Chemistry World - In the news this month

The Department of Health and Human Services denies mRNA research faces defunding but scientists are still worried

Meet the experts who prepare emergency responders for the worst case scenario

Celebrating the link between historic figures and the buildings they lived and worked in

Historical sign commemorates Robert Warington’s life with tribute at his home

Legislation’s sponsor claims it will prevent espionage, but there are warnings it will harm US competitiveness

America’s rivals are trying to capitalise on what they see as a ‘vulnerable’ moment of mass federal layoffs at science agencies

Reports of children falling ill have led to calls for public health advice to be updated

Engineering and physical sciences’ review panels in UK more likely to award white researchers

Agency says move will save money and reduce bias, but researchers are concerned about associated staff reductions

Lawsuit argues that ACS’ Scholars Program discriminates against white and Asian applicants

The country is already behind on targets to capture carbon dioxide and is playing catch up

Cultivating your surroundings and work practices can make your own Eureka moment more likely

New instrument is 20% more powerful than the UK’s current largest NMR spectrometer

Plan to combine polymer science with chemical engineering and chemistry departments provokes criticism

Non-stick kitchenware was exempted followed industry lobbying

Ian Chapman to take reins at UK’s main research funder after Ottoline Leyser steps down later this year

Students at every stage of their degrees feel left in the dark by course closures and changes in research focus

Swiss science organisations are the latest to speak up after a wave of cuts is proposed across Europe

Trump administration has taken charge of the purse strings

White House is ‘very keen’ on rolling back administrative workload and that could serve researchers well, Kelvin Droegemeier claims