Banska Stiavnica, Banská Štavnica, Schemnitz, or Selmecbánya, a town with a lively political history and groundbreaking for science
Roots of our Practice of Science
Glowing Fingerprints
Researchers make latent fingerprints visible with help from electrochemiluminescence
Self-Inflicted Asymmetry
Crystallization-induced asymmetric synthesis of nonracemic platinum(IV) polysulfide tris(chelate) complexes
Richard Neidlein (1930 – 2012)
Richard Neidlein, Heidelberg University, Germany, passed away on July 20
Fischer-Tropsch Refining
Book covering the production and refining of Fischer-Tropsch syncrude is reviewed by Malcolm Green, UK
Timely Delivery
Ribonucleoside 3'-phosphates as pro-moieties for the timed release of orally available drugs
Designing Dendrimers
Book on developments in the field of dendrimers and is reviewed by David K. Smith, University of York, UK
The Challenges of Accounting for Spin-States of Molecules
Quantum chemists hope to provide greater insights into areas as diverse as magnetic devices and metabolic processes in the human body
CO2 as a Carbon Source?
Homogeneous catalysis: ruthenium phosphine complex hydrogenates carbon dioxide to make methanol
Magnetizing Diagnostics
Magnetic Gram staining allows for the class-specific, automated, magnetic detection and separation of bacteria