USD 600 million acquisition will advance Merck’s integrated offering for viral vector manufacturing

Merck to Acquire Life Science Company Mirus Bio

Unexpected Continuity in Bonding Trends Across Period 2 Elements
Two complexes with Be–Be bonds synthesized from diberyllocene, with one complex showing a mixed-valence Be0/BeII character and reactivity similar to diboranes

Multi-Responsive Chromic Viologen Supramolecule with Tunable Dynamic Fluorescence
A viologen-based supramolecule shows enhanced fluorescence and triple stimulus chromism, offering potential applications in information security and smart windows

Hyperspectral Flow Cytometry Enhances Cellular Analysis
A computational hyperspectral microflow cytometer (CHC) accurately differentiates overlapping fluorophores, enhancing cellular analysis and enabling immune cell monitoring in resource-limited settings

Tetrahedral Neptunium(V) Complex
Researchers synthesized and characterized a tetrahedral neptunium(V) complex and its reaction product

Lithium–Aluminium Heterobimetallic Dimetallocene
First dimetallocenes of p-block elements synthesized

Who Tops the List of Fastest Supercomputers?
The new Top500 list of the fastest supercomputers was released

85th Birthday: Armin de Meijere
German organic chemist explores transition metal-catalyzed reactions for synthesis of complex organic molecules

Lab-Grown Beef Rice
Researchers use grain to grow animal muscle and fat cells as protein source of the future

DORA Releases New Guidance on Assessment of Research/Researchers
New document provides advice on using metrics like the h-index, citation counts, and altmetrics