Happy New Year 2026!
The team of ChemistryViews wishes you a peaceful, healthy, and successful New Year 2026
Mary Garson Becomes New IUPAC President
Mary Garson, Australia, will serve as IUPAC President in 2026 an 2027, succeeding Ehud Keinan, Israel
New EuChemS President 2027–2029
Wolfram Koch, Germany, has been elected president of EuChemS
Berberine Shields Vital Organs Naturally
Berberine, a naturally occurring isoquinoline alkaloid found in plants, strengthens antioxidant defenses, reduces inflammation, and preserves healthy liver and kidney function during growth in rats
Effects of Rare Earth Elements on Prebiotic Reaction Networks
Lena Daumann and Jonathan Gutenthaler-Tietze, Germany, discuss whether rare earth elements can mediate a prebiotic reaction network similar to the Krebs cycle, starting from glyoxylate and pyruvate
Light-Activated ONOO⁻ Generator for Targeted Biofilm Therapy
Researchers developed a light-activated molecule that releases nitric oxide and peroxynitrite to efficiently treat biofilm infections
Collection of ChemistryViews Advent Calendars
We have created Advent calendars on a variety of themes for many years. Here is a collection of previous ones—browse through, and there’s surely plenty of exciting content to discover
New Editor-in-Chief for Chemical Engineering & Technology and Chemie Ingenieur Technik
Dr. Shaista Tahir named as Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Engineering & Technology (CET) and Chemie Ingenieur Technik (CIT)
Guess the Molecule
Each day we will reveal a bit more of a molecule. Can you guess what it is 🤔❓
Affinity-Driven DNA Hydrolysis by Engineering Ln-MOF Nuclease Nanozymes
Lanthanide MOF nanozymes break the Lewis acidity dogma—the conventional belief that catalytic activity is primarily determined by metal ion Lewis acidity—revealing an affinity-driven strategy for highly efficient artificial nucleases
Impact of Multiple S-Palmitoylation on Peptide Behavior in Mass Spectrometry
How do multiple S-palmitoylation events influence peptide solubility, ionization, and fragmentation in mass spectrometry analysis?
Interfacial Supramolecular Polymerization Enables 2D Hierarchical Architectures
A novel interfacial polymerization strategy allows precise formation of two-dimensional hierarchical architectures with enhanced exciton migration and sensing performance
Breaking the NIR-IIx Barrier: Organic Small-Molecule Fluorophores for Deep-Tissue Imaging
Researchers develop bright, stable organic dyes that enable precise deep-tissue imaging and disease detection in the NIR-IIx spectrum
Triplet Energy Transfer Nanocomposites for Highly Sensitive Prostate-Specific Antigen Detection
A luminescent nanoparticle assay enables ultra-sensitive detection of prostate-specific antigen for early diagnosis and recurrence monitoring
How Can Mass Spectrometry Detect Proteins?
Test your knowledge of MS, MALDI-TOF MS, and lncRNAs! What information can mass spectrometry reveal?
Pumpkin Molecules 🎃
From molecules that give pumpkins their flavor and color to pumpkin-shaped molecules
Aqueous Circularly Polarized Luminescence Regulated by α-Helix in Homopolypeptid
Chain length and self-assembly temperature of α-helix controls aqueous circularly polarized luminescence in homopolypeptide self-assembly
Italian Chemist and Entrepreneur Awarded the 2025 Maria Bakunin Medal
Catia Bastioli, Italy, has been awarded the Maria Bakunin Medal by the Società Chimica Italiana (SCI, Italian Chemical Society) for her outstanding work in the field of bioplastics
Merck Strengthens Life Science Portfolio Through Purchase of JSR’s Chromatography Business
Enhances the company’s capabilities to accelerate next-generation therapies by optimizing antibody purification