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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will recognize 19 individuals across a range of scientific fields including physical, biological, social, and medical sciences for their achievements. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Nat...
National Academy of Sciences honors scientific achievement across fields with 2026 award winners
Major contributions include those in enzyme function, geometric representation theory, earthquake science, and more
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February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will recognize 19 individuals across a range of scientific fields including physical, biological, social, and medical sciences for their achievements. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Nat...
Andrew Oddy is known for developing the namesake Oddy test, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2025. The accelerated aging method helps museums establish whether the materials they use in display cases might damage metal artifacts. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
For 50 years, his test has been saving museum artifacts
Andrew Oddy looks back on his career as Keeper of Conservation at the British Museum and the exposure test that bears his name
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February 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Andrew Oddy is known for developing the namesake Oddy test, which celebrated its 50-year anniversary in 2025. The accelerated aging method helps museums establish whether the materials they use in display cases might damage metal artifacts. cen.acs.org/analytical-c... #chemsky 🧪
Scientists don’t indulge their musical proclivities only through their lab work. Many are also musicians. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Music inspires proteins and scientists alike
A symphony of proteins and an orchestra of scientists
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February 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Scientists don’t indulge their musical proclivities only through their lab work. Many are also musicians. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a small molecule for a rare blood disorder called erythropoietic protoporphyria. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
FDA rejects drug for rare blood disorder
Bitopertin, an early recipient of a new priority voucher, could still be considered for traditional approval
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February 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The US Food and Drug Administration has rejected a small molecule for a rare blood disorder called erythropoietic protoporphyria. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #chemsky 🧪
We’ve been consciously working to include diverse voices in our pages, and that work will continue. Check out our editorial written in 2020. cen.acs.org/policy/CEN-s...
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C&EN stands in solidarity with communities of color
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February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We’ve been consciously working to include diverse voices in our pages, and that work will continue. Check out our editorial written in 2020. cen.acs.org/policy/CEN-s...
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Researchers have created an organic molecule that stores a record amount of photon energy in its chemical bonds and releases it as heat on demand. cen.acs.org/energy/solar...
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February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Researchers have created an organic molecule that stores a record amount of photon energy in its chemical bonds and releases it as heat on demand. cen.acs.org/energy/solar...
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The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education 2026 (BCCE 2026) is seeking abstract submissions from educators, researchers, and practitioners. cen.acs.org/acs-news/202...
2026 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education seeks abstracts
The deadline to submit is March 1
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February 15, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The Biennial Conference on Chemical Education 2026 (BCCE 2026) is seeking abstract submissions from educators, researchers, and practitioners. cen.acs.org/acs-news/202...
Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a much more limited selection of items to eat. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
Coral reef food chains cut short by human activity
Creatures in these marine ecosystems have a much more limited menu compared with 7,000 years ago
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February 15, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Food chains in the coral reefs of the Caribbean are up to 70% shorter today than in the past, and fish living there have a much more limited selection of items to eat. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪
The latest release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein includes yet more examples of how entwined the financier and child sex offender was with the scientific establishment. cen.acs.org/policy/resea...
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February 15, 2026 at 6:50 PM
The latest release of files relating to Jeffrey Epstein includes yet more examples of how entwined the financier and child sex offender was with the scientific establishment. cen.acs.org/policy/resea...
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The US Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the safety of butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative commonly used in cereals, potato chips, frozen meals, and processed meats. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... #chemsky 🧪
FDA reassesses BHA safety as states target the preservative
The agency plans to review other food additives, including butylated hydroxytoluene and azodicarbonamide next
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February 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
The US Food and Drug Administration is reassessing the safety of butylated hydroxyanisole, a preservative commonly used in cereals, potato chips, frozen meals, and processed meats. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... #chemsky 🧪
How effective are antiviral nasal sprays? The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics by @compoundchem.com examines the evidence and looks at how these sprays fight viruses. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
How effective are antiviral nasal sprays? The latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics by @compoundchem.com examines the evidence and looks at how these sprays fight viruses. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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Feb. 13 Policy Watch: Bipartisan bills target DNA bioweapons, battery supply chain
In other developments, the EPA launches a group to coordinate its PFAS work, and the UN plastics treaty committee has a new head
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In other developments, the EPA launches a group to coordinate its PFAS work, and the UN plastics treaty committee has a new head
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Feb. 13 Policy Watch: Bipartisan bills target DNA bioweapons, battery supply chain
In other developments, the EPA launches a group to coordinate its PFAS work, and the UN plastics treaty committee has a new head
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February 14, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Feb. 13 Policy Watch: Bipartisan bills target DNA bioweapons, battery supply chain
In other developments, the EPA launches a group to coordinate its PFAS work, and the UN plastics treaty committee has a new head
cen.acs.org/policy/biowe... #chemsky 🧪
In other developments, the EPA launches a group to coordinate its PFAS work, and the UN plastics treaty committee has a new head
cen.acs.org/policy/biowe... #chemsky 🧪
The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society has named Héctor D. Abruña the recipient of the 2026 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Hct...
Héctor D. Abruña named 2026 winner of national award for chemistry in the public interest
The professor and director is being recognized for his work in energy storage and power generation
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February 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society has named Héctor D. Abruña the recipient of the 2026 Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Hct...
The American Cleaning Institute held its annual convention in Florida. The conversations split between advances in cleaning chemistry and discussions on what makers of cleaning products must do to persist amid rough conditions in the wider chemical industry. cen.acs.org/business/spe... #chemsky 🧪
The cleaning industry faces soft demand and price pressure
Chemical firms and consumer product makers look to innovation and cost-cutting to cope
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February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The American Cleaning Institute held its annual convention in Florida. The conversations split between advances in cleaning chemistry and discussions on what makers of cleaning products must do to persist amid rough conditions in the wider chemical industry. cen.acs.org/business/spe... #chemsky 🧪
A month after the US Department of Health and Human services removed six routine childhood vaccines from its official list of recommendations, the pushback against vaccines in US policy has come to seasonal influenza vaccines. cen.acs.org/safety/drug-... #chemsky 🧪
FDA launches multipronged attack on flu vaccines
Regulatory moves come when manufacturers would normally gear up for 2026/7 season
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February 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
A month after the US Department of Health and Human services removed six routine childhood vaccines from its official list of recommendations, the pushback against vaccines in US policy has come to seasonal influenza vaccines. cen.acs.org/safety/drug-... #chemsky 🧪
Congrats to #CENChemPics January winner Susan Schmidt.
In preparation for a demo, she aimed to make a large crystal of Rochelle salt to show the compound’s piezoelectricity in action: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
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In preparation for a demo, she aimed to make a large crystal of Rochelle salt to show the compound’s piezoelectricity in action: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
Enter our contest at cen.acs.org/collections/... #chemsky 🧪
February 14, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Congrats to #CENChemPics January winner Susan Schmidt.
In preparation for a demo, she aimed to make a large crystal of Rochelle salt to show the compound’s piezoelectricity in action: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
Enter our contest at cen.acs.org/collections/... #chemsky 🧪
In preparation for a demo, she aimed to make a large crystal of Rochelle salt to show the compound’s piezoelectricity in action: cen.acs.org/education/sc...
Enter our contest at cen.acs.org/collections/... #chemsky 🧪
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Looking for some #FridayFun? In the latest #Newscripts column for @cenmag.bsky.social, @sarahbraner.bsky.social leans into some science-music mashups.
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Music inspires proteins and scientists alike
A symphony of proteins and an orchestra of scientists
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February 13, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Looking for some #FridayFun? In the latest #Newscripts column for @cenmag.bsky.social, @sarahbraner.bsky.social leans into some science-music mashups.
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Tobor, in its gray outfit, had been showing off its nimble limbic moves, as if dancing. It quickly became the buzz at the 2026 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference and Exhibition, held in Boston Feb. 7–11. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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February 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Tobor, in its gray outfit, had been showing off its nimble limbic moves, as if dancing. It quickly became the buzz at the 2026 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) International Conference and Exhibition, held in Boston Feb. 7–11. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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Putting in a little bit of work initially to build connections, and touching base on a regular basis, can pay big dividends down the road when those colleagues may prove instrumental in identifying a new professional opportunity. cen.acs.org/careers/care... #chemsky 🧪
The art of great conversation
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February 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Putting in a little bit of work initially to build connections, and touching base on a regular basis, can pay big dividends down the road when those colleagues may prove instrumental in identifying a new professional opportunity. cen.acs.org/careers/care... #chemsky 🧪
While ending the use of chlorofluorocarbons helped repair the hole in the ozone, the refrigerants that replaced them break down into trifluoroacetic acids (TFAs). These TFAs are now found in ice cores from the Arctic. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Replacements for CFCs spread PFAS across the globe
A third of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) pollution is linked to CFC replacement chemicals, study finds
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February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
While ending the use of chlorofluorocarbons helped repair the hole in the ozone, the refrigerants that replaced them break down into trifluoroacetic acids (TFAs). These TFAs are now found in ice cores from the Arctic. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
This Valentine's Day, we wanted to help all the chemistry-minded sweethearts out there. Choose from one of five exciting cards to share with that special someone. In matters of love, it all comes down to chemistry.
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February 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This Valentine's Day, we wanted to help all the chemistry-minded sweethearts out there. Choose from one of five exciting cards to share with that special someone. In matters of love, it all comes down to chemistry.
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Founded in late 2024, ALTx Therapeutics has come out of stealth mode with plans to develop therapies to target the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway in cancer cells. cen.acs.org/business/sta... #chemsky 🧪
Crick spin‑out ALTx will target cancer cell immortality
The London biotech will develop small-molecule therapies to target a pathway some cancer cells use to lengthen their life
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February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Founded in late 2024, ALTx Therapeutics has come out of stealth mode with plans to develop therapies to target the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway in cancer cells. cen.acs.org/business/sta... #chemsky 🧪
President Donald J. Trump and Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA has finalized rescinding the endangerment finding. This is the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the US Clean Air Act. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
EPA officially kills the endangerment finding
‘Don't worry about it,’ Trump says when asked about climate impacts on public health
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February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
President Donald J. Trump and Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin announced that the EPA has finalized rescinding the endangerment finding. This is the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the US Clean Air Act. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
Willie E. May was appointed director of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and the undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology in 2015, making him the highest-ranking chemist in the federal government. cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
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U.S. Government’s Top Chemist
Willie May rises from the segregated South through the ranks of the National Institute of Standards & Technology
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February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Willie E. May was appointed director of the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) and the undersecretary of commerce for standards and technology in 2015, making him the highest-ranking chemist in the federal government. cen.acs.org/articles/93/...
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Many drug candidates have failed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In the search for better treatment options, companies have invested in tau, a protein that aggregates during disease. Researchers are now looking for the next generation of disease modifiers. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Many drug candidates have failed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In the search for better treatment options, companies have invested in tau, a protein that aggregates during disease. Researchers are now looking for the next generation of disease modifiers. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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