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A Plea for Original Fundamental Research

Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Urban Air
Urban airborne transmission of antibiotic resistance genes and the need of redefining our current air quality standards

Heat Waves Change Soils
Drought alters soil microbial communities with potential long-term consequences

Angewandte Chemie 33/2018: Burning Issues
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Removing Pharmaceutical Pollutants from Water
Fluorine-bearing covalent organic framework (COF) adsorbs ibuprofen from water

Promising Strategy For Building New Drugs
Combining cycloaddition and C–C cross-coupling into one simple sequence

Insight into Mechanochemical C–H Bond Activation
Study of solid-state C–H bond activation in azobenzenes using Pd(II) catalysts

Saudi Aramco to Acquire Lanxess' Interest in ARLANXEO
Saudi Aramco would become 100 % owner of ARLANXE, a specialty chemicals Saudi Aramco and LANXESS joint venture

Improved Blue Luminescent Perovskites
High quantum yield for next-generation displays

Major Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Miniaturization, green analytical chemistry, and high-throughput methods are among the major trends