Black mamba venom contains isopeptides from the three-finger toxin family that are endowed with powerful analgesic effects

Kill the Pain with Black Mamba Venom

Scratching the Surface of Gold Nanocatalysts
In situ aberration-corrected electron microscopy aids the investigation of deactivation of catalytic gold nanoparticles

Orthophosphate? No, Phosphite Thanks
Mexican researchers have developed a system to fertilize plants using phosphite instead of orthophosphate

A. Wheeler Awarded Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize
Aaron Wheeler, Canada, awarded the Heinrich Emanuel Merck Prize for work on the microfluidic extraction and quantification of estrogen

An Aqueous Solution
Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation

NMR Experiments Assisting in Drug Design
A simple experiment combines modern NMR techniques with applications in drug design

Etching Acids for Silicon Surfaces
Scientists analyzed how the composition of etching solutions determines the texture of silicon surfaces

Explosive Chemometrics
Chemometrics allows analysts to unravel data from laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy the detection of explosive residues

Reversible Diels-Alder Reactions for More Enantioselectivity
Researchers have reported an enantioselective synthesis of lactones by using a Diels-Alder/retro-Diels-Alder approach

Measuring Nanoprinting
Researchers analyzed the chemical composition and structures of nanostructured surfaces