Months before Omicron dominated transmission, Omicron's ancestors were present in several countries

The Origin of the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 Variant

Dieter Oesterhelt (1940 – 2022)
Eminent biochemist known for the discovery of bacteriorhodopsin and as a pioneer of optogenetics passed away

24 Must-See Destinations in Europe for Chemists
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Converting Oil and Liquids into Petrochemical Products
SABIC to explore crude oil-to-chemicals (COTC) conversion project in Ras Al-Khair

Bismuth-Graphene Anode Materials
Laser-compounding method anchors Bi in graphene for improved cycling in sodium-ion batteries

Drugs from Plastic Waste
Fungi convert polyethylene waste into pharmacologically useful metabolic products

Electrochemical Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
Synthesis of nanoliter-sized droplet reactors for controlled synthesis of Au NPs in an electrical field

Simple Trinitro Cobalt Complex Acts as a Photoswitch
Reversible room-temperature photoswitchability with a nitro-to-nitrito conversion of ca. 55 %

Synthesis of Halophosphorylated Dihydrofurans
Cascade cyclization of γ-hydroxyl ynones

Double-Sided Tape Used to Generate Electricity
New contact–separation triboelectric generator concept