The reverse water-gas shift (RWGS) reaction converts CO₂ and H₂ into CO, an important feedstock for fuels and chemicals, but its broader use is limited by low-temperature conversion, competing methanation and high-temperature energy demand. The comprehensive review organizes recent progress in Pt-based catalysts around five structural design strategies and links them with in-situ and operando characterization and theoretical modeling, providing a unified framework for identifying working-state active sites and guiding catalyst design.

Researchers found that combining sucrose with supercritical carbon dioxide significantly improved egg white protein’s foaming capacity, stability, and resistance to repeated freezing and thawing. The treatment produced stronger protein networks, helping preserve foam quality and offering a promising approach for managing frozen liquid egg white products.

Phosvitin, a rich phosphoprotein found in egg yolks, is the starting material for phosvitin phosphopeptides (PPPs), a powerful and potentially impactful dietary delivery agent to relieve oxidative stress that can lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Results show promise with PPPs, including increasing cell viability, free-radical reduction and inhibitory activities that promote cell protection.

Food‑medicine homologous polysaccharides are widely known for safety and immunomodulatory effects. A new Opinion article offers an updated perspective: these glycans are not merely bioactive ingredients, but multi‑role biological materials that can act as immune signaling molecules, structural scaffolds and drug‑delivery carriers simultaneously. The authors analyze key bottlenecks and propose cross‑disciplinary strategies to advance them from empirical natural products to rationally‑designed precision immune‑intervention tools.

For thousands of years, the concept of food‑medicine homology (FMH) has guided health practice in Traditional Chinese Medicine, yet its underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly defined. A new opinion piece puts forward the “5R Principle” framework and outlines how multiple chemistry disciplines can transform empirical ancient wisdom into precise, testable molecular‑level health strategies, bridging traditional experience with modern quantitative science.