John Jolliffe, NFDI4Chem, on good research data management for chemists, electronic lab notebooks, their scientific benefits, and scientists’ fears

The Chemistry Workflow of the Future

Call for Nominations: Prize for Ludic Sciences 2024
Recognition of a scientific work resulting from research carried out not with a view to a specific application, but out of sheer curiosity

A Cubic Cu58 Nanocluster Protected by Bowl-Shaped Ligands
Phosphangulene-protected clusters can interact with fullerenes

Bis(cyclopentadienyl) Complexes of Sc(II)
Previously unknown Sc(II) scandocene complexes obtained via reduction of bis(cyclopentadienyl) scandium iodides

Hexagonal Boron Nitride with a 3D Structure for Lithium Metal Batteries
NaCl/Glucose-assisted strategy gives 3D h-BN that can be used as as a reinforcing phase for polymer-based electrolytes

Diradicals Built from Bis-Cyclic(alkyl)(amino)carbenes
Bis-CAACs with trans-1,4-cyclohexylene linkers converted to crystalline diradicals

AI-Powered Lab Assistant for Photocatalytic Transformations
RoboChem is a benchtop robotic platform for the self-optimization, intensification, and scale-up of photocatalytic transformations

Angewandte Chemie 5/2024: Locally Ordered
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

New 3D Zeolite Single Crystal Containing Si–O–B Bonds
Synthesis, crystal structure, and optical properties of metal-free 3D inorganic covalent framework (H2en)[Si(B4O9)], named CityU-11

A Chemist Sould Be Curious, Persistent, and Respectful of Nature
Thomas Fässler on his research, what makes a good scientist, and how he encourages his students to think critically and push the boundaries of knowledge