Markus Ribbe and Ralph Nuzzo, USA, have been awarded professorships to conduct high-level research at German universities
Alexander von Humboldt Professorships for M. Ribbe and R. Nuzzo
Magnetic Sense of Birds
The magnetic sense of robins is significantly influenced by their migratory experience
Efficient Oxidation of Methane to Methanol
Efficient oxidation of methane to methanol by dioxygen mediated by tricopper clusters
(R)-2-Hydroxyglutarate: A Leukemic Enantiomer
(R)-2-hydroxyglutarate promotes acute myeloid leukemias’ development but its effects can be pharmacologically blocked
Apocalypse Versus Chemistry
Human knowledge growing faster than the world population and the unpredictability of science make future of mankind brighter
More Flexible Electric Vehicle
New kind of range extender for electric cars
Red Light for Breast Cancer Metastasis
Sipholenol analogues revealed as novel scaffolds for drugs that inhibit breast cancer cell migration and invasion
Improved Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalyst
A doubly doped, few layered graphene oxide catalyst shows increased activity for the oxygen reduction reaction
Sensing Danger for an Active Immune Response
cGAMP synthase senses microbic DNA molecules and acts as an alarm signal which activates immune defenses
Plaque to the Future
Dental plaque scraped from the teeth of paleolithic human remains analyzed to reveal how oral microbes have changed over time