Plastic deposited on the sea floor has increased in parallel to worldwide plastic production over the period since World War II

One-step enzymatic synthesis starting from azulene and serine

Functioning macroscopic "Rubik's Cube" made from hydrogels

First chemical synthesis of tetravinylallene (3,5‐divinylhepta‐1,3,4,6‐tetraene)

Fully biodegradable sugar-based polymers

Thermally stable organic solar cell based on an unusual combination of small molecule donor and polymer acceptor

Asymmetric hydrocyanation of alkenes without cyanide reagents gives synthetic chemists more pleasure in synthesizing nitriles

Inkjet printing of self-supporting structured objects onto liquid surfaces

First phenanthridinone synthesis that progresses via a direct C–H amidation under visible-light irradiation

Nanocomposite exoskeleton makes mammalian cells more resilient and incorporated inorganic building blocks provide many possibilities