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US Judge to approve Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy deal
Settlement allows for future lawsuits against Sackler family owners
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One medical inhaler can have the impact of 30kg of carbon dioxide
Propellants in asthma inhalers produce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving 200 miles, yet most healthcare systems overlook this climate impact. New low-carbon alternatives are in development, Andy Extance reports, but barriers remain
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Nitrous oxide emissions accelerate as agriculture drives climate threat
With N2O emissions up 40% in four decades, scientists are searching for answers. Anthony King looks at potential solutions to keep fertiliser nitrogen in the soil
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The lost treasure of electron microscopy
Unpublished images should be brought to light to aid science communication and speed up discovery
Opinion
‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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The molecular mechanisms behind cell cognition
Condensate formation is central to how budding yeast cells decide their response to environmental and internal conditions
Stable nitrogen chiral centres are possible – under the right conditions
Chiral nitrogen compounds might one day be used as reagents, catalysts or even as drugs
Cryo-EM snapshots reveal insight into how opioids activate their receptor
Insights from structural images could help design new opioids and antidotes to them
2D polymer films approach exceptional impermeability of pristine graphene
Traditional yoghurt recipe reveals ants’ fermentation power
AI-designed antibodies target antigens with atomic precision
AI cut development time of antibiotic that spares gut-friendly bacteria by two years
Beer yeast leftovers spun into a promising sustainable yarn 50% stronger than wool
Nanobodies from alpacas and llamas could hold the key to a universal antivenom
Modular strategy opens up new way to synthesise arylated thiophene rings
US Judge to approve Purdue’s opioid bankruptcy deal
Settlement allows for future lawsuits against Sackler family owners
A robotic helping hand
Mechanical labmates are making huge progress, but there are still big challenges to overcome
One medical inhaler can have the impact of 30kg of carbon dioxide
South African Lawsuit challenges Sasol’s ethylene monopoly
Pfizer wins bidding war for Metsera and its weight-loss drugs
Nitrous oxide emissions accelerate as agriculture drives climate threat
Pfizer and Novo Nordisk’s battle over Metsera
Suppressing side reactions brings efficiency boosts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
UK’s inability to retain science companies has reached ‘crisis point’, warns new report
A robotic helping hand
Mechanical labmates are making huge progress, but there are still big challenges to overcome
Letters: November 2025
Readers discuss sustainable fuels, the magic of the placebo effect and the deaths of DFT and expensive calculators
Otto’s ozoniser and the value of nurturing inventors
Marius-Paul Otto (1870–1939) patently used his entrepreneurial spirit to clean up
What makes a scientific breakthrough truly chemical?
Why MOFs are a great choice for the Nobel prize in chemistry
Spin-out support is stretched thin
University entrepreneurs need more consistent help to bridge the gap betweeen ideas and businesses
A brief intro to altermagnetism
Experiments only directly confirmed the existence of this type of magnetic material last year but it’s already making waves
Odile Eisenstein: ‘Some of the most important advice is to be persistent’
The pioneering theoretical chemist on teaching herself programming and the importance of freedom
When the cat’s away, the bats will play
Does Felis catus play nicely with its seasonal partners?
X-Pulse 90: expanding the capabilities of benchtop NMR spectroscopy
Learn how X-Pulse 90 is delivering a step change in benchtop NMR by providing flexibility without compromising performance
Ion suppression correction and normalisation in metabolomics
Join us to learn new ways to improve data consistency with mass spectrometry
From folklore to pharmacology: the chemical roots of witchcraft
Learn about the chemistry of witchcraft through the ages
Automation with no barriers: how efficient dosing, data capture, pH and temperature control is achievable for every chemist
Discover the benefits of and advances in automated dosing for chemical experimental design
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Traditional yoghurt recipe reveals ants’ fermentation power
Rebecca Trager meets a cross-disciplinary team investigating an ancient way to make yoghurt, which involved a trip to a tiny Bulgarian village
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’Chemistry is incredibly complicated’: The interface between chemistry and art
Liverpool PhD student Emma Brass talks to Chemistry World about her AI-powered art installation
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Just 29% of the UK public have a personal interest in R&D
Survey results suggest ‘broad but shallow’ public support for research sector
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Geneticist James Watson who co-discovered the structure of DNA dies at 97
Famed for his work on DNA’s structure, but Watson courted controversy throughout his career
Research
When it comes to correcting the scientific record, chemists prefer to have a quiet word
Those surveyed even report introducing ‘errors’ into their work to satisfy reviewers
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Biphenyl: 20 years of Restek innovation
How Restek’s Biphenyl column changed chromatography
Explainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
Optimising method transfer in regulated environments
Learn how to minimise risk and promote data quality with data-driven approaches and digital tools – join us on 1 December
SYNTHIA for chemists: faster route design
Join us on 11 December to discover how SYNTHIA accelerates retrosynthesis by helping chemists design, compare and refine routes with customisable filters and commercial building blocks
Developing a CITK protein degrader using the QuicTPD™ platform
Learn about the latest technology to accelerate the design of cancer treatments
Lab Innovations 2025 returns to shape the future of laboratories
Scientists, researchers, engineers, industry leaders and innovators gather for UK’s must-attend industry event
X-Pulse 90: expanding the capabilities of benchtop NMR spectroscopy
Learn how X-Pulse 90 is delivering a step change in benchtop NMR by providing flexibility without compromising performance
Why understanding our foraging instinct is the key to using statistical tools
Your inner hunter-gatherer is stopping you solving problems
The chemist who commemorates lab discoveries on his body
University of Nebraska’s drug design centre director is communicating his team’s scientific breakthroughs with tattoos and now has 29 on his arm
Starting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away
Going round in circles over skills
Closing skills gaps in key professional groups requires collaboration between government, industry and educators
Five ways AI can help your career
From exploring career options to mastering interviews