Much more effort is needed to move towards a safer production and use of chemicals, concludes EEB report

Tougher REACH Needed

Free Radicals from E-Cigarettes
Reactive, short-lived free radicals detected in aerosols from e-cigarettes

Turning Gold into Energy
Polymer-coated gold nanoparticles lead to more efficient solar cells

A Visible Improvement in Carbon Capture
Methyl red-coated metal-organic frameworks capture and release carbon dioxide using only visible light

A Better Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Copper complexes on carbon nanotubes form efficient electrocatalysts for fuel cells

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Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Building a Workable Sodium-Ion Battery
Bonded antimony-graphene electrodes make sodium-ion batteries a more practical possibility

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Editors recommend science-themed holiday gift ideas

Breaking Up is No Longer Hard to Do
Very small amounts of ionic liquids enable the separation of ethanol from ethyl acetate

Microfluidic Separation of Ethylene and Ethane
Microfluidics-based methodology using frustrated Lewis pairs for reactive extraction and separation of ethylene gas