Analysis of a collection of old remedies helps understanding pharmazeutics 100–200 years ago
Remedies of Old – What Was in Them and Were They Effective?
Dendritic Hydrogenation Catalysts
Iridium centers coordinated by phosphinooxazoline denrimers enantioselectively hydrogenate benzodiazepines
Cascading Towards a Polyketide
A three-step pericyclic cascade reaction sequence proves key to synthesizing the core of an insecticidal polyketide
New High-Performance Supercapacitor Materials
The marriage of graphene and Ni(OH)2 leads to hybrid hydrogels that can act as advanced supercapacitor materials
Reinvestigating Tatanans A–C
A concise, step-economical synthesis of natural products, tatanans A–C, and their biological activity is examined
Tenure Track: The Royal Road to Professorship?
Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Technical University Munich, Germany, explains how his institution is preparing to attract the best talent
Evolutionary Gel
Adaptable, self-healing supramolecular gels with potential high-tech applications have been produced by UK chemists
Faster-than-Light Travel in 50 Years
50 years until Zefram Cochrane’s test flight of The Phoenix, Earth’s first warp ship; answer to Guess the Chemist 16
Wine Storage and Volatiles Composition
Spanish scientists revealed the effects of temperature and storage time on Chardonnay white wines’ volatiles composition
New Unnatural Amino Acid for Protein Engineering
Enzymatically synthesized unnatural amino acid offers new possibilities in protein research