Ahead of his 75th birthday, A. R. (Ravi) Ravishankara, Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, reflects on his career in atmospheric chemistry as well as his contribution to combatting the depletion of the ozone layer.

A novel method to detect proteins interacting with triplex DNA in living cells has been developed. This approach provides new insights into triplex DNA regulation and highlights potential therapeutic targets to prevent DNA damage.

A new study explores the catalytic potential of green rust for selectively converting carbon monoxide (CO) to acetone without an applied potential. Its unique electronic properties suggest promising applications in CO remediation and future catalyst design.

Glass transition temperatures are determined through, for instance, calorimetry, but maybe machine learning models can predict them. Here, researchers test this idea with published data as input for the model, to find a close correlation between predicted and experimental values. 

Ahead of his 80th birthday, Jean-Pierre Sauvage discussed his career in science from a lab in his cellar to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Room-temperature magnetism is challenging for 2D materials as they tend to lose their magnetic order at increasing temperatures. Now, researchers have achieved room temperature magnetism in lithium-intercalated chromium iodide.

Ahead of his 85th birthday, Graham Richards discussed his life in science and its intersection with industry. From a mix-up that led to him reading chemistry at the University of Oxford rather than physics, Richards later became the head of the chemistry department and co-founded Oxford Molecular Plc.

Inhibiting a signal transducer, which kicks off the production of β-lactamase in response to the presence of an antibiotic, shuts down resistance and makes β-lactam antibiotics effective once more.

An mRNA sequence that encodes a zwitterionic polypeptide fused to a therapeutic protein improves the pharmacokinetic properties of mRNA therapeutics.

Strong partnerships with students are critical to curriculum development and research. This can foster a culture of continual improvement with educational and societal benefit.

Okra505 is a new green-fluorescent photostable RNA aptamer that enables mRNA dynamics to be visualized in live cellular processes, outperforming established fluorescent RNA visualization tools.

Sushila Maharjan is a biochemist and bioengineer and co-founder of Nepal’s Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology (RIBB).

Sapana Jadoun explains how metals can be extracted from, for example, mining and electronic waste with her purpose-built solar raceway pond reactor for use in sunny locations such as the Atacama Desert.

Li-ion intercalation often induces phase changes in transition metal dichalcogenides, but only the transition of 2H-to-1T/1T' in MoS2 is well-known. Here, researchers report emerging phase transitions in 1T'-MoTe2, leading to the discovery of two new electronic phases.

Increasing the temperature of chemical systems often speeds up reactions, however, it can be expensive and inefficient to heat an entire reaction system. Here, researchers study the impact on electrochemical reactions by only heating the surfaces of electrodes.

As the world tries to move away from using fossil fuels, the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) has become an important method to generate liquid fuels which will likely remain an important component of our energy infrastructure. As a result, every aspect of the process has been, both figuratively and literally, put under the microscope. For example, the composition and pH of electrolytes play a significant

A system enabling the rapid multiparameter optimization of conditions for electrocatalytic conversion of biomass into essential chemical feedstocks has been described.

As an atmospheric chemist in Lebanon, Najat Aoun Saliba was propelled towards activism to combat rising pollution levels and inequality. This culminated in her election to become a member of the Lebanese parliament.

By combining defect-chemistry with metal organic frameworks, researchers have produced a photocatalyst capable of effectively and selectively producing specific products, such as acetone, from carbon dioxide and water.

Cosmetic science has driven innovations that have substantially improved the quality of life for people around the world. While the field is often first associated with makeup products, research and advances in cosmetic science have had a broader impact on human health, societal progress, and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.

The fundamental knowledge of molecules with magneto-optical properties is still being built as researchers fine-tune their synthesis to optimize their properties. Researchers now add chiral ligands to magnetic heterometallic lanthanide compounds to study their impact on electronic transitions.

In 1993, a new route for the synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals was reported that exploited organometallic chemistry to afford nearly monodisperse particles. 30 years later the award of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry can be directly traced to this single publication.