At Sungkyunkwan University, chemists have long grappled with one of organic synthesis's oldest tensions: the desire for precision in a domain that naturally resists it. Professor Do Hyun Ryu's team has now developed chiral organic catalysts capable of simultaneously governing where reactions occur and how the resulting molecules orient themselves in three-dimensional space — a dual control that has historically eluded the field. The work, conducted in collaboration with KAIST, points toward a future where complex pharmaceuticals and natural products can be assembled more reliably from humble s