The Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry has been awarded to Eric Jacobsen (Gold Medal) and Keiji Tanino (Silver Medal)

Carolyn Bertozzi, University of California, Berkeley, USA, has been awarded the Emanuel Merck Lectureship

Biomarkers previously invisible to mass spectrometry can now be detected with nanoparticles that concentrate and protect

A complex pentafoil knot comprising, not of DNA as were previous knots, but a synthetic organometallic system

Small molecules that inhibit biofilm development useful in treatment of chronic biofilm infections in combination with standard antibiotics

Halocarbon levels in and out of flooded peatland can change depending on temperature and soil moisture levels

Furfural is converted into octane in high yields at relatively low pressures and temperatures with two bifunctional catalysts

New calculations explain why vision uses the 11-cis form of the pigment retinal, rather than any of the other possible forms

Helmut Schwarz wins international award for groundbreaking research from the European Academy of Sciences

Sesquiterpenes have fascinating biological properties, members of this class are interesting for the development of new antibiotics