Protein-based slime used for hunting and defense contains phosphonate moieties

The Role of Phosphonates in Creating Velvet Worm Glue

Chemistry Takes on Paper Conservation – Part 1
The beginnings of paper production—from rags to wood

Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclobutanes
Ir-catalyzed asymmetric allylic etherification and visible-light induced [2 + 2] cycloaddition

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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were honored for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Microwave Synthesis of Molybdenene
Two-dimensional material prepared from MoS2 as a precursor

Wetting of Auxetic Metamaterials
Platform to learn about cutting-edge studies on eco-materials

The First Planar Non-Twisted Distannene
Compound with a Sn=Sn double bond has a structure that closely resembles an alkene

Improved Synthesis Route for Lifitegrast
Scalable, highly selective, and protecting group-free approach

Oxidative Depolymerization of Polyphenylene Oxide
Chemical recycling of PPO using nitronium ions as a mild oxidant gives a benzoquinone