New series of ionic liquids with low viscosities, good ionic conductivities, and wide plastic phase ranges has been prepared

Organic Ionic Plastic Crystals

Patchwork Nanosheets Help Burns Patients
Biodegradable nanosheets protect burn wounds against infection and could reduce the need for dressings to be changed daily

More Phosphorus Chemicals
LANXESS increases capacity of phosphorus chemicals network, a main pillar of synthetic chemistry

3D Aligned CuInS2 Chalcopyrite Nanorod Arrays
Synthesis of polycrystalline ternary CuInS2 nanorods with stoichiometric composition by using a nanocasting approach

60th Birthday: Bernhard Blümich
Professor Bernhard Blümich, RWTH Aachen, Germany, celebrates his 60th birthday

A Migraine Drug Fights Neurodegeneration
The migraine drug naratriptan improves motor neuron degeneration in a mouse model of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy

Polycyclic Indoles Made Easy
Sequential catalysis simplifies the synthesis of polycyclic indoles, which usually require multistep approaches

Into Neurotensin’s Binding Mode
The crystal structure of the activated neurotensin receptor revealed how it interacts with its agonist

Engelbert Zass Awarded
E. Zass, Head of the Chemistry Biology Pharmacy Information Center at ETH Zurich, will be awarded the Gmelin Beilstein Medal

First All-Carbon Solar Cell
Solar cell made entirely of carbon is a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic devices today