Richard Zare discusses how helping China develop scientifically can benefit the West
Why Help a Growing Scientific Giant?
Organic Solar Cells with Record Efficiency
Record power conversion efficiency for polymer-based solar cells achieved by the incorporation of vertically oriented nanorods
New Dual Catalyst Approach
A new dual catalyst approach to cycloaddition makes a formerly diastereoselective reaction scheme enantioselective
Missing Fuel for Star Formation Located
The origin of the gas that lets the Milky Way maintain star formation has been discovered
Produce Electric Power by Walking
Researchers reversed electrowetting to eventually allow us to produce power from a source implanted in our shoe soles
Aromatic Halogenation Under Mild Conditions
The selective halogenation of ligands of a trinuclear copper complex has been obtained under extremely mild conditions
New Family of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Organocatalysis
New family of NHCs suitable for benzoin-type coupling reactions and might enable new or improved organocatalytic processes
New Catalyst for Hydrogenation
Catalyst with MgF2 support is four times more active than catalysts supported on commercial Al2O3
Mechanism of Melanin Protection Uncovered
Melanin’s ability to protect from radiation comes from electric current that allows regeneration
Redesigned Antibiotic for Antibiotic-Resistent Bacteria
Antibiotic vancomycin successfully reengineered to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria