Voices: End Point

Nearly 60 years ago, England triumphed over Germany and a boy may have unknowingly fertilized a neighbor's shrub.

Explore Leo Baekeland’s impact on the auto industry and how that much-loved “new car smell” is actually a cocktail of volatile organic compounds . . . cue the headache now.

Danish scientist Tycho Brahe took many of his experiments to his grave. However, researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have found clues that shed light on his mysterious...

The stinky process of making the royally sought-after purple dye involved mollusks subjected to biochemical, enzymatic and photochemical reactions — and possible sacrificial rituals...

What does a rant from RAF, chicken droppings and adultery have to do with the chemical industry? Seán Ottewell shares some of the more interesting stories of his time as a chemical...

Discover the catastrophic events of the Great Molasses Flood, where engineering failures led to a deadly wave of syrup in Boston’s North End.

Learn how bones from the Battle of Waterloo found their way into the burgeoning fertilizer and sugar industries, shaping agricultural and industrial innovations.

Today's multi-billion-dollar adhesives industry can be traced back more than 50,000 years to Neanderthals first using multicomponent adhesives to make tools.

An excess of single-use PPE waste from COVID-19 has researchers trying to find ways to convert biomedical waste to useful material.

A novel method of gas chromatography and machine learning pinpoints the exact region where a vintage originated, rivaling that of human wine tasters.

Authors of a European Union study suggest a hybrid approach to handling efficient removal of pharmaceuticals from wastewater.

Research shows a thin layer of biodegradable plastic in paper coffee cups and PFAS found in paper straws can leach and contaminate the environment.

After seeing recent pictures of an abandoned Hickson and Welch plant, Seán Ottewell recalls the fatal explosion that occurred there in 1992, and the impactful report that followed...

Study reveals hazard assessment tests performed on animals continue and animal-free, alternative test methods are rarely used.

Dr. Kelly Kousi passionately advocates for more women in STEM roles, joining the Greek Women in STEM organization to mentor both men and women. She was recently named a finalist...

Two sites have been tasked with destroying chemical agents, including mustard gas, by Sept. 30 of this year.

With the rise of AI and digital technologies, one researcher believes the future of chemical engineering and clean energy largely relies on electrochemistry and electrochemical...

The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and management consulting firm Arthur D Little share how the chemical industry can adopt digital technologies to create a circular...

A team of scientists found levels of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have mysteriously risen dramatically despite their global phase-out.

Researchers have found long-term exposure to rollover shift work is associated with an increased hazard of aggressive prostate cancer in offshore petroleum workers.

UK committee says hydrogen is not a panacea to pollution problems

Chemical and biochemical engineers at Rice University now are able to isolate new chemical compounds from fungi, potentially opening the door to many more novel drugs and other...

A study carried out by researchers at Ehime University, Japan, has revealed the 75-year accumulation rate history of microplastics from 0.3–5mm in coastal sediments — and the ...

A gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea ruptured dangerously close to a discarded stockpile of World War II era German chemical weapons and munitions, prompting fears of environmental...

Study finds multinational corporations and their auditors fail to consider the impacts of climate-related issues on company financial statements.