Researchers from Texas sampled water wells in one of the largest drilling areas and analyzed them with analytical chemistry techniques

Water Contamination Through Shale Gas

Synthesis of the Pentasaccharide Moiety of Thornasterside A
The pentasaccharide moiety of thornasteroside A, the first asterosaponin isolated from starfish, has been synthesized for the first time

Angewandte Chemie 33/2013: Like Breathing Oxygen
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Deep Fried Fish and Furan
The toxic accumulation of furan in breaded fish products can be reduced by adjusting the cooking conditions

The Structure Makes the Poison
The orientation of the tert-butyl group determines the toxicity of the potent antillatoxin

Soy Fiber for Better Health
Soy fiber supplements improve weight loss and lipid profile in obese adults

Microreactor Setup with Internal Recirculation
The Beckmann rearrangement can be performed in a truly continuous mode

New Route to Metallopolymers
Overcome the solubility problems associated with making metallopolymers from ferrocenophanes

3-D Printer Enters Photonics World
University of Eastern Finland and the Dutch LUXeXceL company cooperate to build the first 3-D printer for photonics manufacturing R&D

Larger Global Impact of Shale Gas
Increasing shale production in the US has larger impacts then an economic revival of the country or endangered water supply