Near ambient N₂ fixation on solid electrodes versus enzymes and homogeneous catalysts

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 01 February 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00462-5Green dinitrogen fixation is critical for the decarbonization of fertilizers and fuel. This Review examines the common grounds and complementarities between nitrogenase enzymes, homogeneous catalysis and solid electrodes.

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The future is light

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 25 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00466-1A self-circulating biohybrid photoelectrochemical cell combining hydrogen peroxide generation and consumption in a single compartment to achieve sustainable solar-to-fuel-to-electric power conversion has been reported.

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DNA synthesis technologies to close the gene writing gap

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00456-9There is increasing demand for synthetic DNA. However, our ability to make, or write, DNA lags behind our ability to sequence, or read, it. This Review discusses commercialized DNA synthesis technologies in the pursuit of closing the DNA writing gap.

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Sorry, this item is not (bio)available

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00467-0By breaking a clinical candidate into its substructures, fragments with poor bioavailability profiles can be identified, removed and replaced in a compound before entering the laboratory.

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Converting benzene to pyridine

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 23 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00465-2The conversion of benzene to pyridine is achieved using blue light and oxygen, offering new opportunities to single-atom exchange strategies for skeletal editing.

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Battered and bruised, but not broken

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 19 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-023-00464-3A fluorescent ionogel with fatigue resistance and rapid self-healing properties, which can be used as a sensor for wearable devices, is presented.

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Graphene oxide for photonics, electronics and optoelectronics

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 17 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00458-7As the most common derivative of graphene, graphene oxide has emerged as a new frontier material with tremendous applications to photonics, electronics and optoelectronics in the past decade. This Review highlights the state of the art and future prospects for...

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Listening to fathers in STEM

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 15 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00459-6To write this article, Emily Draper and Jennifer Leigh from the International Women in Supramolecular Chemistry (WISC) network again joined forces with David Smith and asked dads working within the field of supramolecular chemistry to share experiences around...

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Nanoscale molecular rectifiers

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 13 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00457-8Molecular rectifiers are an essential component for the construction of molecular electronic devices, which are becoming potentially competitive with existing silicon-based devices. This Review provides an overview of molecular rectification and discusses the...

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The need to normalize failure

Nature Reviews Chemistry, Published online: 13 January 2023; doi:10.1038/s41570-022-00454-xTwo Schmidt Science Fellows describe their academic and career failures as they pursued their PhDs. Suggestions are included for how advisors, departments, and institutions can support students to open up about failure, especially those from underrepresented backgrounds.

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