New technique that captures cells quickly and keeps them alive longer could help medical researchers run longer experiments

Extending Cell Life by Quicker Capture

Alligator Fat as Biodiesel Source
Alligator fat left over from the meat industry could provide source of high quality biodiesel

Cheap and Simple Olefin Isomerization
Practical, cheap, and general protocol that uses iron for olefin isomerization could be used in fine chemical or pharmaceutical synthesis

Single-Atom Imaging of Industrial Catalysts
State-of-the-art electron microscopy methods confirm for the first time the position of sulfur atoms at the edges of MoS2 nanocatalysts

New NMR Technique Probes Ion Coordination Sites in DNA
Novel NMR method identifies preferential coordination sites between physiologically relevant counterions and nucleic acid bases

Simpler Trifluoromethylation Procedure Discovered
Complicated trifluoromethylations could be a thing of the past with new procedure that is simple, safe and done at room temperature

Angewandte Chemie 35/2011: In Your Brain
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Active Nanotube Adsorption Sites Uncovered
New understanding of carbon catalyst surface could aid development of commercial catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons

Eliminating the Coffee Ring Effect
Simply changing particle shape can eliminate the ring-shaped stain that is left behind when drops of certain liquids dry

Atmospheric Hydrocarbon Levels Decreasing
Decrease in ethane and slowing of methane production linked to changes in energy use