C&EN Monthly - June 2023

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Here are some of the top articles from?cen.acs.org?that have been creating a reaction:

C&EN's Talented 12 Class of 2023. Meet C&EN’s Talented 12 Class of 2023, an extraordinary group of early-career science stars. From finding solutions to plastic pollution, to creating treatments for cystic fibrosis, to exploring ways to improve energy storage—these researchers are fearlessly tackling some of the most complex problems in the chemical universe.?

Making cement and concrete nature's way. A growing number of people are keen to show the world that concrete can be manufactured in a sustainable way by tiny bugs. And they’re betting that it can be done efficiently and economically.

Researchers create first solid with Be-Be bond. For the first time, researchers have created a solid compound containing a beryllium-beryllium bond. The team is now using diberyllocene to make other compounds.

How technology is helping farmers grow more food with less chemicals. Some farmers are now trying to grow more food with less chemicals by adopting technologies that apply them only when and where they are necessary.

Chemists have a new tool to predict 3D structures of f-block organometallics. A new computational tool could help chemists design ligands to selectively bind valuable metals in organometallic complexes.

Will cancer vaccines change the way we treat cancer? Imagine a world where a vaccine could treat cancer. The concept isn’t new, it’s been a long and largely unsuccessful road. But recent advances in technology have facilitated a new wave of vaccine candidates.

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