Fluorine is critical for biomedicine. This element can help drug compounds be more potent and last longer in the body, and ...

Fluorine-containing gases -- including so-called per- or polyfluorinated hydrocarbons, or PFCs -- have a significant share in global warming. Researchers recently developed new crystalline materials ...

Tiny organic molecules could become powerful allies in the fight against “forever chemicals,” according to a new study that dramatically boosts the breakdown of a notorious PFAS pollutant in water.

Dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are known as ‘forever chemicals’ due to their strong carbon-fluoride bonds. A new study analyzes a bacterium that has developed a “taste” for ...

Fluorinated compounds are an important group of compounds that are widely used in pharmaceuticals, agricultural chemicals, functional resins, and organic electronic materials. In particular, ...

Fluorinated organic molecules are widely used across pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, polymers, and industrial processes due ...

For decades, “forever chemicals” have lived up to their name, slipping through treatment plants, accumulating in bodies, and ...

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 ...

Two independent research groups now report for the first time that visible light can break apart PFAS into benign by-products (Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08179-1 and 10.1038/s41586-024-08327 ...

"Forever chemicals" is a hot news item. The public is paying attention to them because they stick around for very long periods of time – including in your body – where they bioaccumulate. This has ...

MUMBAI, May 21 (Reuters) - Navin Fluorine International Ltd has received 795,455 carbon credits from a United Nations agency, the agency's Web site showed on Wednesday. Navin, which makes chemicals ...

This article was published in partnership with Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news outlet that covers climate, energy and the environment. DAVIDSON, N.C. — Four thin, metal cylinders ...