Contact lenses powered by the wearer's tears can detect glucose levels and so might be used for continual monitoring of patients with diabetes

Glucose Monitoring: Something to Cry About

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

New Method for Imaging Bacterial Communication
New fluorescent-labeling agent for quorum sensing receptors could help understand bacteria–host communication pathways

Improving Memory
American scientists discovered a novel symmetric bis-glycolamide which improves long-term memory

Enantioselective Organometallic Enzyme Hybrid (OMEH) Catalysts
Metal-conjugated affinity labels used to selectively position catalytically active metal centers in the binding pocket of proteases

A New Class of Insecticides?
American scientists developed a chemical which kills mosquitoes by blocking their renal function

Improving the Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Combining Förster resonance energy transfer with quantum dots has resulted in solar cells with exceptional efficiency

New Smart Supramolecular Gels
New class of cholesterol-appended alkynylplatinum(II) complexes shows great versatility to respond to external stimuli