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The Enduring Legacy of Chimica Chronica: The Story of Greek Chemistry
Greece’s oldest chemistry journal, still in active publication, will celebrate 90 years in 2026

High-Efficiency Photoelectrocatalytic Urea Synthesis
He Li, China, discusses using amorphous-like Cu–Zn atomic clusters on silicon nanowires to enable faster, more efficient urea formation

Margaret Thatcher: A Chemist’s Path to Political Power
Margaret Thatcher, who studied chemistry and worked briefly as a chemist before dedicating herself fully to politics, would have turned 100 today

Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein—Discoverer of Tellurium
Franz Joseph Müller von Reichenstein discovered the semimetal tellurium while investigating Transylvanian ores in the late 18th century

Science Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
AI is transforming how science is shared and understood, providing powerful tools for creation and personalization while demanding careful ethical management

Design of Chromium(III) Chromophores with Independent Control of Redox and Optical Properties
Katja Heinze, Robert Naumann, and Steven Sittel (Mainz) synthesized a series of chromium(III) chromophores with identical optical properties but systematically tunable redox behavior to study photoredox mechanisms

How Mass Spectrometry Works—Short Quiz
Test your knowledge! Mass spectrometry is a powerful analytical technique that identifies and quantifies chemical species by measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions

Alumanyl Silyl Coinage Metal Complexes: Tuning Si–M Bond Reactivity and CO₂ Activation
J. Voigtland and M. Ludwig, TU Munich, show how main-group elements like Al and Si can fine-tune transition-metal reactivity, offering new ways to activate COâ‚‚

Guess the Chemist (164)
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