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Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Marlous Kamp, Stefano Sacanna, Roel P. A. Dullens
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Empowering women and young people in STEM Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 J. Catherine Ngila, Stephanie Greed
Catherine Ngila, executive director of the African Foundation for Women and Youth in Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AFoWYESTI), talks about her experience of academia and her hopes to promote diversity in STEM.
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Join the club Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-08
Following the success of our current journal club collaborations, we would like to encourage more groups of early-career researchers to get involved.
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Withstanding californium’s RADiolysis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-08 Rachel Meyer, Mikaela Pyrch, Ambarneil Saha
Radiation-induced redox chemistry is an important consideration for practical applications such as production and storage of nuclear fuels. Furthering our fundamental understanding of radioactive elements, here, the decay kinetics of californium in the presence of common anionic compounds is studied.
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Six degrees of actinide separation Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Appie Peterson, Jennifer N. Wacker
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Clarifying the four core effects of high-entropy materials Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Wei-Lin Hsu, Che-Wei Tsai, An-Chou Yeh, Jien-Wei Yeh
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A US perspective on closing the carbon cycle to defossilize difficult-to-electrify segments of our economy Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Wendy J. Shaw, Michelle K. Kidder, Simon R. Bare, Massimiliano Delferro, James R. Morris, Francesca M. Toma, Sanjaya D. Senanayake, Tom Autrey, Elizabeth J. Biddinger, Shannon Boettcher, Mark E. Bowden, Phillip F. Britt, Robert C. Brown, R. Morris Bullock, Jingguang G. Chen, Claus Daniel, Peter K. Dorhout, Rebecca A. Efroymson, Kelly J. Gaffney, Laura Gagliardi, Aaron S. Harper, David J. Heldebrant
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The power of putting education first Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Tebello Nyokong, Stephanie Greed
From high school to distinguished professor of chemistry at Rhodes University, Tebello Nyokong discusses her inspiration and ambitions to promote science in South Africa.
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Halogen-powered static conversion chemistry Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Xinliang Li, Wenyu Xu, Chunyi Zhi
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Harnessing the power of f-block elements in radiopharmaceuticals Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-22 Alex Rigby, Trevor Arino
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Seeking a quantum advantage with trapped-ion quantum simulations of condensed-phase chemical dynamics Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-19 Mingyu Kang, Hanggai Nuomin, Sutirtha N. Chowdhury, Jonathon L. Yuly, Ke Sun, Jacob Whitlow, Jesús Valdiviezo, Zhendian Zhang, Peng Zhang, David N. Beratan, Kenneth R. Brown
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Tackling assay interference associated with small molecules Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Lu Tan, Steffen Hirte, Vincenzo Palmacci, Conrad Stork, Johannes Kirchmair
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Automation of air-free synthesis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Babak A. Mahjour, Connor W. Coley
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The quest for safer nuclear fuels Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 S. Olivia Gunther, Bianca Schacherl
As researchers explore innovative ways to make nuclear fuels more accident-tolerant, this report investigates the use of manganese ions as dopants for uranium oxide (UO2) fuels.
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Tailor-made glycans Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Sugyeom Kim, George A. O’Doherty
A highly chemoselective method for the insertion of carbohydrates into existing oligosaccharides has been developed. The reaction sequence involves a selective Lewis-acid catalysed cleavage of one glycosidic bond followed by sequential construction of two new glycosidic bonds.
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Non-symmetric stapling of native peptides Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Fa-Jie Chen, Wanzhen Lin, Fen-Er Chen
Stapling has emerged as a powerful technique in peptide chemistry. It enables precise control over peptide conformation leading to enhanced properties such as improved stability and enhanced binding affinity. Although symmetric stapling methods have been extensively explored, the field of non-symmetric stapling of native peptides has received less attention, largely as a result of the formidable challenges
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Boosting band structure Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
Typically thought of as inert and non-participating atoms, noble gasses adsorbed onto freshly cleaved single crystal surfaces enhance their electronic band structures, potentially creating more active heterogeneous catalysts.
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Electrochemical hydrogenation and oxidation of organic species involving water Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Cuibo Liu, Fanpeng Chen, Bo-Hang Zhao, Yongmeng Wu, Bin Zhang
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Robust scientific advisory mechanisms future-proof disarmament treaties Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Sarah Clapham, Peter J. Hotchkiss
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Triplet–triplet annihilation photon upconversion-mediated photochemical reactions Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Ling Huang, Gang Han
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Tying the knot with lysine Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Ana Koperniku, Nicholas A. Meanwell
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Solvent effects in anion recognition Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Sophie C. Patrick, Paul D. Beer, Jason J. Davis
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In an exoplanet atmosphere far, far away Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Ella Sciamma-O’Brien, Thomas Drant, Nicholas Wogan
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Pump up the ultrasound Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
Semiconducting polymers require narrow molecular weight distributions for optimal efficiency. Synthesizing such polymers is no easy task, however a combined ultrasonication-assisted Stille polymerization reaction could be the solution to this problem.
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Picking an inter-locked cage Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Stephanie Greed
A metal templating approach can be used to generate homo- and heterointerlocked cage structures.
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Strategies to improve hydrogen activation on gold catalysts Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Nikolaos Dimitratos, Gianvito Vilé, Stefania Albonetti, Fabrizio Cavani, Jhonatan Fiorio, Núria López, Liane M. Rossi, Robert Wojcieszak
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Selenium chemistry for spatio-selective peptide and protein functionalization Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Zhenguang Zhao, Shay Laps, Jacob S. Gichtin, Norman Metanis
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Complementary probes for the electrochemical interface Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ernest Pastor, Zan Lian, Lu Xia, David Ecija, José Ramón Galán-Mascarós, Sara Barja, Sixto Giménez, Jordi Arbiol, Núria López, F. Pelayo García de Arquer
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Is educational research science, superstition or confidence trick? Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Keith S. Taber
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DNA as a universal chemical substrate for computing and data storage Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Shuo Yang, Bas W. A. Bögels, Fei Wang, Can Xu, Hongjing Dou, Stephen Mann, Chunhai Fan, Tom F. A. de Greef
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Solar reforming as an emerging technology for circular chemical industries Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Subhajit Bhattacharjee, Stuart Linley, Erwin Reisner
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Improving the quantum cycle Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
Providing a stable and reliable supply of electrons is crucial for the future of quantum computing processors. Here, electron withdrawing groups are added to species which improve the flow of electrons.
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Small molecule approaches to targeting RNA Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Sandra Kovachka, Marc Panosetti, Benedetto Grimaldi, Stéphane Azoulay, Audrey Di Giorgio, Maria Duca
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A framework for multiexcitonic logic Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Rohan J. Hudson, Thomas S. C. MacDonald, Jared H. Cole, Timothy W. Schmidt, Trevor A. Smith, Dane R. McCamey
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Like will reduce like Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Johannes Kreutzer
The reduction of molecular species containing arene to alkali metal cation interactions with other alkali metals has been found to contradict the expectation provided by simple considerations of relative reduction potentials.
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Lithium chooses the channel Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Stephanie Greed
By drawing inspiration from ion transport in biology, researchers have developed highly selective channels for the separation and enrichment of Li+ ions from complex aqueous solutions.
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Voltammetric drug testing makes sense at the border Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Robin Van Echelpoel, Karolien De Wael
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Expanding the catalytic landscape of metalloenzymes with lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-10 Alessia Munzone, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Jean-Guy Berrin, Bastien Bissaro
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Making a new resolution Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Stephen G. Davey
A route to synthetically interesting axially chiral diaryl ethers combines an asymmetric desymmetrization and a kinetic resolution.
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Making cells from bacteria Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Stephanie Greed
Cable bacteria are able to conduct electrons to interconvert oxygen and water. Here, researchers have isolated the conducting cable bacteria skeletons to demonstrate their activity in an electrochemical cell.
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A radiant start to life Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
If intense ionizing radiation was present at a time of prebiotic life, protocells would have needed protection. Researchers have shown that peptide-containing coacervates can harbour DNA strands, which can then be coated with Mn-containing coacervates protecting the interior from radiation.
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Engineered and total biosynthesis of fungal specialized metabolites Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Russell J. Cox
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Molecular chameleons in drug discovery Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Vasanthanathan Poongavanam, Lianne H. E. Wieske, Stefan Peintner, Máté Erdélyi, Jan Kihlberg
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Tiny pores turning the tide Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Soumya Mukherjee, Neil R. Champness
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Ratcheting synthesis Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Stefan Borsley, James M. Gallagher, David A. Leigh, Benjamin M. W. Roberts
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Designing electrolytes and interphases for high-energy lithium batteries Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Hongli Wan, Jijian Xu, Chunsheng Wang
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The forgotten D of DEI Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-03
To mark the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities we have launched a collection on chemists with disabilities. Within diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in science, this is a topic that is often overlooked.
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An industrial take on developing and deploying carbon capture at scale Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Jennifer A. Rudd
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Phosphorescence resonance energy transfer from purely organic supramolecular assembly Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-22 Xian-Yin Dai, Man Huo, Yu Liu
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Synthetically encoded complementary oligomers Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-16 R. Kenton Weigel, Adithya Rangamani, Christopher A. Alabi
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Neurodiverse scientists in the workplace Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Jane Essex
The culture of scientific workplaces can cause neurodiverse scientists to face challenges. However, employing inclusive strategies and practical adjustments to the laboratory and the wider environment can help these differently skilled and equally valuable scientists thrive.
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If it moves but shouldn’t Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Alexander Rosu-Finsen
A new class of adhesive is reported where the two-component glue adheres via electrostatic interactions. The glue works efficiently in wet and dry conditions, while exhibiting reversible properties in acidic and alkaline media.
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Technology solutions to support blind students in the chemistry laboratory Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Cary A. Supalo, Siegbert Schmid, Jasodhara Bhattacharya, Alice Motion
For blind and low vision chemists to participate independently in the chemistry laboratory we must employ principles of universal design and embrace new technologies mirroring those available outside the lab. By designing a first-year chemistry course that provides non-visual access, we are taking the first step to empower more blind and low vision people to be successful in chemistry careers.
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Towards accessible science laboratories in Japan Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Shigehiro Namiki
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Opportunities with calcium Grignard reagents and other heavy alkaline-earth organometallics Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Sjoerd Harder, Jens Langer
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The experiment is the limit Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Christina E. M. Schindler, Daniel Kuhn, Ingo V. Hartung
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The cycle that sculpted evolution Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-18 Markus Ralser
A review of Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death, where Nick Lane explores the Krebs cycle, a metabolic pathway that is central to biochemistry.
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Halogen chemistry of solid electrolytes in all-solid-state batteries Nat. Rev. Chem. (IF 36.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-13 Bijiao He, Fang Zhang, Yan Xin, Chao Xu, Xu Hu, Xin Wu, Yang Yang, Huajun Tian