Wheat protein shows potential as a non-toxic cryopreservation agent for human cells

Protecting Cells from Freezing

Explosives are Stuck on Graphene
Nitroaromatic compounds show varying levels of attraction to modified graphene surfaces

Sensors Based On Inverse Opal Hydrogels
Induced phase transition upon analyte binding results in strong optical signals

Toroidal Macrocycles with Varying Guests
First study of a torand's liquid crystallinity and self-assembly on surfaces

Switch on the Light for Healing
Photocrosslinkable gelatin hydrogel used for epidermal engineering

Electronic Devices: Thin Is In
New chemical vapor deposition technique produces ultrathin semiconducting films

Enzyme Scaffolds from Fish Eye Lenses
Crystallin protein nanofibrils (CPNFs) from fish eye lenses serve as nano-bioscaffolds for immobilizing enzymes

A Short Route to Strychnine
Samarium diiodide-induced cascade cyclization

Graphene for Energy Storage
Argon-ion based plasma processing increases the amount of electric charge that can be stored in graphene

Flexible Approach to Rigid Compounds
An efficient cascade approach to synthesizing C≡C-containing nitrogen heterocycles