The first catalytic synthesis of an acrylate from CO2 and an alkene could lead to greener diapers

The benzodiazepine Ro5-3335 reduces the development of core binding factor leukemias by inhibiting RUNX1-CBFβ interactions

Perchlorates catalyze arylation of teriatry α-hydroxyesters and α-hydroxyketones

The origin of damage to nanofilms in DVD players is revealed to be quantum confinement of electrons

Simple method to improve the high-rate capability of TiO₂ nanotube arrays for use in lithium-ion batteries

Sphingolipid analogs improve drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier by targeting the transporter P-glycoprotein

Hideyuki Otsuka and Kazushi Kinbara, both Japan, have been awarded the Society of Polymer Science Japan Wiley Award

Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) restricts the conformations of arranged chromophores on a DNA strand and improves its photophysical properties

Joji Sakurai was the first Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Tokyo University and is the answer to Guess the Chemist (9)

A glycosilated polypropyletherimine dendrimer defends gut wall’s integrity during infectious inflammatory diarrhea