French chemists capture and study long-sought di-n-butylcalcium, showing it can perform useful reactions when kept ice-cold

Cpper–palladium (CuPd) nanoparticles designed and illuminated with LED light to test how plasmon resonances affect CO₂ electroreduction

A new Pd-catalyzed cascade reaction achieves selective mono-α-arylation of acetone using diaryliodonium salts and alkene

A novel in-situ crosslinker two-in-one bis-diazirine molecule acts as rigid linker and electron-withdrawing inducer

How wheat proteins control starch digestion revealed: Key mechanisms for designing low-glycemic foods with transformative diabetes-fighting potential

Walter Thiel Medal winner Felix Plasser, UK, and colleagues studied how molecules in solid organic materials interact, focusing on the influence of π-stacking and explaining under what circumstances their chromophores couple to form H- or J-aggregates

Small inorganic rings from heavy dipnictenes and azides synthesized; enabling unique products such as NHC-stabilized imino-bismuthane and GeBr₂ ring insertion; broadening main-group chemistry and new reactivity

This work presents a simple and effective modification protocol for high-voltage LCO cathodes and offers valuable insights for designing stable layered oxide cathode materials

Strategy enables efficient organic radical luminescence in solids by suppressing harmful interactions, aiding solid-state lighting

Roman concrete requires comparable energy and CO ₂ emissions as modern concrete but could reduce environmental impact through longer-lasting structures