Remembering Emanuel August Merck (1855 – 1923) on his 100th death anniversary

Geheimer Medizinalrat, Dr. med. h. c., Dr. ing. h. c., Dr. phil.

120th Birthday: Giulio Natta
Italian Nobel Laureate well-known for his work on Ziegler–Natta catalysts for polymer synthesis

Quadruply Interlocked Catenane
A quadruply interlocked catenane has been formed from giant chiral [8+12] salicylimine cubes in a reaction that can be controlled by the reaction solvent

Chemistry & Entrepreneurship
A growing collection of articles with valuable insights and personal experiences on the intersection of chemistry and entrepreneurship

Crosslinked Metal-Organic Cages Respond to Ultrasound
Mechanoresponsive hydrogels release encapsulated drug molecules in response to ultrasound

Wheel-Shaped Nanographdiyne
Smallest macrocyclic unit of graphdiyne composed of six dehydrobenzo [18] annulenes synthesized

Vanillin from Kraft Lignin
A green method for recovering the flavoring agent vanillin from technical or Kraft lignin, a waste product of pulp production

ATP-Fueled Nanoparticles Enable Self-Erasing Security Labels
Non-equilibrium self-assembly system based on chitosan derivatives enables the creation of self-erasing patterns for communication security in a spatiotemporally programmable manner

Biocatalyst Produces Bioplastics from C5-Sugars and CO2
Whole-cell system allows for production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) under mild conditions by carboxylation of 2-furoic acid

Paul Berg (1926 – 2023)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate and pioneer of genetic engineering passed away