Mobile robot operates autonomously in a conventional laboratory

Robotic Chemist Developed

Triplet-Sensitized Photochromism of Diarylethenes
Mechanistic study of diarylethene photoswitches with biacetyl sensitizers

Nucleotide Analogues Could Stop SARS-CoV-2 Replication
Several compounds that shut down the virus's polymerase reaction were identified

Chiral Nanosheets for Enantiomeric Separation
Asymmetric sheets with chiral voids rapidly distinguish enantiomeric mixtures

CWTS Leiden University Ranking 2020
Scientific performance of over 1100 universities assessed based on bibliometric indicators

65th Birthday: Thomas A. Vilgis
German soft matter physicist with an interest in food science and molecular gastronomy

Regulation Drives Replacement of Harmful Chemicals
Reports look at how EU's REACH regulation drives substitution

On-Surface Synthesis of Coronoids
Large, donut-shaped polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons synthesized and characterized

60th Birthday: Ferdi Schüth
Catalysis researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

1000xChemistry
2nd Italian Chemical Society’s literary contest gives voice to the young generation during COVID-19