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Ever-increasing society needs have made thermosets crucial, but their recycling poses considerable challenges. Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) offers a solution, and industry is ready for its implementation. On the basis of market proximity, three DCC-based strategies are proposed for stimulating industrial uptake of DCC-thermosets.
Ahead of his 85th birthday, David Dolphin, Emeritus Professor at the University of British Columbia, discusses his career combining academia with industry in an effort to advance scientific studies and help millions of people.
Mussel reliance on catechol-functionalized proteins for adhesion in wet environments comes with advantages and risks. Catechol interactive versatility is an obvious benefit; the greatest risk is catechol oxidation, which is mitigated by an intrinsic redox homeostasis that repairs oxidative damage.
A versatile new synthetic route to piperidine-containing structures combines an enzymatic C–H hydroxylation with decarboxylative or deoxygenative radical coupling reactions.
As their applications grow, it is vital to understand how 2D materials degrade in the environment and biological systems. Current knowledge remains limited, and the available methodologies are specific and challenging to carry out. This article aims to identify opportunities for us to better understand the end-of-life characteristics of advanced materials.
Availability of convenient starting materials is critical to advance actinide research. Here, we highlight four contributions published in 2024 which have aided the development of new starting materials for various fields, from materials chemistry to organometallic synthesis.
Gas-adsorption chromatography has been used to study how the superheavy elements nihonium and moscovium interact with surfaces and understand the influence of relativistic effects experienced by their valence electrons. Comparisons are made to closed-shell neighbours, copernicium and flerovium, as well as light homologues, thallium and bismuth.
Electrochemical methods to grow 2D metal chalcogenides are reviewed, emphasizing the effects of the precursor (or precursors), solvent and electrode designs. Emerging work using nano-band electrodes to promote in-plane 2D layer growth into ‘device-ready’ electrode structures is highlighted.
Aqueous electrolytes can suffer from freezing, impeded ion migration and sluggish desolvation kinetics at low temperatures. This Review describes the dissolution, solvation and diffusion chemistry of zinc salts in cold-resistant electrolyte formulations for Zn batteries that promise energy storage applications.
Building large and complex cages in simple reaction steps can be difficult. A study now details the steps for the formation of large supramolecular cages from simple starting materials, that combine in a self-assembled manner.
In this Review, we provide an overview of the current state of the field of 3D batteries. We discuss critical performance metrics, the potential for scalability and commercialization, and suggest focused areas for future development.
