All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 3
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ResearchMore than 20 organic compounds found on Mars – many for the first time
International team detects benzothiophene, methyl benzoate, naphthalene, as well as single and dicyclic aromatic molecules
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NewsThree chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed
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NewsBiomedical researchers lose US citizenship over trade secrets theft
Chinese-born couple denaturalised after convictions for attempting to profit from stolen intellectual property relating to exosome isolation
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OpinionUS chemists worried by chilling effects of Trump’s second term
Researchers are concerned about funding cuts and self-censorship
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NewsTrump renews proposals to slash US science agency budgets
White House requests a 55% reduction to the National Science Foundation’s budget, with other agencies facing similar cuts
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NewsWomen and early-career researchers bore the burden of NIH’s funding disruptions
Almost 58% of the studies the US National Institutes of Health suddenly cancelled last year were female-led
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NewsExplosive growth in metal–organic framework research is concentrated in China
China contributes about 59% of global MOF publications, with the US in second place and the UK towards the bottom, analysis finds
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NewsPreliminary results suggest high lead levels can be found in discount children’s clothing
Tests of lead levels in 12 children’s t-shirts from various fast fashion retailers exceeds US federal limits
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ResearchBreaking bonds and bringing disciplines together to replace one of chemistry’s most controversial molecules
Rebecca Trager meets an organic chemist catalysing the search for BPA replacements by connecting synthetic chemists, data scientists, toxicologists and polymer chemists
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NewsFrom whiskey waste to powerful energy storage devices
Researchers at ACS conference unveil how they repurposed a bourbon byproduct into green, high-performance supercapacitors
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BusinessUS moves to roll back ethylene oxide exposure rules
Environmental Protection Agency will relax limits on emissions from commercial sterilisers
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NewsCalifornia finds no significant risk to human health from synthetic turf fields
After years of conflicting safety findings, the head of the state’s environmental hazard assessment office says this new study should ‘ease concerns’
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FeatureFritz Strassmann: the principled chemist who discovered nuclear fission
Analytical chemist Friedrich Strassmann played a crucial role in discovering nuclear fission with Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner, but his principled opposition to Nazi ideology nearly destroyed his career. His story of scientific rigour and moral courage deserves greater recognition
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NewsUS researchers are advising students not to enter academia
A survey of NIH-grantees in Massachusetts reveals delayed hiring in labs, layoffs, careers being pursued abroad and research scope reductions
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NewsTwo US states warned suspension of new tech visas for universities will hurt science
Move by Florida and Texas could be ‘devastating’ for research and other sectors experts warn amid concerns bans could spread
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News‘A philosophical attack on the nature of science’
Norine Noonan and Susan Coady Kemnitzer, who have retired from decades-long senior leadership roles at key science agencies and the White House, talk about the importance of collecting data at this historic moment
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NewsOver 80% of US adults want more done to ensure that chemicals are safe
In recent survey, 84% of American respondents say the government and industry must do more to identify, regulate harmful chemicals in products
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PodcastAAAS annual meeting & plasma chemistry
In this episode, we discuss reflections from this year’s AAAS annual meeting, the latest advances in plasma chemistry, and hear the latest headlines.
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NewsThe need for science diplomacy in a fragmenting world
After receiving a US science diplomacy prize, Chemistry World talks to Martyn Poliakoff and Richard Catlow about global scientific challenges, their love of technicians and being astounded by children’s questions
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OpinionVeronica Vaida: ‘Some Harvard faculty expressed puzzlement at having a woman colleague’
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