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C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, August 28

C&EN released its weekly chemistry quiz featuring a question on polymyxins interacting with bacterial molecules.

cen · 2026-08-28 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, Aug. 14

C&EN invites readers to participate in its weekly chemistry quiz for August 14, featuring questions on molecular glues and other scientific topics. The quiz is available online at the provided URL.

cen · 2026-08-14 00:00

Will Mechanochemistry Come Into Its Own?

Academic interest in solvent-free mechanochemistry is rising, yet commercial adoption remains limited according to patent data. This C&EN and CAS analysis examines if the technology can transition fro

cen · 2026-08-03 00:00

2026 Global Top 50 Chemical Enterprises List Released

C&EN released the 2026 Global Top 50 Chemical Enterprises list, showing a 5.8% decline in total sales as the industry faces severe recession. BASF leads rankings, though specialty chemicals and fertil

ccin · 2026-07-13 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, July 10

C&EN's weekly quiz highlights a new aerogel technology using keratin-rich wool and feather waste that avoids hazardous silica dust compared to conventional options.

cen · 2026-07-10 00:00

C&EN's Global Top 50 Chemical Firms for 2026

C&EN released its 2026 ranking of global top 50 chemical firms, showing 2025 total sales of $965.8 billion, a 5.8% drop from 2024. Executives characterize the current market as the deepest downturn in

cen · 2026-07-06 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, July 3

The C&EN weekly chemistry quiz features a question on how a masked acid additive accelerates the breakdown of the biodegradable polymer PLA (polylactic acid).

cen · 2026-07-03 00:00

C&EN Podcast Examines Controversial History of Plastics Recycling

C&EN’s Inflection Point podcast explores the origins of plastics recycling from colonial times to the 1970s, analyzing current recycling types, rates, and environmental impacts.

cen · 2026-07-01 00:00

Companies Withhold Info More Often for Dangerous Chemicals, C&EN Finds

C&EN analysis reveals companies claim confidentiality for high-risk chemicals more often under the TSCA program. Between 2012 and 2023, production volumes for EPA-priority compounds were withheld 6 to

cen · 2026-07-01 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, June 26

C&EN released its weekly chemistry quiz covering recent research topics, including a question on a newly named alkyl-alkyl cross-coupling reaction mechanism.

cen · 2026-06-26 00:00

Uncovered: The Road to Sustainable Rare Earths Runs Through Brazil

C&EN explores sustainable rare earth mining efforts in Brazil, discussing chemical injection methods and centralized processing to counter China's market dominance.

cen · 2026-06-24 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, June 19

C&EN's weekly chemistry quiz explores factors influencing intranasal medicine delivery to the brain, highlighting nose size as a potential cause for sex-based differences.

cen · 2026-06-19 00:00

Podcast: Fusion Stumped Us for a Century. Can It Fuel the Future?

C&EN's Inflection Point podcast explores the history and future of nuclear fusion technology. Experts discuss primordial origins and predict whether fusion will power the future.

cen · 2026-06-17 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, June 5

C&EN invites readers to participate in its weekly chemistry news quiz. The quiz covers topics including recent EPA actions regarding refrigerant usage extensions.

cen · 2026-06-05 00:00

Can We Carbon-Capture Our Way Out of Climate Change?

C&EN's Inflection Point podcast explores carbon capture history and technology, analyzing 19th-century scrubbing methods and ocean alkalization strategies to mitigate global emissions.

cen · 2026-06-03 00:00

C&EN weekly chemistry news quiz, May 29

C&EN invites readers to take its weekly chemistry quiz, which includes questions on vaccine candidates and viral targets.

cen · 2026-05-29 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, May 22

C&EN released its weekly chemistry quiz featuring questions on organic chemistry techniques, specifically regarding Mark Elliott's study of inductive effects.

cen · 2026-05-22 00:00

Podcast: The Blindsiding History of Retinol

C&EN's Inflection Point podcast explores retinol's historical uses from ancient Egypt to its role in modern skincare and contraceptive research.

cen · 2026-05-20 00:00

C&EN Weekly Chemistry News Quiz, May 8

C&EN promotes its weekly chemistry quiz, which includes a question regarding the expected profit surges of US and European chemical companies amid the Iran war.

cen · 2026-05-08 00:00

Business Watch: Origin Materials to shut down; biotech IPOs boom

C&EN launches 'Eye on Patents' column with CAS data on China's chemistry IP growth, while Business Watch covers Origin Materials shutdown and biotech IPO boom.

cen · 2026-05-05 00:00

C&EN Explores Chemistry Behind Microelectronics Technology

Nvidia dominates the chip market but relies on manufacturers using exotic raw materials. C&EN and CAS explore patenting activity in the chemistry driving these microelectronics innovations.

cen · 2026-04-06 00:00