Extrusion combined with other pretreatment methods resulted in a combined sugar recovery of 88 %

Optimization of Sugar Recovery from Switchgrass

Entropic Explanation to Nanotube Mystery
The mystery of why carbon nanotubes spontaneously fill with water can be explained with a little disorder

Potential Anti-Alzheimer’s Compound Synthesized
The shortest synthesis of biologically interesting bryostatin 7 uses a C—C bond forming hydrogenation

New Boron Complexes with Unpredicted Reactivity
First boron-containing allenylidene-like complexes display reactivity not predicted by DFT calculations

Which Chemically Modified Graphene is Best?
Each production method results in different electrochemical behavior for graphenes but which is best for electrochemical devices?

Extraterrestrial Nucleobases
Could meteorites have provided the essential nucleobase ingredients for life on Earth?

UK Chemists Respond to Organic Chemistry Cuts
Over 100 of world's top chemists have written to the UK Prime Minister to warn of impacts of proposed cuts in research funding

Atomic Force Microscopy Can Control Fat Intake
Optimization of food’s functional properties through the manipulation of its molecular structure by using Atomic Force Microscopy

The Importance of Chemistry for the Future of the Pharma Industry
Hanno Wild discusses how the future of the pharma industry will depend on organic chemistry

Dark Versus Light Beer
The distinctive different flavors of light and dark beer could be explained by the presence of iron according to Spanish researchers