The Conversation

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Matthew Addicoat receives funding from EPSRC and the Royal Society. The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential. And we’ve only identified 1% of them.
Science Daily

Groundbreaking light-driven method to create key drug compounds

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking chemical process that could streamline the development of pharmaceutical compounds, chemical building blocks that influence how drugs interact with the body.
The Conversation

Discovering new drugs is a long and expensive process – chemical compounds that dupe screening tools make it even harder

Martin Clasby receives funding from the National Institutes of Health and Michigan Drug Discovery. Modern drug discovery is an expensive and complicated process. Hundreds of scientists and at least a ...
C&EN

Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganic chemistry is concerned with the properties and behavior of inorganic compounds, which include metals, minerals, and organometallic compounds. While organic chemistry is defined as the study ...
The New York Times

How Widespread Are These Toxic Chemicals? They’re Everywhere.

Researchers created a map showing where PFAS compounds, linked to cancer in humans, have been detected in wildlife. It spans the globe. By Catrin Einhorn Polar bears in the Arctic and plankton in the ...