Highlights from ChemPubSoc Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Most Accessed Articles: December 2019

Bacteria Turn Soft Matrix into a Living Building Material
Cyanobacteria turn carbon dioxide into carbonate and create stable materials

Do Gold(III) Complexes Form Hydrogen Bonds?
Au(III) dicarboranyl chemistry explored

Lights on for Germ-Free Wound Dressings
Biomimetic hydrogel with photodynamic antimicrobial effect

Graphene Catalyst Doped with Chicken Poop
Cheap multielement doping using bird guano improves electocatalytic properties

Do Nested Fullerenes Act Like Tiny Faraday Cages?
Computational reactivity study of double-shell nanoparticles

Jingdong Zhang (1968 – 2020)
Highly recognized electrochemist passed away

Imprinted Color Patterns
Azopolymer material allows light-assisted imprinting of nanostructures

Improving the Quality of Drinking Water Throughout Europe
ECHA will compile a list of substances that can be safely used in materials that come into contact with drinking water

Multifunctional Hybrid Aerogel Films
Carbon nanotubes, aramid nanofibers, and a fluorocarbon resin give a self-cleaning, conductive, lightweight material