Aqueous extracts obtained from the dried roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis show strong antioxidant activities

Asparagus Cochinchinensis as a Natural Antioxidant

Crab Shells for Batteries
Successful use of crab shell nanochannel templates to construct hollow nanofiber electrodes for lithium ion batteries

Fast Pollutant Degradation by Nanosheets
Graphene-like ultrathin sheets of MoO3 are highly efficient photocatalysts

Absolute Configuration of (+)-Erythro-Mefloquine
The absolute configuration of (+)-erythro-mefloquine has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography, CD spectroscopy, and molecular modelling

World-scale Production of Bio-based Polybutylene Terephthalate
First 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