Electrocatalytic activity of single nanoparticles measured using a plasmonic-based electrochemical current imaging method
Imaging Nanoparticles’ Electrocatalysis
Li+-Mediated Cross-Coupling: As Easy as A B–C!
New synthesis of ferrocene-type anionic metallacarboranes based on Li+-mediated nucleophilic substitution
Saffron: A Spice for the Eyes
Saffron’s volatile oil safranal decreases retinal degeneration in animal models of retinitis pigmentosa
New High-Density Energetic Material
Tris(triazolo)benzene and its derivatives are thermally stable and have moderate to good detonation properties
Arnold Eucken Prize 2012 Awarded
The Arnold Eucken Prize of the VDI-GVC has been awarded to Dr. Niels Hansen, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Less Junk DNA Than Thought
The Encode Project, successor of the Human Genome Project, reveals biological functions of about 80 % of the DNA
Improved Detection with Heavy Metal Vapor
New vaporization technique can help analytical chemists detect toxic heavy metal cadmium even at very low concentrations
Selective Detection of Pd2+ Ions
An newly developed aminonaphthalimide derivative is a selective probe for palladium(II) ions
Polymeric Triazoles at a Stretch
Theoretical study of polymeric triazoles reveals that stretching these molecules mechanically can lead to ring-opening and dissociation reactions
How Breakthroughs Occur in Research
Tthe concept of viral research areas and "Black Swan events", using the example of organic synthesis