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Dear Readers,

In recent nights, the Northern Lights or Aurora Borealis could be seen in many places across Europe. Of course, this fascinating natural phenomenon doesn’t happen without chemistry. You can learn a bit more about other planets and chemistry in space in this ChemistryViews Collection, or check out a small selection in this newsletter under “Good to Know”.

🛰️ Staying in space, EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) just reported that an international research team has developed the methods and technologies that will allow European satellites, for the first time, to provide detailed emission maps of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, down to individual power plants and industrial facilities.

📰 cOAlition S, the organization that launched the Plan S open access scolarly publishing initiative in 2018, has reaffirmed its commitment to full and immediate open access for scholarly publications and issued a new strategic plan for 2026–2030. The plan emphasises transparency, equity, reliability of science, and infrastructure support, while also recognizing the need to develop sustainable, inclusive models of publishing in a changing scholarly‑communication environment.

☕ Grab a coffee and enjoy reading and discovering, and feel free to share what you’d like to read about in upcoming newsletters.🌟
Vera Koester

 

Fun with Chemistry

Quiz: Sunday ChemistryViews Quiz (9)

True or false:
The perfect milk foam in a cappuccino requires only air and heat 🤔

12 November 2025

Collection: The Secrets of Alchemy

How to turn lead into gold or create an elixir of immortality?
Alchemy probably got its bad reputation because of numerous cases of fraud

06 November 2025

Behind the Science Interview: New Strategy to Guide Exciton Coupling And Nanoscale Morphology in Aqueous Environment

Gustavo Fernández, Germany, discusses a molecular design strategy using amphiphilic aza-BODIPY dyes that enables precise tuning of exciton coupling (J-type vs oblique) and nanoscale morphology
Controlling exciton coupling in molecular assemblies is key to developing functional soft materials with tailored optical and electronic properties.

04 November 2025

Spotlight: In Fermi’s Footsteps: The Roman Homes of a Scientific Pioneer

A journey through Enrico Fermi’s life, told through the houses he lived in

 

 

 

News

13 November 2025

Triplet Energy Transfer Nanocomposites for Highly Sensitive Prostate-Specific Antigen Detection

A novel luminescent nanoparticle assay enables ultra-sensitive detection of prostate-specific antigen for early diagnosis and recurrence monitoring

12 November 2025

Creating and Manipulating π-Extended Quintulene on Surfaces

A curved nitrogen-doped nanocarbon synthesized that can flip shape and trap a gold atom at its center. Controlling exciton coupling in molecular assemblies is key to developing functional soft materials with tailored optical and electronic properties.

11 November 2025

Carbon-Negative Building Material from Waste and CO₂ Capture

ETH Zürich team creates printable composite from demolition waste and biomass, capturing CO₂ and reducing the construction carbon footprint

10 November 2025

Diazine-Tetraphenylethylene Cyclo[6]arenes for Molecular Recognition in Solution and Aggregate States

1,2-diazine endo-functionalized tetraphenylethylene cyclo[6]arenes for cation binding in dilute solution and nitrophenol detection in the aggregate state

07 November 2025

BASF Starts Production at its Zhanjiang Verbund Site

BASF begins production at its Zhanjiang Verbund site, ahead of the full startup planned for the end of 2025

06 November 2025

90th Birthday: Herbert W. Roesky

Renowned German inorganic chemist known for his work on fluorine compounds

 

 

 

Good to Know

Everyday Chemistry

Video: What Happens When Bananas Ripen?

Bringing ripe bananas to the market is not so easy

Space

Spotlight: Quite Detached—Astropharmacy and Astrotoxicology in Space Flight

Human space travel is likely to increase which presents new challenges for pharmacology and toxicology due to low gravity, high radiation, extreme temperatures, and vacuum conditions

Space

Clever Picture: Exploring Mars

Hopes are high that the first humans will land on Mars in the 2030s

 

 

 

Stay Updated with Journals

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Angewandte Chemie Update

Just published articles from Angewandte Chemie, the flagship journal of the German Chemical Society (GDCh)

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ChemistryEurope Update

Just published articles from ChemistryEurope, the flagship journal of Chemistry Europe

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Editors’ Choice: Daily Highlights from Chemistry Europe Journals

Selection of just published articles from Chemistry Europe, GDCh, and ACES journals

 

 

 

Awards

Nomination

Awards Accepting Nominations

Find links to awards accepting nominations listed here

🕒 Until November 15, you may submit nominations for the IUPAC-Soong Prize for Sustainable Chemistry

 

 

 

Events

 

5th European Conference on Plant and Process Safety

The program fosters process safety culture by combining practical learning with networking between industry specialists and solution providers
📅 December 16-17, 2025
📍 Eurogress Congress Centre, Aachen, Germany

DECHEMA Event

Jahrestreffen Deutscher Katalytiker

One of Europe’s leading conferences in the field of catalysis
📅 March 18-20, 2026
📍 Weimar, Germany

GÖCH Event

Austrian Food Chemistry Days 2026

Platform for food chemists, food analysts, food toxicologists, food technologists, nutrition scientists from academia, control authorities, industry to present & discuss cutting-edge research
📅 April 8-10, 2026
📍 Graz, Austria

SCI/IUPAC Event

14th IUPAC International Conference on Bioorganic Chemistry (ISBOC-14)

Advances scientific communication among global researchers in bio-organic chemistry, chemical biology, medicinal and therapeutic development, biomaterials, synthetic and structural biology, proteomics, and related fields
📅 June 21-24, 2026
📍 Milan, Italy

EuChemS Event

10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress (ECC10)

Major, biannual chemistry conference, where chemists from all parts of Europe and beyond come together to present and discuss the latest achievements in cutting edge chemical sciences
📅 July 12-16, 2026
📍 Antwerp, Belgium

EFMC/SCS Event

EFMC International Symposium on Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2026)

Biennial key symposium in the field of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery, traditionally attracts around 1,000 participants both from industry and academia
📅 September 6-10, 2026
📍 Basel, Switzerland

 

POWTECH 2026 and PARTEC 2026

Trade fair for processing, analysis, and handling of powder and bulk solids
📅 September 29-October 1, 2026
📍 Nuernberg, Germany

More Upcoming Events

Events Calendar

Listing of chemistry and chemistry-related conferences, exhibitions, seminars, and workshops/training courses, including the option to submit your own event to the list

 

 

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