The award consists of $5,000 and a certificate. Up to $2,500 for travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The award is presented in odd-numbered years at ...

The lanthanide (4f) and actinide (5f) elements (collectively the “f-block”) comprise around a quarter of the periodic table, and many are essential to key aspects of modern life and society. These ...

Although the successes of fluorine chemistry were at the front of most chemists' minds at the Winter Fluorine Conference, one speaker gave the attendees a reminder that there are still a lot of ...

Fluorine holds a special place in the hearts of many chemists. Because of its unique reactivity and the many laudable qualities it brings to chemical compounds, fluorine is one of the only elements ...

A groundbreaking discovery by chemists at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will have a significant impact on how pharmaceutical companies develop new drug treatments. The breakthrough ...

Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (sometimes labeled 'forever chemicals') while recovering their fluorine content for future use. The results ...

For pioneering mechanochemical and room-temperature strategies to defluorinate and upcycle fluoropolymers and PFAS into valuable fluorochemicals, enabling sustainable fluorine recycling. PFAS are ...

Scientists have demonstrated the cleavage (breakage) of a carbon-fluorine bond through oxidation in proteins. The finding suggests that human bodies may be capable of breaking these bonds in the drugs ...