The 17th Symposium of the Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior (SEDI), a Committee of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), was recently held in Zurich, Switzerland.

Recently, scholars from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) received accolades at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS2022).

Inspired by the discovery of an S=N bond in the collagen IV network and its essential role in stabilizing basement membranes, sulfilimines have drawn much attention in the fields of chemistry and biology. Derivatization of peptides and proteins with this S(IV)-derived motif could endow them with novel features. However, its further uptake is hindered by the lack of mild, efficient, and environmentally benign protocols by which sulfilimines can be constructed under biomolecule-compatible conditions.

Alkylated aromatics play an important role in medicinal chemistry, materials chemistry, and energy chemistry. Direct alkylation of the C-H bonds of arenes in a selective manner is one of the most important and straightforward ways to synthesize alkylated aromatics.

Conversion processes waste more than two-thirds of the energy in the world, which can be potentially collected by technology that captures waste heat. Thermoelectric technology is an attractive option because it can be easily adapted for many situations due to its small size and lack of rotating parts or gas emissions.