Neste Oil signs an algae oil off-take agreement with Cellana

Algae Oil As Feedstock For Producing Renewable Fuel

Natural Products from St. John's Wort
Enatiomers (−)-hyperione A and (−)-hyperione B can be synthesised from a common precursor in ten steps

Preventing Dangerous Liaisons
A new peptidomimetic inhibits prostate cancer’s growth by preventing the androgen receptor from binding to its cofactor

How Does Paper Age?
New spectrochemical analysis of naturally aged paper reveals normally unavailable information on the cellulose degradation by-products

New Extraction Media for Phenolic Compounds
Simple, low-cost, green, and efficient method to extract and isolate natural products from biomaterials

European Crisis Effects Higher Education Funding
EUA Public Funding Observatory report looks at impact of the economic crisis on universities

Double-clicking on Nanoparticles
A click chemistry approach to consecutively functionalize nanoparticle surfaces by using the thiol-yne reaction

Gut Feeling for Obesity Treatment
Newly synthesized benzimidazole-type compounds work directly in the gut rather than circulating in the blood to lower triglycerides

New Type of Water Splitting Catalyst
A modified, d0-type tantalum-oxynitride photocatalyst has been used to promote water splitting using only visible light

Spinoza Prize to Bert Weckhuysen
The NWO Spinoza Prize is the highest Dutch award in science