Ionic liquids can be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an example of green chemistry
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.
The Forgotten Greenhouse Gas
Multitarget Drugs against Prion Diseases
Hybrid lipoic acid derivatives attack prion disease on multiple fronts suggesting possible targets for treatment
Sorted Building Blocks
Synthesis of stereogradient poly(propylene carbonate) by stereo- and enantioselective copolymerization of propylene oxide with CO2
Tough Crystal Nut Cracked
Correct prediction of all three known crystal structures of a sulfonimide
Tuned Enzymes for Feedstock Production
Extra guest molecule in an enzyme’s binding pocket enables methanol production from methane
Sensitive to Oxygen
New class of phosphorescent iridium(III) porphyrin complexes leads to tunable oxygen indicators
Glowing Spirals From Chemical Gradients
Chemical scaffolds guide fluorescing bacteria into precisely defined three-dimensional spiral patterns
Six Steps to Strychnine
The nightmarish effects of strychnine are nothing compared to its systematic name, which hints at how difficult it is to make
Combined Diagnosis and Treatment of Tumors
Gold microcapsules with air-filled cavities act as contrast agent for ultrasound and photothermically activated drug for cancer
Switching Qubits with a Terahertz Source?
Rotational transitions induced in molecules on a chip could have important applications in quantum computing