Most Accessed Articles: October 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals
Weekly Research News Challenge: New Disinfectants – Alkene Difunctionalization – Smart Medical Sensors
Answer three questions about last week's news to see how well you’re keeping up with the science world around you
Angewandte Chemie 47/2024: The Long Term
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Recycling Batteries with Citric Acid
Efficient recycling of spent lithium-ion Batteries via a Fischer-lactonisation-driven mechanism
Triel Bonds: New Pathway to Pentacoordinate Carbon
Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes
Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers "green" hydrogen
Weekly Research News Challenge: Unusual Photoswitch – Toxic Cosmetics – New Drug Linker
Answer three questions about last week’s news to see how well you’re keeping up with the science world around you
Angewandte Chemie 46/2024: Multifunctional
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
A New Chapter in Magnetism: The Role of Symmetry in Luminescent Yb3+ Complexes
Although the prolate single molecule magnets known from the textbook have large ground state splittings, this does not lead to strong magnetism
Interstellar Methane as a Progenitor of Amino Acids?
γ-radiation converts methane into glycine and complex molecules, advancing molecular evolution studies and offering a novel methane utilization approach
Bruno Scrosati (1937 – 2024)
Italian electrochemist and pioneer in lithium battery technology has passed away
Alexander Pines (1945 – 2024)
American leading researcher in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has passed away
The Chemistry of Vaping
🚬➡️💨 Vaping heats (nicotine) liquid into vapor for inhalation; this picture explains the chemistry behind the process
Guess the Chemist (155)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Life With a Wheelchair
Experiences from a year abroad in Japan
Insights into Forensic Police Work
The Director of the Forensic Police Service in Rome discusses the challenges of forensic work, adapting to new techniques, and the TV portrayal of investigations
Death in a Pot: From England’s Famous Chemist to Exiled and Forgotten – Part 3
About the tragic fall of Fredrick Accum, the continuing importance of his work, and how things stand with food adulteration today
Nanozyme Microrobots for Treating Biofilm Infections
Microrobots driven by magnetic fields target and destroy hard-to-reach biofilms
Weekly Research News Challenge: Shortest C–I Bond – Simple Synthesis – Multi-Metal Detection
This week's quiz includes questions on the shortest C–I bond, a simple route to bicyclic boronates, and fast multi-metal detection