A team of chemists at the University of Iowa has developed a light-activated crystal ...

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Chemists at the University of Iowa have created a three-dimensional lattice that captures water from the air and stores it.

To recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements in the field of organic chemistry. This two-year postdoctoral fellowship will provide intellectual and academic freedom to early-career ...

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Circularly polarized light has properties that make it useful in a growing range of technologies, from next-generation 3D displays to bioimaging tools that can detect signals deep within living ...

Historic molecular haul: Curiosity identified 21 organic molecules in a single rock sample, the largest and most diverse set ever found on Mars. Game-changing technique: A wet chemistry method called ...

Synthetic” and “natural” are largely useless terms. But not “semisynthetic.” It’s a real word that describes a critical ...

Researchers at Colorado State University and the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) developed a synthetic PHA that is more scalable, easier to chemically recycle, and has more-tunable properties ...

In April 2026, the SETI Institute’s work spanned both scientific research and broader questions about how discoveries are ...

Cover art by Sarah Ostresh and David Huang. A particularly rich chapter in the ongoing story of synthetic organic chemistry is that of natural products total synthesis. Over the past century, total ...