Varun Chandrasekhar, Jian Ren Lu, Ingo Dierking, University of Manchester, explore how ferrofluids, when dispersed in liquid crystals, form unique droplet chains with magnetic functionality

Magnetized Droplet Chains in Liquid Crystals

Angewandte Chemie 48/2024: Guidance
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Tumor Cells Suffer Copper Withdrawal
Nanofibers made of copper-binding peptides disrupt copper homeostasis in cancer cells

Crown Ether-Based Calcium Detection in Partially Aqueous Solutions
Simon Wheeler, UK, discusses his new fluorescent sensor for Ca²⁺

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

Weekly Research News Challenge: New Disinfectants – Alkene Difunctionalization – Smart Medical Sensors
Answer three questions about last week's news to see how well you’re keeping up with the science world around you

Angewandte Chemie 47/2024: The Long Term
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Recycling Batteries with Citric Acid
Efficient recycling of spent lithium-ion Batteries via a Fischer-lactonisation-driven mechanism

Triel Bonds: New Pathway to Pentacoordinate Carbon
Study provides the first evidence of a pentacoordinate carbon in a stable complex, offering insights relevant to chemical bonding and biological methyl transfer processes

Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
Iron electrocatalysis breaks down polystyrene and delivers "green" hydrogen