Professor George M. Whitesides, Cambridge, USA, celebrates his birthday on August 3

85th Birthday: George Whitesides

A Miniature Plant Genome Editing Tool
A miniature genome editor developed and optimized, achieving high editing efficiency in both rice and Arabidopsis

Rare Stable Fe(IV)-Superoxo Intermediate at Room Temperature
Presence of a stable Fe(IV)-O₂•⁻ complex inside a nanocage in water for the first time at room temperature reported

Sustainable Future: The Role of Young Scientists
There are many opportunities for early-career chemists to influence and shape the way we practice chemistry and contribute to a more sustainable future

Piperidine-Synthesis Via Biocatalysis and Radical Cross-Coupling
New approach combines scalable biocatalytic C–H oxidation with radical cross-coupling to efficiently and enantioselectively synthesize complex, three-dimensional piperidine derivatives

Can Tree Bark Help Trap Methane?
Trees contribute to methane uptake, suggesting a previously underestimated climate benefit of forest conservation and reforestation

Modular Synthesis for Acridine Derivatives
Combining photo-excitation of o-alkyl nitroarenes with copper-mediated cascade annulation to rapidly construct diverse acridines, which can be easily converted into valuable acridinium photocatalysts

AI-Powered Color Test Detects Dental Bacteria
Simple and efficient identification of cariogenic bacteria shows great potential for preventing and diagnosing dental diseases

Fit For Future: InChI Standard Moves to GitHub
Enhances transparency, collaboration, and reliability, supports future expansions, and promotes broader adoption of the International Chemical Identifier for linking chemical information across web sources

An Ingestible Pill that Tracks Gut Diseases
Electronic pill detects when and where gases linked with disease are produced in the gut