New understanding of dynamics of cutting carbon nanotubes could lead to better-quality nanotubes for use in electronics

Cutting Nanotubes with Compression

Incensed About Herbal High
Revealed: Biochemistry explaining potency and addictive nature of cannabis-like "herbal high" sold as incense in Europe

An Array of Colorful Polymers
Researchers have synthesized different colored polyesters simply by changing the ratio of the starting materials

Cracking Zeolite Design
Zeolite Y crystals with hierarchical porosity have been synthesized and display close to ideal hydrocracking selectivity

Atomic Weights Revised
Atomic weights of 10 elements to be revised to reflect their natural abundances. Elements with a single isotope will not change

Landfill Leachate ̶ A Dangerous Liquid
When landfill waste degrades and rain rinses the resulting products out, a black liquid and toxic leachate is formed

Nanopores Identify Modified DNA Bases
New solid-state nanopore technique is sensitive enough to distinguish hydroxymethylcytosine from methylcytosine

Biphasic Biodiesel Production System
Oil/ionic liquid system overcomes problems of enzymatic biodiesel production, giving 98 % yields

New Route to Bleaching Agent
Production of chlorine dioxide for water treatment and paper bleaching achieved at ambient pressure and temperature

Royal DSM Divests DSM Elastomers
DSM completes their divestment program through sale of DSM Elastomers to LANXESS