Challenges and biotechnological solutions for chocolate production
Will There Still Be Chocolate in the Future?
The Chemistry of the Smoke That Signals the Decision of the Papal Conclave
The smoke that signals the decision—white for success, black for no decision—is controlled by some interesting chemistry
Structural Stability and Water Permeability of h-BN Membranes
Analyzing the behavior of pores within a freestanding hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) monolayer in contact with water molecules
Luis Oro Honored with Spain’s Oldest Scientific Award
Medalla Echegaray 2024 recognizes Luis Oro’s distinguished research career
Where Do Parrots Get Their Colors?
Unlike other birds, parrots create their own colors—thanks to special pigments and nanoscale feather designs
Transmutation of a Metallabenzene for Pyridine Synthesis
Fluorescent pyridine phosphonium salts via transmutation of metallabenzenes
Air-Stable Ligand-Free Nickel Anion
A Tb₂Ni lanthanide–nickelide cluster featuring a ligand-free Ni²⁻ anion has been synthesized and stabilized inside a fullerene cage
Scalable and Flexible Synthesis of Spirotetrahydroquinoline Derivatives
Efficient and practical copper-catalyzed method for the synthesis of spirotetrahydroquinoline (STHQ) derivatives
Light-Driven Routes to Strained Borylated Rings
Energy transfer catalysis under visible light to construct borylated cyclopropane and cyclobutane rings
Room-Temperature C(sp³)–C(sp²) Bond Formation from Alcohols and Aryl Acids
This method unites two activation modes to streamline access to aryl–alkyl products from abundant feedstocks