Illegal amounts of restricted chemicals found in consumer products in the EU

How Safe are Products on the EU Market?

Using Halogen Bonds to Build a Catalyst
First example of halogen bonds as a tool for the self-assembly of transition-metal catalysts

Better Characterization of Heterogeneous Biocatalysts
Single-particle methods for monitoring the structure and function of enzymes

Antimicrobial Nanofiber Mats
Core-sheath structure improves mechanical properties of electrospun mats

Amino Acids as Versatile Synthetic Precursors
A silver-catalyzed α-aminoalkylation of N-arylacrylamides leads to oxindoles/pyrroloindolines

CRISPR Patents for Merck
Patents in South Korea and Israel cover integration of an external DNA sequence into the chromosome of eukaryotic cells

Cost-Effective Recovery of Trace Metals
Biohydrometallurgy combined with membrane technology for the environmentally friendly recovery of metals

New Antibiotic Discovered
Isolated from soil bacteria, the drug class acts against the hospital germ MRSA

From 1,6-Diynes to Highly Substituted Cyclic Compounds
Palladium-catalyzed carbocyclizations introduce silyl and boryl groups

"Safe By Design" ZnO Nanocrystals
Synthesis of nontoxic, ligand-coated ZnO nanocrystals with potential biomedical applications