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Click to view the full graphic on the C&EN site In summer, it’s not just humans that can be affected…

Cycloheptasulfur sulfoxide, S7O – Anomeric effects galore! The monosulfoxide of cyclo-heptasulfur was reported along with cycloheptasulfur itself in 1977,[cite]10.1002/anie.197707161[/cite] along…

Spent automotive catalysts (SACs) are typical hazardous solid waste, and are also important secondary resources for recycling rare and precious…

Society has long struggled with petroleum-derived plastic pollution, and awareness of microplastics’ detrimental effects on food and water supplies adds…

Geyer R, Jambeck JR, Law KL. Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci Adv. 2017;3:e1700782. Google Scholar …

High-resolution STM image of an isolated polymer showing sequence defects. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62221-y A new study uncovers…

Core Concepts This article reviews key techniques and technologies in proteomics, including protein separation, mass spectrometry, quantitative techniques, and emerging…

Research Highlight From Molecule to Material: We developed a predictive strategy that uses hydrogen-bond binding energy of small molecules to…

Click to enlarge I’m delighted and honoured to have been awarded the 2025 James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for…

Why an Electron-Withdrawing Group is an o, m-Director rather than m-Director in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution: The example of CN vs…