A new synthesis method reveals how gold clusters assemble into ultrathin “quantum needles” with unique near-infrared optical behavior

TPAOMCN, a novel Nile Red derivative, demonstrates potent broad-spectrum phototherapeutic efficacy against multidrug-resistant bacteria and monkeypox virus

Combining a lysosome-targeted near-infrared (NIR) probe with AI-driven image interpretation offers a scalable platform for high-resolution monitoring of lysosomal function

A novel quartz crystal microbalance nanochip with a molecularly imprinted interface enables rapid detection of 3-chloro-1,2-propanediol (3-MCPD) in food contact materials

French chemists capture and study long-sought di-n-butylcalcium, showing it can perform useful reactions when kept ice-cold

Cpper–palladium (CuPd) nanoparticles designed and illuminated with LED light to test how plasmon resonances affect CO₂ electroreduction

A new Pd-catalyzed cascade reaction achieves selective mono-α-arylation of acetone using diaryliodonium salts and alkene

A novel in-situ crosslinker two-in-one bis-diazirine molecule acts as rigid linker and electron-withdrawing inducer

How wheat proteins control starch digestion revealed: Key mechanisms for designing low-glycemic foods with transformative diabetes-fighting potential

Walter Thiel Medal winner Felix Plasser, UK, and colleagues studied how molecules in solid organic materials interact, focusing on the influence of π-stacking and explaining under what circumstances their chromophores couple to form H- or J-aggregates