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Mikiko Sodeoka elected as International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (350+ words) riken.jp Mikiko Sodeoka elected as International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences On April 22, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced the election of 252 new members from the fields of academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy,…...
A catalyst-free way to add boron to arenes
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Mar. 24, 2026 Research Highlight Chemistry An alternative strategy for synthesizing an important group of boron-containing organic compounds has been realized RIKEN chemists have demonstrated a new way to synthesize organic compounds that contain the element boron1. Such compounds are used in drugs…...
Multi-metallic clusters selectively manipulate strong molecular skeletons
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (416+ words) Mar. 11, 2026 Research Highlight Chemistry Titanium complexes cleanly edit the core skeleton of highly stable organic compounds Multi-titanium hydrides can selectively snip the strong structural bonds of stable organic molecules called pyridines, RIKEN researchers have shown1. This discovery could guide designing catalysts…...