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  1. Using Machine Learning And Computation To Unveil Mechanisms For CO2-To-Fuel Conversion 10/6/2026

    Scientists are increasingly exploring carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation – where CO₂ reacts with hydrogen over a catalyst to give rise to products like methanol – to convert CO₂ into useful chemicals and fuels.

  2. Scientists Use Bacteria To Produce Muconic Acid From Plants 10/5/2026

    A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has engineered a soil bacterium to convert plant matter into muconic acid, a ubiquitous precursor to everyday products.

  3. HKUST Develops Self-Sustaining Seawater-To-Hydrogen System 10/5/2026

    A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU) and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), has developed a sustainable integrated seawater-to-hydrogen system that can produce hydrogen directly from seawater while converting waste heat from electrolysis into a resource for producing the purified water required for hydrogen production.

  4. LIMNO Develops New Understanding Of Photocatalyst Surface Chemistry 10/2/2026

    Researchers from the LIMNO laboratory at EPFL have uncovered how different halides modify the surface chemistry of organic semiconductor nanoparticle photocatalysts.

  5. First Isolable Uranium–Carbon Triple Bond Opens New Window Into Heavy-Element Chemistry 10/2/2026

    In a study published in Nature Chemistry, an international team of researchers from Germany and the UK, including chemists from The University of Manchester, have synthesised and characterised what they describe as the first isolable uranium Fischer-type carbyne, a compound where carbon forms an unusual triple-bond interaction with uranium.

  6. Biocatalytic Conversion Of Cyclohexanol To Adipic Acid 10/1/2026

    Together with project partners from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and Istanbul Technical University (ITÜ), the b-ACT matter research team has taken a further step forward in the development and optimisation of sustainably produced adipic acid.

  7. Different Paths To Carbon Capture In Methanogens 10/1/2026

    Methane-producing microbes solve one of biology's most energy-demanding challenges: converting carbon dioxide into methane by using an energy-boosting trick called electron bifurcation.

  8. Sandia Licenses New Ammonia Technology To Loop Chemicals 9/30/2026

    Sandia National Laboratories licensed a new thermochemical looping ammonia technology to Loop Chemicals for commercialization through distributed ammonia production.

  9. INEOS Welcomes European Commission Investigation Into Unfair PVC Imports And Calls For Urgent Reform Of EU Trade Defence 9/30/2026

    INEOS today welcomes the European Commission's decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation into imports of certain PVC from China, Taiwan, Mexico and South Korea, but, at the same time, calls for urgent reform of the EU’s approach to trade defence.

  10. Producing Plastic Feedstocks With Oxygen And Electricity: SNU Professor Jaeyune Ryu's Team Uncovers A 'Hidden Variable' In Organic Electrosynthesis 9/29/2026

    A “hidden variable” that can determine the success or failure of a chemical reaction has been found in the immediate vicinity of electrodes.