 receives mixed reaction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toxicologists and research advocates worry that EPA&rsquo;s goal to end animal testing for chemicals is premature]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/environment-agency-vow-to-end-animal-testing-in-us-by-2035-receives-mixed-reaction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/environment-agency-vow-to-end-animal-testing-in-us-by-2035-receives-mixed-reaction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carbon border taxes may do more harm than good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry argues UK proposals are flawed and will not promote decarbonisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/carbon-border-taxes-may-do-more-harm-than-good/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/carbon-border-taxes-may-do-more-harm-than-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sabic offloads petrochemicals and plastics plants in Europe and Americas]]></title><description><![CDATA[German private equity firms Aequita and Mutares aim to return struggling plants to profitability]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/sabic-offloads-petrochemicals-and-plastics-plants-in-europe-and-americas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/sabic-offloads-petrochemicals-and-plastics-plants-in-europe-and-americas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit led to decline in UK participation in EU research programmes, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers decry difficulties joining international collaborations following 2016 referendum vote]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/brexit-led-to-decline-in-uk-participation-in-eu-research-programmes-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/brexit-led-to-decline-in-uk-participation-in-eu-research-programmes-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stable copper superatom breaks carbon dioxide electroreduction records]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highly efficient nanoclusters can form fuels and basic chemicals such as ethylene, ethanol and acetic acid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-copper-superatom-breaks-carbon-dioxide-electroreduction-records/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-copper-superatom-breaks-carbon-dioxide-electroreduction-records/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How soft electronics are transforming medical devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Degradable pacemakers and artificial neurons showcase how flexible, tissue-compatible electronics are revolutionising medicine. But translating these materials from lab bench to clinic requires solving complex structure&ndash;function relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-soft-electronics-are-transforming-medical-devices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-soft-electronics-are-transforming-medical-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was the ‘Baghdad battery’ really two cells?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests it had an &lsquo;outer&rsquo; cell that reacted with air to supply a higher voltage. 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Zahra Khan speaks to the scientists and advocates trying to fix the problem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-toxic-chemistry-behind-skin-bleaching-products/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-toxic-chemistry-behind-skin-bleaching-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum dot pioneer and Nobel prize winner Louis Brus dies at 82]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brus shared the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize with Alexei Ekimov and Moungi Bawendi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/quantum-dot-pioneer-and-nobel-prize-winner-louis-brus-dies-at-82/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/quantum-dot-pioneer-and-nobel-prize-winner-louis-brus-dies-at-82/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alexandra 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resume]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/nih-agrees-to-review-hundreds-of-grants-halted-by-trump-administration/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/nih-agrees-to-review-hundreds-of-grants-halted-by-trump-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halogen-bond catalysis &amp; the future of total synthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this inaugural podcast episode, we explore the future of a&nbsp;200-year old field of chemistry, investigate an up-and-coming form of catalysis and hear the latest headlines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/halogen-bond-catalysis-amp-the-future-of-total-synthesis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:56:00 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In April, nearly a third of the 6000-plus members of the US National Academies of Sciences, which is a nonpartisan organisation charged with providing evidence-based science and technology advice ...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/some-voices-conspicuously-silent-when-it-comes-to-trumps-science-policies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/some-voices-conspicuously-silent-when-it-comes-to-trumps-science-policies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ball-milled sodium provides easy access to organometallic reagent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solvent-free organosodium is a promising alternative to lithium reagents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ball-milled-sodium-provides-easy-access-to-organometallic-reagent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ball-milled-sodium-provides-easy-access-to-organometallic-reagent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How chemists are harnessing halogen bonds for asymmetric synthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chiral control through halogen bonding could be the next frontier for organocatalysis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-chemists-are-harnessing-halogen-bonds-for-asymmetric-synthesis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 10:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/how-chemists-are-harnessing-halogen-bonds-for-asymmetric-synthesis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New £50 million centre aims to shake up clinical trials in the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Initiative should speed up testing of new medicines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/new-50-million-centre-aims-to-shake-up-clinical-trials-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 09:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/new-50-million-centre-aims-to-shake-up-clinical-trials-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future of total synthesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[From structure confirmation to methodology improvements, making complex natural products has driven innovation in organic synthesis for decades. 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cocktails’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mixture allocation factor would weigh toxicity of chemicals as a whole]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/proposal-takes-aim-at-risk-posed-by-chemical-cocktails/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/proposal-takes-aim-at-risk-posed-by-chemical-cocktails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Plumbyne’ compound featuring multiple carbon–lead bonds synthesised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatively weak &pi; bonding in the structure opens up possibility for various chemical reactions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/plumbyne-compound-featuring-multiple-carbonlead-bonds-synthesised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:32:00 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suffering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dont-blame-patients-for-the-emissions-of-their-inhalers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/dont-blame-patients-for-the-emissions-of-their-inhalers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of hosting successful chemical plant visits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hosting visitors&nbsp;is fun and requires a lot of preparation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-art-of-hosting-successful-chemical-plant-visits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/the-art-of-hosting-successful-chemical-plant-visits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘AI will have a very large impact on chemistry’: £100 million AI materials hub to be built in Liverpool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aim-Hi project to speed use of AI in materials science and accelerate discovery science]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ai-will-have-a-very-large-impact-on-chemistry-100-million-ai-materials-hub-to-be-built-in-liverpool/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/ai-will-have-a-very-large-impact-on-chemistry-100-million-ai-materials-hub-to-be-built-in-liverpool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paramagnetic NMR used to probe covalent character of halogen bonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assessing hyperfine shifts in paramagnetic NMR spectra provides new details on the covalent character of halogen bonded cocrystals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/paramagnetic-nmr-used-to-probe-covalent-character-of-halogen-bonds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/paramagnetic-nmr-used-to-probe-covalent-character-of-halogen-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Judge to approve Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Settlement allows for future lawsuits against Sackler family owners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-judge-to-approve-purdues-opioid-bankruptcy-deal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/us-judge-to-approve-purdues-opioid-bankruptcy-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stable nitrogen chiral centres are possible – under the right conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chiral nitrogen compounds might one day be used as reagents, catalysts or even as drugs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-nitrogen-chiral-centres-are-possible-under-the-right-conditions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/stable-nitrogen-chiral-centres-are-possible-under-the-right-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A robotic helping hand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mechanical labmates are making huge progress, but there are still big challenges to overcome]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/a-robotic-helping-hand/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/a-robotic-helping-hand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryo-EM snapshots reveal insight into how opioids activate their receptor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insights from structural images could help design new opioids and antidotes to them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/cryo-em-snapshots-reveal-insight-into-how-opioids-activate-their-receptor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/chemistry_newslocker/cryo-em-snapshots-reveal-insight-into-how-opioids-activate-their-receptor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One medical inhaler can have the impact of 30kg of carbon dioxide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Propellants in asthma inhalers produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving 200 miles, yet most healthcare systems overlook this climate impact. 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