Carbon is a ubiquitous element in society as a critical component of materials, medicines, commodity chemicals, and fuels. A primary reason for the broad utility of carbon-containing compounds is the redox and chemical versatility of carbon. Remarkably, a carbon atom can span 9 oxidation states (+4 to −4), with fuels typically consisting of highly reduced carbon-based compounds (−1 to −4), (1) biological

Enzymes catalyze cellular chemistry, ultimately enabling life to exist. They are complex and specialized protein catalysts formed by millions of years of evolution. In modern cells, enzymes, and the metabolic reactions accelerated by them, are often localized within highly specialized and organized membrane-bound or membrane-less cellular compartments. In short, catalysis and compartmentalization are

The past decade has seen an increasing number of technological advances to interface with single neurons and neuronal circuits being applied in vivo. These methods have greatly accelerated our understanding of neural pathways in the brain in health and disease. Additionally, these neurotechnologies hold exciting promise for future neurotherapies. This issue of Accounts of Chemical Research discusses

The slope presented in Figure 11 illustrates a compelling linear correlation over an emission energy range of ∼0.4 eV (∼3200 cm–1) having a slope of −11.3 natural log units/eV, illustrating that energy gap considerations majorly influence excited state decay in this class of chromophores in the absence of donor solvent interactions, regardless of alkyl substitution pattern. This article has not yet

Since their discovery in 2004, beginning with graphene, the field of two-dimensional (2D) materials has expanded tremendously as additional families of materials are discovered. These families include MXenes, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), 2D metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs), 2D polymers, perovskites, oxides, and many others. 2D materials experience quantum