High yield production of dihydrogen from xylose by cell-free enzyme cascade
Press releases featuring articles published in Chemistry Europe and GDCh journals.
Get to Work, Enzymes!
Vitamin C Goes Astray
Reaction pathways for Maillard degradation of vitamin C are clarified and the end-products identified
Mouthwash to Fight Cancer?
Oral disinfectants induce apoptosis in human oral tumor cells
Catalyst Production Inspired by Audio Cassettes
Economical nanostructured iron–cobalt catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis using a modified production process for cassettes
New Route to Wires of Diamond
Carbon nanowires obtained by tempering diamantane dicarboxylic acid inside carbon nanotubes
New Aerogels: Airy but Thirsty
Ultralight, flexible, fire-resistant carbon nanotube aerogels from bacterial cellulose could be used for cleaning up oil spills
Supramolecular Velcro for Underwater Adhesion
Excellent underwater, reversible adhesion demonstrated with a supramolecular velcro using host–guest chemistry
Squeezing Out CO2
Post-combustion capture: metal-organic framework releases stored carbon dioxide in sunlight
Uncovering Pathogens Outside the Lab
A colorimetric assay for diagnostics in the field detects every kind of pathogen by using DNAzymes and gold nanoparticles
Light Makes Pores Bigger
Retroactive use of light increases the size of the pores within a polymer network