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Weekly Research News Challenge: Unusual Photoswitch – Toxic Cosmetics – New Drug Linker

More Sustainable Semiconductor Manufacturing
Merck and Intel join forces with European researchers to advance sustainable semiconductor technologies through AI

Alexander Pines (1945 – 2024)
American leading researcher in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has passed away

Promising Scaffold Material for Cultured Pork
Hybrid cultivated meat products combine traditional meat with alternative protein sources, like plant-based proteins, to enhance sensory and nutritional qualities

Improved Molecular Data Storage
Synthetic polymers can store large amounts of information efficiently, allowing selective retrieval without decoding entire chains

Angewandte Chemie 44/2024: Focus on Interactions
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Carbon Dioxide Capture From Open Air
COF-999, a stable covalent organic framework, demonstrates exceptional CO2 capture performance from open air, especially in humid conditions
Enhancing Infrared Photodetectors with 2D Supramolecular Organic Frameworks
Researchers developed a composite optoelectronic device using 2D SOFs and lead salts, achieving high detectivity and stability

Angewandte Chemie 42/2024: Amplifying Chemistry
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Xanthene Derivatives Show Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence
Heavy-atom-free, BN-substituted xanthene derivatives could serve as organic phosphors