With less than two weeks to go until the 2023 chemistry Nobel prize is announced, Web of Science provider Clarivate has published its annual list of citation laureates – researchers whose work ranks among the 0.01% of most highly cited publications, with 2000 citations or more. This year, the list includes 23 researchers from institutions […]

The Royal Society Career Development Fellowship will open to applications from scientists with Black heritage – a largely underrepresented group in UK Stem academia – this November with the aim of kickstarting their research careers. Up to five fellowships will be awarded in the first year to outstanding candidates who are completing or have recently […]

No, she bleedin’ weren’t! That was my buddy the HISTSCI_HULK expostulating whilst he was indulging in his annoying habit of peering over my shoulder whilst I’m reading. She never was! That’s simply wrong! Hulky was getting his nickers in a twist about the following claim: Hypatia was by all accounts, a fine astronomer and a […]

Much-anticipated positive clinical results for psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, otherwise known as ecstasy, in people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) could prompt a major shift in the mental health drug sector. Findings from a US phase 3 trial open the way to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) potentially approving MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) […]

A new sustainably sourced adhesive producing using soy oil and other plant-derived ingredients performed as well or better than the best commercially available petroleum-based options like epoxy resins. Most adhesives are made from petroleum products and are difficult to recycle. They don’t break down in landfill and cannot be separated from the material sent for […]

In 1995, Dava Sobel, a relatively obscure science writer, published her latest book, Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time[1]. Sobel is a talented writer and she relates with great pathos the tale of the humble, working class carpenter turned clock maker, John Harrison, who struggled for […]

On 20 July, a tornado tore through a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, US, destroying part of a large facility in that makes sterile injectable drugs. The twister caused extensive damage to warehouses storing critical hospital supplies such as dopamine, potassium acetate and vitamin K1 for babies. The facility manufactures a quarter of Pfizer’s sterile […]

A mild and scalable electrolysis of carboxylic acids can provide streamlined access to valuable alkene feedstocks at kilogram scale. Using rapidly alternating polarity (rAP), the team in teh US were able to boost the reaction performance and simultaneously expand the scope of these traditionally harsh reaction conditions to include pharmaceutically-relevant functional groups. Show Fullscreen Both […]

In recent years, non-sugar sweeteners – often referred to as artificial, low-calorie or non-nutritive sweeteners – have been regularly making the headlines. However, it was rarely for positive reasons. In March, a US study found that people with higher levels of erythritol in their blood had a notably higher risk of cardiovascular problems and in […]

Crossref, a nonprofit organisation that uses metadata to improve the searchability of research items, has taken over the Retraction Watch database. According to a statement released by the two groups, the deal will ensure the database’s long-term future and keep it free to use. Retraction Watch is a blog and database run by the Center […]