do the molecule dance

New York Times – Milling, or grinding chemicals together without a solvent, could outperform established methods and yet be safe and simple enough for an inexperienced eighth grader to do.

Ensia – Smoldering peat gives off massive quantities of carbon dioxide and other pollutants, but the search for solutions is on.

Nature – Materials scientists are creating next-generation mixtures with remarkable properties.

New York Times – A chemist’s journey to develop a new class of light-emitting molecules opens up a world of applications.

Discover – Carbon dioxide, the bane of climate change, can serve a positive role to boost geothermal energy output.

Nature – Chemists hope to break China’s monopoly on rare-earth elements by finding cheap, efficient ways to extract them from ore.