Antiferromagnetism in a real icosahedral quasicrystal discovered

First Antiferromagnetic Quasicrystals
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Synthesis of [c2]Daisy Chains via Mechanochemistry
Solid-state mechanochemistry enables the synthesis of stoppered [c2]daisy chains from pillar[5]arene derivatives without solvents

Green Allylation of Carbohydrates: A Tin-Free Route to Industrial Sorbitol Derivatives
An eco-friendly allylation of unprotected carbohydrates in water, eliminating toxic tin reagents

Light-Activated Catalyst Resets Carbon–Halogen Bonds to Turn Racemates into Enantiomer-Enriched Products
A new light-activated catalyst enables deracemization via carbon–halogen bond cleavage—the first of its kind targeting heteroatom bonds—offering a streamlined route to chiral pharmaceuticals

Clara Immerwahr Award 2025
Bonnie Murphy, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Germany, honored for outstanding achievements in catalysis research

Combating Antibiotic Resistance with Microbiota-Assisted Vaccination
Vaccine strategy pairs immunization with benign gut bacteria to outcompete harmful microbes

Method Simplifies Deprotection and Modification of N-Heterocycles
A mild, efficient system for selectively deprotecting and modifying N-heterocycles in a single step

BioMed X Launches Call to Support U.S. Scientists Facing NIH Funding Loss
BioMed X Institute opens its global crowdsourcing platform to help principal investigators in biomedical research who have lost their NIH funding to find alternative project sponsors among the global pharmaceutical industry

4th Employment Survey for European Chemists Now Open
The survey is conducted by EuChemS and the European Young Chemists’ Network (EYCN), supported by Chemistry Europe, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and the American Chemical Society (ACS)

Rapid Synthesis of 5-Amino-4-Cyanoxazoles in a Ball Mill
Mechanochemistry enables a rapid, solvent-free synthesis of 5-amino-4-cyanoxazoles in just 10 minutes, achieving high yields with minimal waste