For the first time, MIT chemists have successfully synthesized verticillin A, a rare fungal molecule discovered over 50 years ago and long viewed as a promising anticancer agent — particularly for treating aggressive brain tumors.

Nobel Prize-Winning Metal-Organic Frameworks Are the Jungle Gyms of Chemistry

Plastic can be programmed to have a lifespan of days, months or years

Scientists find evidence that an asteroid contains tryptophan

Chemical engineers at EPFL have bioengineered microbes that can release electrons, opening doors to bioelectronics powered by living cells

Revolutionary biofuel battery is inspired by human metabolism

Rare earth elements found forming in a plant – the fern Blechnum orientale - for the first time

A novel approach to uranium extraction from seawater

Researchers find that asymmetric organic materials respond more strongly to a magnetic field

High-Efficiency Uranium Adsorption from Real Salt-Lake Brine Using Amine-Functionalized Lignin Microspheres