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Dear Readers,
Tomorrow, Halloween will be celebrated in many countries, so enjoy a little molecular magic this week 🧪🎃.
Fitting for the season, let’s take a look at absinthe: this favorite drink of Bohemian Parisians at the end of the 19th century was long banned and, as you might guess, is full of fascinating chemistry and stories—not least the question of what chemical trick created the “fée verte.”
There is also plenty of fascinating chemistry in current research. Some of it is highlighted below in the newsletter. As another example, Jordi Sans, Carlos Alemán, and colleagues in Barcelona, Spain, have developed a fast, green method with strong potential in biomedical sensing and catalysis, using nitrogen-oxygen plasma to turn solid gold salt powder into either tiny metallic gold nanoparticles (~3 nm) or larger gold oxide nanoparticles (~18 nm) without any solvents or stabilizing chemicals. The plasma controls size, shape, and oxidation.
Pankaj Sadavarte, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA, and colleagues found that although electric car production emits significantly more carbon dioxide than conventional vehicles, the total emissions over their lifetime decrease so much that electric cars save CO₂ compared to combustion engines as early as their second year.
Enjoy the rest of the week!👻📜🕯️🌟
Vera Koester
30 October 2025
Spotlight: Pumpkin Molecules 🎃
From molecules that give pumpkins their flavor and color to pumpkin-shaped molecules
Association of Greek Chemists (Ένωση Ελλήνων Χημικών; EEX)
Commentary: The Enduring Legacy of Chimica Chronica: The Story of Greek Chemistry
Greece’s oldest chemistry journal, still in active publication, will celebrate 90 years in 2026
Italian Chemical Society (Società Chimica Italiana; SCI)
Italian Chemist and Entrepreneur Awarded the 2025 Maria Bakunin Medal
Catia Bastioli, Italy, has been awarded the Maria Bakunin Medal by the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI, Italian Chemical Society) for her outstanding work in the field of bioplastics
News
30 October 2025
Highly Photoluminescent RGB Carbon Dots for Lighting–Energy Applications
By precise molar ratio control strategy, tricolor carbon dots with high quantum yields are prepared for integrated lighting–energy applications
29 October 2025
Aqueous Circularly Polarized Luminescence Regulated by α-Helix in Homopolypeptid
Chain length and self-assembly temperature of α-helix controls aqueous circularly polarized luminescence in homopolypeptide self-assembly
28 October 2025
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Natural Product (+)-Punctaporonin U
A concise synthetic strategy combines rare cascade reactions to construct the complex, biologically active sesquiterpene (+)-punctaporonin U
27 October 2025
Optimized Quantum Dots for Rapid Visible-Light–Driven Click Chemistry
Zn₀.₁Cd₀.₉S quantum dots enable high-yield copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions under blue light, offering scalable, reusable, and sustainable catalytic performance
26 October 2025
Biodegradable Circuit Boards from Wood Waste
Fully biodegradable circuit boards from wood-based materials, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional epoxy printed circuit boards (PCBs)
25 October 2025
Resonance Energy Transfer Enables Chiral Recognition in the Solid State
Förster resonance energy transfer enables efficient, noncovalent chiral recognition in solid-state systems when host and guest share the same chirality
24 October 2025
CO₂ Capture Project in a Waste-to-Energy Plant in Denmark
BASF and ANDRITZ Group have signed a license agreement for the use of BASF’s proprietary gas treatment technology, OASE® blue
23 October 2025
Rethinking Amines as Reactive Sites for Cross-Coupling in Drug Synthesis
A new Cu-catalyzed method converts native amines into reactive intermediates, enabling versatile cross-couplings and late-stage functionalization
23 October 2025
Otto Hahn Prize 2025 for Peter Hommelhoff
Outstanding achievements in ultrafast physics honored
Good to Know
Recycling
Spotlight: Chemical Recycling – A Key Technology for the Circular Economy
Chemolysis and pyrolysis are promising processes for cases in which mechanical recycling is not effective—an introduction and examples from Covestro
Everyday Chemistry
Focus: Absinthe: The Magic of the Green Fairy
Self-experimentation, a possible molecular formula in the search for the Green Fairy, and the right way to drink absinthe
Career Tips
Commentary: 9 Tips for a Successful PhD
Inspired by Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Javier García Martínez gives young scientists advice on how to excel without dying in the attempt
Everyday Chemistry
Collection: Chemical Knowledge for Halloween
Pumpkins, sweets, spiders, champagne, … there is chemistry involved everywhere
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/Grants
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
Chemistry Europe Grant
Chemistry Europe Travel Grant Helps Young Chemists Go Abroad
Apply for the Travel Grant to receive €2,000 for a 1–2 month international research stay—an opportunity to build your network, advance your career, and explore new labs.
🕒 Apply before November 1‼️
Events
Outdoor Exhibition
Marie Curie Exhibitions in Poland and Italy
The exhibition, recently opened in Genoa, offers a unique glimpse into Curie’s travels and will continue to Rome, Pisa, and Paris
📅 end of November
📍 free exhibition in Pisa, Italy
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
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