Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: January 2024

Angewandte Chemie 8/2024: Rational Design
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Molecules of Love
Molecules such as adrenaline, dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin are involved in romantic feelings

What Are Our Teeth Made Of?
In a healthy tooth, enamel, like a glaze, covers the visible part, while dentin surrounds the pulp—What is the main component of our teeth?

Enzyme in Detergents Recycles Single-Use Plastics
Complete degradation of the bioplastic polylactic acid (PLA) within 24 hours

Angewandte Chemie 7/2024: Going Further
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

€4.2M Project Promotes Non-Animal Chemical Safety Assessments
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) commissions consortium to research alternatives to animal testing

Sugars Stabilize Collagen Triple Helices
Common carbohydrates as co-solutes increase the melting temperature

What Is Honey? Why Does It Solidify?
The short video explains chemistry's role in honey formation and crystallization

The Amazing Chemical Survival Strategy of a Moth – Part 2
Nine-hour copulation and exciting chemistry – The little woolly bear Utetheisa ornatrix is a chemical survival artist