This short communication highlights how the future of jobs in chemistry will combine advanced computational methods with the timeless value of human collaboration, communication, and creativity

The Future of Jobs in Chemistry

Food & Chemistry
This collection explores the chemistry behind everyday foods and drinks, from flavors and cooking changes to coffee roasting, alcohol digestion, and chocolate production

Light-Activated mRNA Cap Analogs Allow Timed Control of mRNA Translation
B. Terzi and W. Teich (LMU Munich) report the first light-sensitive m⁷Gp₄G RNA cap analogs that enable precise, light-controlled regulation of RNA translation
![Covalent La–Bi Bonding in the f-/p-Block Cluster [(La@In₂Bi₁₁)₂Bi₂]⁶⁻](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/202507_LaBiInteractions-125x94.png)
Covalent La–Bi Bonding in the f-/p-Block Cluster [(La@In₂Bi₁₁)₂Bi₂]⁶⁻
Tonya Vitova, Stefanie Dehnen, and Wim Klopper discuss their study revealing covalent La–Bi interactions within an electron-rich In/Bi cluster, challenging traditional views of lanthanide bonding

Guess the Chemist (162)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Sterics, Electronics, and Reactivity in Beryllium Phosphine Complexes
Magnus Buchner, Marburg, and his coauthors have synthesized and characterized monocationic tris(pyrazolyl)borate beryllium phosphine complexes

Outdoor Marie Curie Exhibitions Now in Poland and Italy
Just in time for summer and the holiday season, open-air exhibitions about Marie Skłodowska-Curie are now on display in Warsaw, Genoa, Pisa, and Padua

A Simple Route to Stable Antiaromatic Compounds from Diazaporphyrins
Hiroshi Shinokubo, Japan, and his coauthors discovered a simple reductive dimethylation that transforms Ni(II) 5,15-diazaporphyrins into stable, antiaromatic porphyrinoids

2025 Chemistry Europe Award Presented to Stefan Grimme at IUPAC Opening Ceremony
At IUPAC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Stefan Grimme received the prestigious Chemistry Europe Award for his contributions to density functional theory

Chemistry Europe’s Top Summer 2025 Book & Podcast Picks
What to read or listen to this summer? I have asked members of the Chemistry Europe community to recommend enjoyable science-themed books and podcasts