Volatile elements origins
A new study of an old meteorite contradicts current thinking about how rocky planets like Earth and Mars acquire volatile gases as they form.
Light fantastic
Researchers have devised a method to create picocavities – tiny crevices on surfaces – that can magnify the optical forces of visible light a thousand-fold.
CIA awards 2022
Solutia UK, Johnson Matthey and Libra Speciality Chemicals topped the 2022 Chemical Industry Awards leader board with two awards each at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, on 16 June.
US tax on chemicals reinstated
The November 2021 US Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will reinstate excise taxes on certain chemicals and imported chemical substances from 1 July 2022.