An astounding ten stereocenters can be constructed in just five steps from an azulenone to make a complex natural product skeleton

Arkema and OXIS partner to develop polymer lithium sulfur cells battery technology, the next generation of battery

Analysis of disulfide bond-containing peptides with electron capture dissociation shows that disulfide bond cleavage comes second

Any polymer that can be replicated could serve as a genetic material; British scientists discuss different types of synthetic nucleic acids

Enzymes catalyze polymerization and depolymerization of DNA on a gold surface

A new type of metal-carbon bond that forms at the edges of aromatic compounds could open up a new field of structures

Richard R. Ernst, grandson of Walter Ernst, analyses a 13th century painting from Central Tibet

First efficient noble-metal-free photocatalytic system for proton reduction using copper-based photosensitizers

Dynamic change of surface area and topology of elastomers used as environmentally friendly approach for control of biofouling

Using antibodies allows the specific detection of finasteride, steroids used for sports doping, in urine