Two-step synthesis converts hard-to-recycle polymer to useful material

Polypropylene Turned into Luminescent Carbon Dots

Watch Plants Growing
Polymer sensors, resilient to humidity and temperature, stretch over 400% when attached to growing plants, transmitting wireless signals for remote monitoring

Don’t Forget Thermodynamics
Klaus Kümmerer on green and sustainable chemistry, the importance of kinetics, and why it is important to do something outside your area of interest once in a while

Thermoelectric Fibers Made Using Nickel-Backboned Polymers
Flexible metal-backboned polymer/carbon nanotube composite fibers could be useful in wearable power devices

The Molecular Marvels of the Transformers
The hypothetical chemistry behind the sentient alien robots that can transform into vehicles, machines, or creatures known from comic books, cartoons, toys, and movies

Exploring Superatomic-Based Chirality
Using superatoms as centers and simulating inter-atomic bonding behavior through inter-superatomic bonding shows promise for constructing novel asymmetric chiral molecules

Most Accessed Articles: February 2024
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Non-Destructive, AI-Enhanced Characterization of Silicon Carbide
Deep learning-enhanced analysis based on micro-CT scanning

Depolymerizable Methacrylate Polymers
Introduction of thermolytically labile pendant groups allows for catalyst-free reversion to monomers

Chiral Double π-Helical Nanoribbons
Creating a platform to understand how chirality spreads and dissymmetry amplifies