To obtain crispy pizzas, consumers use baking conditions which create heterocyclic amines in ham and salami toppings

Crispy Ham and Salami Pizzas Hide Dangerous Substances

Global Development of Fiber Production
Industrial Association of Chemical Fibers presents its report for 2012

Anti-tumoral Nanodiamonds
Novel nanodiamond-lipid hybrid nanoparticles selectively deliver chemotherapeutics to breast cancer cells

Sweet Route to Steviamine
A concise synthesis of steviamine and three of its analogues is reported before testing for glycosidase inhibition

Keeping Track of Internalization
A DNA-based sensor signals the internalization of proteins and nanoparticles into live cells

Straightforward Hydrovinylation Approach to Dienes and Trienes
1,3-Dienes and 1,3,5-trienes can be formed simply by a microwave-accelerated Ru-catalyzed hydrovinylation of alkynes and enynes

2013 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
The 2013 Wolf Prize is awarded to Robert Langer, USA, for his work on controlled-release drug delivery systems

Recover Nutrients from Urine
New EU project, ValuefromUrine, develops a treatment method to recover ammonia and phosphate from urine

Anti-adhesive β-Cyclodextrin Complexes Reduce E. coli Infection
Heptavalent n-heptyl α-D-mannosides on β-cyclodextrin cores are shown to inhibit bacterial adhesion in vivo

Thioredoxin Reductase Inhibition by Auranofin
The interaction of auranofin with selenols and thiols has implications on the anticancer activity of gold(I) compounds