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The amount of microplastics released into aquatic environments when synthetic fabrics are laundered can be substantially decreased with a low-friction, liquid-like polymer coating.

Biomineralization approaches have been used for the synthesis of nanoparticles. Here, the influence of nucleation sites and protein size on the production of iron oxide nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging applications is described.

Anthraquinone-2,7-disulfonic acid can be used in cheap and efficient fuel cells, where redox reactions recreate the used fuel.

The kitchen offers chemists an opportunity to cook up chemistry using everyday ingredients. This is the inspiration behind ‘The Science of the Modern Kitchen’, a chemistry course offered to non-science undergraduates.

A self-circulating biohybrid photoelectrochemical cell combining hydrogen peroxide generation and consumption in a single compartment to achieve sustainable solar-to-fuel-to-electric power conversion has been reported.

The conversion of benzene to pyridine is achieved using blue light and oxygen, offering new opportunities to single-atom exchange strategies for skeletal editing.

By breaking a clinical candidate into its substructures, fragments with poor bioavailability profiles can be identified, removed and replaced in a compound before entering the laboratory.

A fluorescent ionogel with fatigue resistance and rapid self-healing properties, which can be used as a sensor for wearable devices, is presented.

To write this article, Emily Draper and Jennifer Leigh from the International Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network again joined forces with David Smith and asked dads working within the field of supramolecular chemistry to share experiences around parental leave.

Two Schmidt Science Fellows describe their academic and career failures as they pursued their PhDs. Suggestions are included for how advisors, departments, and institutions can support students to open up about failure, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.

An examination of metal–organic frameworks at high pressure in a water medium reveals an increased water uptake as the pressure increases.

Fluorophenols can be activated towards S_NAr reactions by forming a transient electron-withdrawing phenoxyl radical.

Cyclic cell-penetrating peptides are able to enter cells and deliver cargo molecules without being positively charged, previously assumed to be a prerequisite for inducing endocytosis.

A hydrogen-bonded organic framework undergoes hierarchical assembly leading to a porous material with both micro- and macroporosity.

An organic scintillator with high imaging resolution and a low detection limit is fabricated by using heavy atoms to increase the X-ray absorption of thermally activated delayed fluorescence chromophores.

Light can be used to trigger the simultaneous, reversible deconstruction and reassembly from one cage complex to another.

Pressure-adapted organisms are able to survive in the depths of the ocean because of trimethylamine N-oxide-assisted hydrogen bonding between water molecules.

To write this article, we spoke to members of the supramolecular chemistry community, including the International Women in Supramolecular Chemistry network. We are not attributing anyone’s name to their story to protect their anonymity.

Enzyme-activatable chemokine probes have been shown to selectively target tumour-associated macrophages for the first time.

#MentorFirst (mentorfirst.org) is an initiative aimed at dispelling negative practices all-too-often still seen in academia, promoting best mentoring practices, and building a community of proactive mentors.