Varun Chandrasekhar, Jian Ren Lu, Ingo Dierking, University of Manchester, explore how ferrofluids, when dispersed in liquid crystals, form unique droplet chains with magnetic functionality

Simon Wheeler, UK, discusses his new fluorescent sensor for Ca²⁺

Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes

Although the prolate single molecule magnets known from the textbook have large ground state splittings, this does not lead to strong magnetism

Highly stable aqueous battery based on saturated CaCl₂ with excellent fast charging capabilities developed

How can complex organic molecules like paraldehyde be synthesized in extraterrestrial ices?

A novel system combines light-triggered hydrogen release from formic acid with enzymatic hydrogenation, enabling controlled chemical synthesis under mild conditions

The sequential addition of electrons to tetrabenzo[a,c,e,g]cyclooctatetraene (tetraphenylene) reveals distinct structural changes, which complement textbook knowledge

Using raw mixtures of rare earths elements (REE) recovered from e-waste as catalysts to promote the stereoselective synthesis of highly valuable compounds

Self-propelled motion of oxygen nanobubbles in ultrapure water at body temperature reported, challenging the notion of Brownian diffusion