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A Department of Chemistry study is shedding light on how a special class of materials called perovskites could help improve future optical technologies, from advanced sensors to telecommunications devices.
At a conference celebrated for scientific breakthroughs, graduate students are turning the spotlight onto the hidden risks faced by scientists.
Researchers report a new catalytic method that may finally make abundant chemicals compounds called alkyl chlorides far easier to use.
A textbook published by Andrey Dobrynin explains how polymers behave and why that behavior matters in real life.
Kevin Weeks, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors.
Gary Pielak has received a Distinguished Scholar Fellowship from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program that will fund a four-month research residency in Israel.
In March, stunning images hidden will move out of the lab and into the spotlight during the 2026 Art in Science Competition.
An unusual collaboration including veterinarians, marine mammal specialists and chemists is treating PCK, a group of eye diseases that affects the surface of the eye, with ocular implants..
In the study, “Evaluating Legacy and Emerging PFAS in Human Blood Collected from 2003 to 2021,” the UNC-led research team wanted to see whether PFAS exposure might be linked to autoimmunediseases.
The UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Chemistry is pleased to share that Megan Jackson, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, has been selected as a 2026 Cottrell Scholar by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA).
Chemistry Ph.D. graduate Lindsey James is developing chemical tools to study how cells decide which genes to use, when to use them and when to keep them silent.
A paper in the journal Chemical Science shows how researchers have found a powerful new way to rearrange chemical bonds using light.