AI meets chemistry to uncover potent AChE inhibitors; six new molecules could pave the way for safer, more effective Alzheimer’s treatments.

AI Drug Hunt Reveals Promising Alzheimer’s Leads

Sulfur-Rich Network Polymers via Dynamic C–S Bonding
Max von Delius, Kerstin Leopold, and colleagues developed sulfur-rich network polymers that show excellent metal sorption and battery cathode performance

Antibacterial Patches Using Melaleuca Oil Nanoemulsions
Antibacterial patches made with Melaleuca oil nanoemulsions in Pec:PVA films offer a natural, safe, and long-lasting solution for infected wound care

Smart gel halts brain tumor spread
A novel hyaluronic acid hydrogel locally blocks MMP-2, stopping glioblastoma cells from migrating and reducing tumor recurrence risk

Chemistry Europe Travel Grant Helps Young Chemists Go Abroad
Apply for the Travel Grant and get €2,000 to support a 1–2-month international research stay to build your network, boost your career, and explore new labs

Targeted heat therapy for clots using smart nanomicelles
Smart nanomicelles target clots via activated platelets and dissolve them with heat, offering a safer, drug-free approach to thrombolysis

Electroclean Oxidation of Sugars: No Purification Needed
Green, scalable electrochemical oxidation of C6 alcohols in glycopyranosides yields uronic acids—no chromatography or complex purification needed

🧪 Article Highlight: Short Au(III)···Au(III) Contacts in Tetracyanoaurate(III) Salts
Cation–anion shape matching can direct aurophilic interactions in solid-state gold(III) complexes

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