First world-scale production of bio-based polybutylene terephthalate

World-scale Production of Bio-based Polybutylene Terephthalate

Isocyanide Chemistry Without the Smell
Isocyanides can be generated, purified, and reacted in an integrated continuous-flow microfluidic system

Enantioselective Photochromism in Human Serum Albumin
Hydrophobic pockets in human serum albumin allow photochromic reactions to occur enantioselectively in aqueous media

Angling for a Route to Fish Proteins
The chemical synthesis of a masked analogue of a fish antifreeze protein has been developed

EPA Analyzes Hydraulic Fracturing
The U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA) is analyzing the threat that fracking poses to drinking water; data will be released in 2016

First Examples of Phlorin-type Hexaphyrins
Synthesis of expanded porphyrins lacking cyclic conjugation reported

Glucose Monitoring: Something to Cry About
Contact lenses powered by the wearer's tears can detect glucose levels and so might be used for continual monitoring of patients with diabetes

Cephalosporolide H Gives up More of its Structural Secrets
Total synthesis of both spiroketal diastereomers of the reported structure of Cephalosporolide H

BN Against Cancer
Nanotubes made from boron nitride can be used to package up pharmaceutical for targeted chemotherapy against cancer

Future Production Concepts in the Chemical Industry
An optimal plant combines the versatility of batch vessels with the safety, reproducibility, and high transport capabilities of continuous-flow micro-structured equipment