
First Antiferromagnetic Quasicrystals
Antiferromagnetism in a real icosahedral quasicrystal discovered
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Synthesis of [c2]Daisy Chains via Mechanochemistry
Solid-state mechanochemistry enables the synthesis of stoppered [c2]daisy chains from pillar[5]arene derivatives without solvents

Light-Activated Catalyst Resets Carbon–Halogen Bonds to Turn Racemates into Enantiomer-Enriched Products
A new light-activated catalyst enables deracemization via carbon–halogen bond cleavage—the first of its kind targeting heteroatom bonds—offering a streamlined route to chiral pharmaceuticals

Clara Immerwahr Award 2025
Bonnie Murphy, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany, honored for outstanding achievements in catalysis research