“Mineral-only” sunscreens are making huge inroads into the sunscreen market, driven by fears of “chemicals”, a belief that “mineral” products are inherently safer, and confusion about how sunscreens ...

Penn State scientists discovered seven new ceramics by simply removing oxygen—opening a path to materials once beyond reach. Sometimes, less truly is more. By removing oxygen during the synthesis ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

Apparently Epsom salt those crunchy bath crystals that feel like they could sandblast a car is mostly water. Yes, water. The ...

C&EN networking event in New York City. Please join us if you’re in town! Here’s a link to the invitation. Questions? Comments? Tips? Let us know. Email Michael McCoy, C&EN’s executive editor for ...

Researchers from the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (FHI) have ...

The team used X-rays to study the formation of platinum crystals in liquid metal. They took platinum beads and dissolved them ...