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Ananya Palivela

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Dallas, Hyderabad, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Scientific American, Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), Science News, Astronomy Magazine, Sky & Telescope, Physics World, symmetry magazine
Covers:  Physics, Science History, Chemistry

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Ananya is a science journalist that covers new discoveries and trending topics in physics and chemistry.

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This biomaterial becomes stronger when wet

This biomaterial becomes stronger when wet

Nickel-linked chitosan forms a biodegradable plastic replacement

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The Schrödinger equation turns 100

The Schrödinger equation turns 100

Century-old quantum formulation continues to be one of chemistry's most-used tools

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Glass data storage solution could last millennia

Glass data storage solution could last millennia

Microsoft researchers write stable data into borosilicate glass with lasers

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Obituary: Louis Brus

Obituary: Louis Brus

The Nobel laureate's work on quantum dots shaped nanoscience and modern technology

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Display screens that stretch like skin

Display screens that stretch like skin

OLED displays are engineered to flex and stretch without growing dim

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Making a low-cost alternative to platinum catalysts

Making a low-cost alternative to platinum catalysts

Method isolates the catalytically active phase of tungsten carbide

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Introducing boron buckyballs

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By Ananya Palivela
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Chemists have observed a boron buckminsterfullerene for the first time, providing experimental evidence for an 80-atom cage whose existence has been debated since 2007 (Chem. Sci. 2026, DOI: 10.1039/d6sc02674e). Buckminsterfullerenes, or buckyballs, are hollow, soccer ball–shaped molecular cages first discovered in carbon. Their discovery launched a new branch of nanoscience. Boron, carbon’s electron-deficient neighbor in the periodic table, has long been considered a candidate for its own fullerene.
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Uncovered: Quantum computer pulls alongside classic simulations

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By Craig Bettenhausen , Ananya Palivela, Jeremy Barr 
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN assistant editor Ananya Palivela about recent advances in quantum computing. Ananya and Craig talk about the results of experiments that place quantum computing, classical computation, and empirical data head to head, as well as what the results mean for the coming advances in computational chemistry. You can find the link to the article here.
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2026 Talented 12: Chaochao Dun

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By Ananya Palivela
| Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN)
Current affiliation: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Age:38 PhD alma mater: Wake Forest University My lab superpower is:“Working with flames and fast reactions, adjusting conditions by instinct until the right material forms. Years of experience have given me a feel for when chaos is about to turn into something stable and useful.” My alternate-universe career is: “High school teacher in my hometown, helping students from small rural villages discover the beauty of science.
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Jane Sloan

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, I worked on the science section.

What's your favorite drink?

Matcha

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