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Solar-to-chemical conversion is key for the sustainable production of small molecules.

Making useful and interesting alloys depends on the relative concentrations of the elements.

Chemical synthesis typically draws on the roughly 90 elements found in nature and transforms them into fantastic things, which serve all imaginable needs of humankind. However, there are more than just these 90 elements in the periodic table. The synthesis of the heaviest elements, one atom at a time, is discussed here.

Environmentally beneficial reverse supply chains for chemicals, materials and devices are enablers of a sustainable future, writes Elsa Olivetti.

Welcome to the first issue of Nature Synthesis; a home for new and important syntheses of molecules and materials that can make the world a better place.

The organizing principles of click chemistry help scientists make molecules for a variety of applications. Such democratization of synthesis is challenging and rewarding, as useful simplicity is difficult to achieve. We reflect on this and look forward, hoping to continue to tie the joy of functional discovery to the challenges of synthetic chemistry.

In early 2020, scientists and medics started rummaging around the pharmacy shelves hunting for treatments that might curtail the spiralling pandemic death rates. This is the story of how they are searching and what they have found so far.