Unique composition and architecture of cystoliths, mineralized objects found in the leaves of several plants, discovered
Understanding Biomineralization Systems
S. Shaik and M. Quack Receive August Wilhelm von Hofmann Gold Medal
Sason Shaik, Israel, and Martin Quack, Switzerland, are awarded the August Wilhelm von Hofmann Gold Medal of the GDCh
Open Innovation in Drug Discovery
Exponentially growing availability of open data and its exploitation in drug discovery and development significantly impacts pharmaceutical sciences
Marc Taillefer Awarded European Sustainable Chemistry Award
M. Taillefer, France, has been awarded European sustainability award by EuCheMS for his work on Cu- and Fe-based catalysis
Most Accessed Articles: July 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for July 2012
Long-lived, Superheavy Elements
Measurements of the shell effect in atomic nuclei help understand above which mass extremely heavy artificial elements no longer decay
Optical Performance of Amphiphilic Graphene Composites
New graphene composite has an excellent broadband optical limiting response in polar/nonpolar solvents and thin solid films
Merck Strengthens Biopharmaceutical Production
Merck acquires German cell culture media specialist Biochrom AG
Tuning Zinc Affinity Against ß-Lactams
New structural understanding of ß-lactamases’ activity opens doors for generating metallo ß-lactamase inhibitors targeting resistant bacteria
Monitoring Acidity Live
A new protein-based sensor can monitor extremely low pH in living cells