Mark Peplow

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Nature Index: How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy

1 month ago | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
How the US tech industry is shaping the transition to green energy

1 month ago | nature.com | Mark Peplow

Whether their core business is search engines, social media, shopping or computing, data fuels the US tech behemoths — Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and Nvidia — along with countless other companies. Now, though, it seems that the big-tech industry is increasingly focused on big energy.
Engineering: Electric Vehicle Market Slowly Edges Toward Solid-State Batteries

1 month ago | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
C&EN: 'Berkelocene' puts exotic berkelium in a sandwich

1 month ago | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
Can this revolutionary plastics-recycling plant help solve the pollution crisis?

2 months ago | nature.com | Mark Peplow

The world is miserable at recycling plastics. Currently, just 10–15% of the plastic waste we generate annually is recycled — with the rest incinerated, buried in landfill or dumped as litter1,2. A big part of the problem is that much of the waste is a dirty jumble of different plastics contaminated with food, inks and labels.
C&EN: Slow proteins may contribute to many chronic diseases

Dec 3, 2024 | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
Slow proteins may contribute to many chronic diseases

Dec 2, 2024 | cen.acs.org | Mark Peplow

Sometimes, life can be a real drag-especially if you're a protein weighed down by unwanted baggage. Researchers have unveiled evidence that these ponderous proteins could be involved in a range of chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and inflammatory disorders-a finding that might eventually lead to entirely new treatment strategies ( Cell 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.10.051).
Engineering: Hydrogen Hubs Arise in the United States

Nov 25, 2024 | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
C&EN: Simple method converts fluorspar into fluorochemicals

Nov 16, 2024 | markpeplow.com | Mark Peplow

“As an editor and reporter, Mark Peplow is fast, accurate, and versatile. He covers science policy and pure research with equal passion, and his writing combines a scientist’s precision with a journalist’s verve.” Tim Appenzeller Former Chief Magazine Editor at Nature, now News Editor at Science "Mark guided me through some of the most challenging stories I've written.
Simple method converts fluorspar into fluorochemicals

Nov 15, 2024 | cen.acs.org | Mark Peplow

A safer and more sustainable way of producing fluorination reagents directly from the mineral fluorspar could help the chemical industry overcome its reliance on hydrogen fluoride ( Nature 2024, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08125-1). "Hydrogen fluoride is probably one of the most dangerous chemicals that you can manufacture," says Véronique Gouverneur of the University of Oxford, who led the research.