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Emmanuelle Charpentier at the Max Planck Institute, Germany and Jennifer Doudna

Health

Nobel prize in chemistry goes to the pioneers of CRISPR gene editing

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna have won this year's Nobel prize in chemistry for pioneering the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9

News

Google performed the first quantum simulation of a chemical reaction

Technology

Google performed the first quantum simulation of a chemical reaction

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plastic pollution

Environment

A new type of plastic may be the first that is infinitely recyclable

News

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Technology

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Features

person walking on hillside

Technology

Fabric repels both oil and water thanks to clever silicone coating

News

Glowing objects

Technology

Super-bright fluorescent solids can be 3D printed in any shape

News

Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

Chemistry

Beirut explosion: What caused the blast and what else do we know?

News

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

Health

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

News

Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

Physics

Newly discovered form of carbon is more resilient than diamond

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Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

Video

Jess Wade: The magic of mirror molecules and incredible nanostructures

From wearable sensors to solar panels, we are developing new materials from the stuff of peacock feathers and butterfly wings. Physicist Jess Wade shows how.

Video

Technology

Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers

News

Life

Life's other mystery: Why biology's building blocks are so lop-sided

Features

Life

Soil gets its smell from bacteria trying to attract invertebrates

News

Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

Culture

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