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

Improved Nanotubes for Microbatteries

Improving Drug Delivery to the Brain
Sphingolipid analogs improve drug delivery across the blood-brain barrier by targeting the transporter P-glycoprotein

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

Glycosilated Dendrimers Protect the Gut
A glycosilated polypropyletherimine dendrimer defends gut wall’s integrity during infectious inflammatory diarrhea

Chinese Chemical Industry Cares About Public Perception
China’s chemical industry needs to do more to address challenges it faces building public trust over pollution and chemical health concerns

Restrict DNA Freedom with PNA for White Light
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) restricts the conformations of arranged chromophores on a DNA strand and improves its photophysical properties

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

Rhenium-Centric Reverse Turn Mimics
Re complex provides access to reverse-turn mimics for diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals

First Large Scale Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)
First integrated CCS of coal-fired power plant emissions begins with 500 t/day

The Galilean Thermometer – Really Galilean?
The Galilean Thermometer is based on the temperature-dependence of the density of a liquid, visualized by floating glass spheres