Strong hydrogen bonds protect material in harsh conditions
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Ultrastable Covalent Organic Frameworks

Improved Photosynthetic Microalgae Production of H2
Nanocellulose versus alginate matrices: New choices for biofuel photoreactors

Pores for Thought
Mesoporous shell@macroporous core aluminosilicates as sustainable nanocatalysts for direct N-alkylation of amines

Waiting for the Prodrug: An Enzyme–MOF Nanoreactor
Activating non-toxic paracetamol for cancer therapy

Solving Urea's Solubility Problem
Less hygroscopic forms of urea could improve the compound's use in fertilizers

Total Synthesis of Astellatol
First enantiospecific total synthesis of astellatol, a rare pentacyclic sesterterpenoid

The Upper Limits of Oxidation States
Joint theoretical–experimental study reveals a maximum oxidation state near +8 under ambient conditions

Making the Perfect Silver Nanocluster
Nanoparticles with defined shapes and specific numbers of metal atoms

Closing the Polybromide Gap
Polyhalogenides: two tribromides arrange for a hexabromide

Protein Sensing with Photoinduced Electron Transfer
Lighting-up protein–ligand interactions with fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensor designs