Stereo Chemistry

Bonus: Shaping the Future of Chemistry Societies

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of ACS, C&EN is convening perspectives across two panel discussions to explore how chemistry societies might support science into

C&EN Uncovered: Sustainability In Space

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editors, Fionna Samuels and Brianna Barbu, about their contributions to C&EN's Space Package a

Bonus: Can we carbon-capture our way out of climate change?

In this episode of Stereo Chemistry's sister podcast, Inflection Point, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to understand how we are capturing carbon

Uncovered: The Laser Edge of Cryo-Electron Microscopy

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Senior Editor, Laurel Oldach, about an ultrabright breakthrough in laser technology that may c

C&EN Uncovered: Sustainable Earth Mining in Brazil

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Matt Blois, about an article he wrote regarding recent sustainable breakthroughs in Ra

Inflection Point: Retinol, the magical molecule's bizarre history

In this episode, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel as far back as ancient Egypt to unearth the wide-ranging uses of retinol. They also bring in C&EN reporter Cr

C&EN Uncovered: A Quantum Milestone

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Ananya Palivela, about her featured article about a recent breakthrough in quantum com

Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Designing Out Pollution Panel

In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Spring Meeting. Our panelists, Mohamed Ateia Ibrahim, Ann Lee-Jeffs, J

C&EN Uncovered: Is Vitrification a Clear Solution for Nuclear Waste?

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Fionna Samuels, about her featured article detailing a recent breakthrough coming from

C&EN Uncovered: From Alchemy to AI, and the Funds Behind It All

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Editor, Chris Gorski, as well as graphic artist and freelance illustrator, Ryan Inzana, about

Stereo Chemistry revisited: 'Wicked amazing scientist' James Harris's untold story

Little was publicly known about the first Black scientist to codiscover an element. Chemists may know James Harris as the first Black scientist to be credited with codi

C&EN Uncovered: Behind the scenes of the chaotic COP30

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN Policy and Regulation reporter, Delger Erdenesanaa, about her article talking about the trials

Bonus episode: The ancient, 'juicy' origins of antibiotic resistance

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In eac

Bonus episode: The electric innovations that brought lithium-ion batteries online

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In eac

Inflection Point: The era-spanning epiphanies that enabled gene editing

C&EN's award-winning podcast Inflection Point leans on our 100-year archive to trace headline topics in science today back to their disparate and surprising roots. In eac

Inflection Point: How under-appreciated critters inspired GLP-1 drugs

In the first episode of our second season, hosts David Anderson and Gina Vitale travel back in time to relive three historical moments that led to blockbuster drugs like

MOFs: What is this Nobel-prize-winning group of materials?

In this episode, Uncovered hops back to the first episode of C&EN's StereoChemistry, which delved into the materials that won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Reporter

Inside the cavernous crystals that won the Chem Nobel

The 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Oct. 8 to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi for their work on metal organic frameworks (MOFs). Senior ed

Uncovered: The Strange Copy and Paste Chemistry of Skeletal Editing

Will Skeletal Editing revolutionize the way we see chemical interactions? In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN associate editor,

Bonus: C&EN's Future of Chemistry Degrees Panel

In this bonus episode of Stereo Chemistry, we are featuring a panel discussion from this year's ACS Fall Meeting. Our panelists, Stefan France, Glory Onajobi-Lee, Victor