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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · Jan 14
C&EN’s Weekly Newsletter has evolved. Meet C&EN Elements, redesigned to deliver the essential developments in chemistry across research, industry, and policy: connect.discoveracs.org/weeklynewsle...

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The essential chemistry newsletter. A concise weekly briefing from C&EN, covering the research, policy, and industry developments that matter most to chemists.
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Willie E. May recalls going from never having met a practicing chemist in his life to becoming a leader in science, and the biggest leadership lessons he’s taken with him.

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Memory Lane: The chemistry teacher who built confidence in a future scientific leader
Our contributor recalls going from never having met a practicing chemist in his life to becoming a leader in science, and the biggest leadership lessons he’s taken with him
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February 19, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codiscovering an element. In this episode of Stereo Chemistry, we explore Harris’s story beyond the discoveries that made him famous.

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Stereo Chemistry revisited: ‘Wicked amazing scientist’ James Harris’s untold story
Little was publicly known about the first Black scientist to codiscover an element
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February 19, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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Scientists and policy experts say that by revoking the endangerment finding, the Donald J. Trump administration has reached a dangerous milestone in dismissing, ignoring, or directly contradicting scientific information in its policy decisions. cen.acs.org/policy/chemi...

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Why rejecting the endangerment finding also rejects climate science Climate denial as US policy is ‘chilling,’ scientists say, but there’s still more that science can do
February 19, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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In my first feature for @cenmag.bsky.social, I wrote about a topic very close to my heart: Life-saving cancer drugs. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
Paclitaxel saved my life. New discoveries could boost supply
After decades, scientists have finally pieced together the 23-step biosynthetic pathway to produce this cancer drug
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February 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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Can antiviral sprays spare you from the flu? And how do they claim to work? In the latest edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social, we examine the evidence: cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...

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Infographic titled “How do antiviral nasal sprays work?” shows a nasal spray bottle centered between panels explaining mechanisms, effectiveness, and side effects. Left panel describes polymer gel barriers like HPMC and carrageenan that trap viruses, block spike proteins, and acidic pH buffers that suppress viruses. Middle notes saline sprays may form hypochlorous acid. Right panel cites a 2024 trial showing sprays reduced average sick days versus usual care, with mild side effects such as headache, sinus pain, and sneezing.
February 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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The American Chemical Society updated eight of its policy statements in 2025. These statements reflect ACS’s official positions on important issues and provide a way to help address national and global challenges. cen.acs.org/acs-news/ACS... #chemsky
ACS updates policy statements on employment, peer review, and 6 other topics
8 statements were updated in 2025, including better alignment with employment nondiscrimination standards and peer review practices
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February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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Lovely C&EN @cenmag.bsky.social story on the history and personal impact of the cancer drug Taxol. After spending recent years deciphering how yew trees, our source for Taxol, synthesize this lifesaving drug, it’s so nice to see it in the larger context #secmet #medsky
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Paclitaxel saved my life. New discoveries could boost supply
After decades, scientists have finally pieced together the 23-step biosynthetic pathway to produce this cancer drug
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February 18, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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As the American Chemical Society marks its 150th year, the ACS Board remains firmly committed to supporting science and scientists. cen.acs.org/acs-news/Com... #chemsky
Comment: Our ACS community—and you—shaping the future of science
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February 18, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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As always @markpeplow.bsky.social's stories spark curiosity, but this one about cuprocene also sparked debate: sandwich or hot dog? Well, cuprocene is definitively a sandwich. If you're looking for something to argue about, this californium complex seems more hot-doggish: cen.acs.org/physical-che...
February 18, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Kerisha Bowen, a litigator and patent prosecutor, uses her background in chemistry to help clients get access to information they otherwise could not.

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Career Ladder: Kerisha Bowen
This litigator and patent prosecutor uses her background in chemistry to help clients get access to information they otherwise could not
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February 18, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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This is the story of how green chemistry emerged, and why the future of sustainability depends on what scientists are taught to anticipate.

Watch: buff.ly/ZKDmTXP

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February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Sustainability is often framed as a moral question. In chemistry, it is more accurately a technical one.

In this video, John Warner shares how a tragic life experience changed his perspective on his work in the lab. buff.ly/ZKDmTXP
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February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Feb. 17 Business Watch: A California soda ash plant to close; Current Chemicals launches from GE Lighting

Here’s what we’re watching in chemistry business news this week: cen.acs.org/business/Feb...

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Feb. 17 Business Watch: A California soda ash plant to close; Current Chemicals launches from GE Lighting
Here’s what we’re watching in chemistry business news this week
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February 18, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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Betavoltaics! Its like photovoltaic electricity generation with β particles from radioactive decay instead of photons. And folks with some serious backing are trying to bring it to market as a battery. Read more in @cenmag.bsky.social . #nuclear #startups #news #chemsky

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Project Omega comes out of stealth with nuclear batteries and recycling
Betavoltaic batteries will lead the way to nuclear-waste recycling, cofounder Staff Sheehan says
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February 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Researchers have devised an aluminum complex that undergoes a full catalytic cycle. The metal switches between two different oxidation states to assemble substituted benzene rings from alkynes. cen.acs.org/synthesis/ca...

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Aluminum learns to ride a redox cycle Main-group metal performs like a transition-metal catalyst to build aromatics from alkynes
February 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Cuprocene is the first neutral, stable copper metallocene, created by a team led by William J. Evans, an organometallic chemist at the University of California, Irvine. cen.acs.org/synthesis/cu...

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Copper finally joins the metallocene club More than 70 years after ferrocene’s discovery, cuprocene fills a long-standing gap in the sandwich menu by Mark Peplow, special to C&EN
February 17, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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On Feb. 11, women in science, government officials, and private sector representatives from around the globe gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York for the 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly.

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ACS Portland Local Section member attends 11th International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assembly
The UN gathering focused on conversations around inclusivity of women in AI, social sciences, STEM, and finance
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February 17, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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The Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society has named Timothy M. Swager the 2026 recipient of the Theodore Richards Medal, a medal recognizing “conspicuous achievement in chemistry.” cen.acs.org/acs-news/Tim... #chemsky 🧪
Timothy Swager named 2026 Theodore Richards Medal recipient
Swager is being recognized for his work with functional organic and organometallic materials
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February 17, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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Project Omega recently came out of stealth with a working prototype of its first product, a small battery running on strontium-90 decay that could power microprocessors in remote locations for years on end. cen.acs.org/energy/nucle... #chemsky 🧪
Project Omega comes out of stealth with nuclear batteries and recycling
Betavoltaic batteries will lead the way to nuclear-waste recycling, cofounder Staff Sheehan says
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February 17, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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After a boom in the 2010s, the North American petrochemical industry finds itself in a long downturn, and its feedstock advantage over the rest of the world is narrowing: cen.acs.org/business/pet...

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The party is over for North American petrochemical makers
February 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN): Keeping you up to date with the chemistry news that matters most. Published by the American Chemical Society.
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February 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM