CRISPR-Cas9 was used to edit spider genes, revealing their roles in eye development and enabling fluorescent silk production for the first time.

Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Katharina Landfester discusses the excitement of daily innovation, nanocapsule research, the importance of mentorship and optimism, the value of public engagement, and interdisciplinary inspiration

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New approach promises stronger, longer-lasting, and biologically compatible replacements

Antiferromagnetism in a real icosahedral quasicrystal discovered

Solid-state mechanochemistry enables the synthesis of stoppered [c2]daisy chains from pillar[5]arene derivatives without solvents

Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Highly transparent, luminescent metal-organic hybrid glasses were rapidly synthesized, enabling efficient energy transfer for X-ray imaging and phosphorescence

The Tesla 4680 cell and the BYD Blade cell use two "highly innovative" but "fundamentally different" design approaches