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Abundant metal copper with a catenane ligand system can effectively induce the oxygen reduction reaction, a promising alternative to typical precious-metal electrocatalysts.
A gold nanoparticle colloidal system is used to explore the effect of nanoparticle–substrate interactions on heterogeneous nucleation, providing a simple model for a complex and poorly understood physical process.
Owing to the diminishing returns of deep learning and the focus on model accuracy, machine learning for chemistry might become an endeavour exclusive to well-funded institutions and industry. Extending the focus to model efficiency and interpretability will make machine learning for chemistry more inclusive and drive methodological progress.
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.
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.
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.
