Shear-thinning could allow use as an injectable lubricant for injured joints
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.
Hyaluronic Acid with Self-Healing Properties
Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aromatic Ethers
Reaction proceeds via a nickelate anion
Total Synthesis of Agarozizanol B
Photochemical reaction cascade leads to sesquiterpene
Controlling the Cytokine Storm in COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 infection causes cells to stop dividing as a stress response, pointing to a drug target
Branched Polyphosphates in Living Cells
Branched polyphosphates have never been found in biological cells - this has led to the general assumption that they simply don’t exist in cells
How Molnupiravir Causes SARS-CoV-2 to Mutate and Die
Mechanism might apply to various viral polymerases and could explain broad-spectrum antiviral activity of molnupiravir
Energy at Your Fingertips: Transforming Sweat Lactate into Power
During sleep, biofuel cells continuously capture energy from human passive sweat
Liquid Crystals: From Disk Stacks to Chiral Propellers
Electric field induces chirality in liquid-crystal columns
A Diels-Alder Approach to Cannabinoid Derivatives
Tetrahydrocannabinol derivatives synthesized via Diels–Alder reactions of vinylchromenes with electron-poor dienophiles
Our Organically Acidic Atmosphere
Current models of atmospheric chemistry and climate greatly underestimate the atmospheric burden of formic acid