Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Photocatalytic activity enhanced up to three times by confining a catalyst within a compact nanoparticle environment

Starting from the early alchemists we take a journey through time to examine how each of these chemists pushed the boundaries of what is possible

Chiral bilayer nanographene with an extended π-system synthesized

Star-shaped nanoparticles adsorb protein differently than spheres, which could be helpful for sensing applications

Smallest macrocyclic unit of graphdiyne composed of six dehydrobenzo [18] annulenes synthesized

Non-equilibrium self-assembly system based on chitosan derivatives enables the creation of self-erasing patterns for communication security in a spatiotemporally programmable manner

Ultrathin, large amorphous copper nanosheets were fabricated at ambient temperature using a DNA scaffold-templated synthesis method

Nanozyme-based nucleic acid testing is a cost-effective and simple method that can facilitate COVID-19 testing and large-scale screening

“Block and attack” strategy for tumor therapy through ZnO₂/siRNA/NIR-mediating Zn²⁺-overload and amplified oxidative stress