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The Carolina Materials Consortium is pleased to announce it has published the first issue of Carolina Matters, a new magazine showcasing the breadth and ambition of materials science research at […] The post Carolina Materials Consortium Launches Inaugural Magazine appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

Scientists have long known that the environment shapes human health, but for children the stakes may be even higher. In the earliest years of life, the body and brain are […] The post Study Uses Advanced Tech to Map Everyday Chemical Exposures in Early Childhood appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

In a step toward smaller and more controllable quantum devices, researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have found a new way to generate and control tiny sound waves using superconducting materials. Their study, […] The post Study Shows Cooling Unlocks New Control of Sound Waves for Quantum Devices appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

Every day, millions of people take common pain relievers like ibuprofen to ease headaches and sore muscles. However, these pain relievers come with risk because such nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) […] The post Tar Heel Mice Unveil the Importance of the Microbiome in Drug-Induced Gut Toxicity appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

Samantha McDonald, a postdoctoral research associate in chemistry at UNC-Chapel Hill, has been awarded a 2026 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences, one of the most prestigious awards […] The post Samantha McDonald Awarded Prestigious Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

A team of engineers, chemists and physicians at UNC-Chapel Hill is developing a breakthrough membrane technology that could shrink today’s refrigerator-sized dialysis machines into a wearable, smartphone-sized artificial kidney—potentially transforming care for hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. The post A Smartphone Moment for Kidney Dialysis appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

Researchers Shuyue Feng, left, and Zijian Gan, both Ph.D. students in the Moran Lab in the Department of Chemistry, have demonstrated a new way to encode information in light using a class of materials known as two-dimensional perovskites. The post Scientists Turn Perovskite Materials into Light Sources for Quantum Communication appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

These images show how the atomic layers inside the perovskite crystals are arranged, which helps explain the study’s main finding. In two materials (PA₂PbBr₄ and Tz₂PbBr₄), the layers stack in a simple repeating two-layer pattern, creating a more orderly structure. But when two different organic molecules are combined to form PATzPbBr₄, the layers follow a more complicated four-layer pattern befo…

At a conference celebrated for scientific breakthroughs, graduate students from UNC-Chapel Hill are turning the spotlight onto the hidden, cumulative risks faced by the scientists themselves. On March 25, 2026, at the American Chemical […] The post Graduate Students to Lead Symposium at National Conference on Chronic Lab Toxicity appeared first on Department of Chemistry .

Chemists have long known that some of the most common building blocks for making medicines, materials and industrial chemicals—compounds called alkyl chlorides—are surprisingly difficult to work with. Now researchers in the UNC Department of Chemistry, including Ph.D. student John Brymer, above, report a new catalytic method that may finally make these abundant chemicals far easier to use. The po…

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