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A Heavier Analog of Isonitrile
Stable monomeric phosphagermylenylidene (R–P═Ge) synthesized using a Lewis base for stabilization

Enantioselective Dearomatization of Pyridinium Salts
C4-selective addition of copper-based silicon nucleophiles to pyridinium triflates

Chromium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arylation
Substrates with unactivated C–H bonds and C–halide bonds react under mild conditions

First Example of a Biscyaphido Complex
Phosphorus analogue of cyanide used as a ligand, shows enhanced π-acceptor character

Using CO2 to Synthesize Stable Metal–Organic Frameworks
Greenhouse gas used to make zirconium-based MOFs

Largest CO2 Removal Plant
Climeworks-managed direct carbon capture plant "Mammoth" opens in Iceland

Metastable Zirconium Suboxide for Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction
Zr3O, which is formed at Zr-ZrO2 interfaces, exhibits outstanding oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance

Efficient And Robust Mass Production of Nanoparticles
Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology IPK and FDX Fluid Dynamix have created FDmiX, a technology platform for producing high-quality, stable nanoparticles

Zigzag Super-Narrow Borophene Nanoribbons
One-dimensional boron allotropes with widths of about 1 nm