A structurally new type of aerogel with a 3D ordered nanofiber skeleton was prepared

New Type of Aerogel

Si−Ru Complex Probes DNA Mismatches
A silicon−ruthenium hybrid complex can selectively detect cytosine−cytosine and cytosine−thymine mismatches in DNA

Metal−Organic Frameworks: The New Jack of All Trades for (Inorganic) Chemists
Roland A. Fischer, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, discusses the IUPAC definition of a MOF

A Precious Delivery System
US scientists discovered how the brain uptakes docosahexaenoic acid, an essential omega-3 fatty acid

Attention to Supplement Drinks Containing Nanoparticles
The ingestion of nanoparticles contained in dietary supplement drinks may detrimentally affect health and environment

EASI(Y) Oxidation Screening in Biodiesel
Ambient sonic-spray ionization mass spectrometry (EASI-MS) is used for rapid detection of oxidation products in biodiesel

Gold Tetrahedra with Controllable Sizes
Controlling reaction kinetics allows preparation of lower-symmetry nanoparticles

History of Chemometrics
Chemometrics was developed in the 1960s and today most papers are published by non-expert users of packages

Enantioselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofuran Derivatives
Sequential one-pot Cu-catalyzed asymmetric Henry reaction and iodocyclization of γ,δ-unsaturated alcohols

Functionalized γ-Resorcylates
Efficient route to functionalized γ-resorcylate compounds from dioxinone derivatives