Front Cover: Effect of Temperature on Calcium-Based Chemical Garden Growth (ChemSystemsChem 5/2024)

Abstract

The cover picture shows a scanning electron micrograph of self-organized chemical garden tubes. These calcium-based hollow structures are composed of porous walls separating an alkaline exterior liquid and acidic, metal salt interior solution. Natural analogs to this classic chemistry experiment are hydrothermal vents found at the base of the ocean. Their structures are composed of mineral walls which separate two disparate chemical environments maintaining a far-from-equilibrium setting. More in theResearch Article by Pamela Knoll and Corentin C. Loron.