A new study uses theoretical modelling to reveal the key role of graphene in TiO₂/graphene photocatalytic composites. Presence of defects in graphene is found to enable covalent bonding between graphene and TiO₂, creating hybridised electronic states that facilitate charge transfer and hinder electron-hole recombination, and therefore enhance the photocatalytic performance of TiO₂/graphene composites.

Recently, the Insilico team’s research entitled “An Internal Sulfur-Lone Pair Interaction Enabled the Discovery of Potential and Sub-Family Selective PKMYT1 Inhibitors” was invited for publication as a cover Feature in ChemMedChem^[1].

While probing single molecules or atoms typically requires liquid helium—a costly resource—to build a stable environment, a new development from a joint Chinese research team changes the game. By engineering an optical-coupled scanning probe microscope with ångström-scale resolution while eliminating the need for liquid helium, researchers from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the University of Science and Technology of China have paved the way for affordable long-term experiments, making high-end research more sustainable and accessible to all.