First experiments to hint at the mechanism of hydration of hydrophobic polymers could lead to understanding of protein folding

Receptor cheaply and quickly sensing folate anions in water could help determine the anticancer role of folic acid

Michael Krische, Hans-Joachim Freund, Jun Okuda, and Eric Kool are interviewed this month

High phosphate levels allow a deadly strain of Escherichia coli to pass through soil

Metals dissolved in ionic liquids display the full range of solution behavior from classical non-polar solutions to thermodynamically ideal

Trapping and characterization of 63 different dust particles has allowed US researchers to build a dust library for health and environmental research

Matthias Driess, Technical University of Berlin, has won the 2011 WACKER Silicon Award

Metrohm to become the sole global distributor of FOSS NIR (near infrared)

New understanding of placebo effect could be important in testing novel analgesics and developing treatments for chronic illness

Simultaneous sensing of two parameters in a tissue sample is possible with a conventional digital camera and a new sensor film