Highlights from the chemistry community, with a special focus on Europe—This month: How does a candle burn in zero gravity? - What bacteria are on the ISS? - etc.

Space—ChemistryViews Discoveries (06/2024)

Who is Nature’s Biggest Stinker?
The striped skunk’s secretion is a highly complex natural substance and a masterpiece of sulfur chemistry

Angewandte Chemie 23/2024: Direction of Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Merck and KAIST Partner to Advance Scientific Collaboration
The partners aim to strengthen South Korea's R&D ecosystem, focusing on industrial applications, joint research and development opportunities

One-Step Vanillin Synthesis Using Engineered Enzyme
Engineered enzyme enables efficient production of vanillin and other value-added aldehydes from renewable lignin sources

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

14 Cool Facts About the Number 14
ChemistryViews was launched 14 years ago – we took this as an opportunity to reflect on the number 14

Angewandte Chemie 22/2024: Architectures
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 21/2024: Engineering
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

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