In their work, Manu Suvarna and Javier Pérez-Ramírez review the use of data-driven strategies in the three main areas of catalysis, that is, heterogeneous, homogeneous and biocatalysis, and provide a thorough statistical analysis of the current available methods and discuss how these are being employed.

See Suvarna et al.

In their work, Ji-Wook Jang and colleagues couple an efficient lead halide perovskite photocathode for nitrate reduction to a glycerol oxidation anode for bias-free ammonia production with a photocurrent density greater than 20 mA cm–2.

See Tayyebi et al.

Acetyl-CoA carboxylation is the canonical route for endogenous malonyl-CoA formation in cells. Now, Li et al. report a non-carboxylative malonyl-CoA pathway, independent of acetyl-CoA. This enables the biosynthesis of multiple malonyl-CoA-derived natural products, also in multiple cellular hosts.

See Li et al.

In their work, Ryuhei Nakamura, Jianping Xiao, Ailong Li and colleagues report a strategy to achieve high stability of MnO2 in acidic water oxidation under relevant proton exchange membrane electrolyser conditions by tuning the oxide structure and increasing the strength of Mn–O bonds, which suppresses Mn dissolution.

See Kong et al.

In their work, Thomas Lunkenbein, Luis Sandoval-Diaz and colleagues study the dry reforming of methane on a nickel catalyst with in situ techniques, which reveal oscillatory kinetics through atomic surface oxygen, subsurface oxygen and bulk nickel oxide phases, with markedly different catalytic properties.

See Sandoval-Diaz et al.

In their work, Raffaella Buonsanti and colleagues investigate the mechanism of reconstruction of copper CO2 reduction electrocatalysts. Spectroscopic methods support a dissolution-redeposition mechanism involving solution-based Cu(I) species which are further elucidated as copper carbonyl and oxalate complexes using density functional theory.

See Vavra et al.