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cen.acs.org > materials > polymers > Blood-proteins-help-build-conductive > 104 > web > 2026 > 04

The polymer may lead to more flexible and effective bioelectronics

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (101+ words) Blood proteins can help build conductive polymers in the brain The nPBDF-based polymer may lead to more flexible and effective bioelectronics The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more....

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cen.acs.org > environment > green-chemistry > hidden-costs-chemistry > 104 > web > 2026 > 04

The hidden costs of chemistry

5+ hour, 33+ min ago  (64+ words) The hidden costs of chemistry This month's Greening Chemistry column explores the benefits of accounting for the full cost of new products and chemistries from the beginning by Rui Resendes, special to C&EN Covering the latest in sustainability and…...

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cen.acs.org > synthesis > Atom-swapping-arrives-5-membered > 104 > web > 2026 > 04

Atom swapping arrives for 5-membered cyclic ethers

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (116+ words) Atom swapping arrives for 5-membered cyclic ethers Researchers expand their strategy for trading oxygen for other atoms in saturated rings The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. Ming…...

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cen.acs.org > business > mergers-&-acquisitions > lilly-acquires-centessa-narcolepsy-biotech > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

Lilly to buy narcolepsy drug developer for $6.3 billion

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (134+ words) Lilly to buy narcolepsy drug developer for $6.3 billion The pharma giant has agreed to acquire Centessa Pharmaceuticals The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. In one of the…...

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cen.acs.org > acs-news > Lessons-Nobel-laureates-keynote-Organic > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

Lessons from a Nobel laureate’s keynote, ‘Organic Chemistry and AI for Our Planet’

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (193+ words) Lessons from a Nobel laureate's keynote, "Organic Chemistry and AI for Our Planet' In his ACS 150th address, Omar Yaghi wove valuable lessons for chemists in between explanations of complex science Highlights, news stories and awards from ACS meetings. "I want…...

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cen.acs.org > environment > green-chemistry > Cluster-catalyst-turns-carbon-dioxide > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

Cluster catalyst turns carbon dioxide into methanol at low heat

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (365+ words) Cluster catalyst turns carbon dioxide into methanol at low heat by Victoria Corless, special to C&EN The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. Chen and his colleagues…...

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cen.acs.org > biological-chemistry > microbiome > doomsday-vault-microbes-save-speciesincluding > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

A ‘doomsday vault’ of microbes could save species—including us

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1126+ words) A "doomsday vault" of microbes could save species'including us Scientists are storing backup copies of the bacteria, viruses, archaea, protists, and fungi that keep our planet healthy by Ashley Stimpson, special to C&EN Recurring stories and special news packages…...

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cen.acs.org > acs-news > Comment-Investing-tomorrows-chemists-today > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

Comment: Investing in tomorrow’s chemists—today

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (332+ words) The latest news and commentary on and from ACS programs, activities, communities and more. Programs that lower financial barriers and expand mentorship are essential to the future of the chemistry enterprise. And yet, here I am. My story is not…...

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cen.acs.org > physical-chemistry > computational-chemistry > quantum-computing-ibm-real-experiment > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

Quantum prediction versus real lab experiment

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (525+ words) The latest chemistry news, including important research advances, business and policy trends, chemical safety practices, career guidance, and more. "For the first time, we can directly compare the results from a quantum computer to a complex experiment," says Alessandro Curioni,…...

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cen.acs.org > policy > pcast-cdc-epa-climate-endangerment-perchloroethylene-pce-carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-pfas-dei > 104 > web > 2026 > 03

March 27 Policy Watch: Trump focuses on tech CEOs for science advisory panel

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (1195+ words) March 27 Policy Watch: Trump focuses on tech CEOs for science advisory panel In other developments, the White House delays its nomination of a permanent CDC director, and states and cities sue the EPA over its endangerment-finding repeal by C&EN…...