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HgII-Selective Fluorescent Indicator
A simple fluorescent indicator that undergoes a new type of reaction only in the presence of Hg(II) developed
Understanding Ice
The unusual properties of ice under compression are due to Coulomb repulsion between bonding and non-bonding electron pairs
Towards Understanding Color Perception
A rhodopsin protein mimic has been designed where wavelength absorption can be drastically tuned
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Breakthrough in Fighting Chikungunya Fever
A step forward in enhancing pandemic preparedness against the infectious disease Chikungunya fever
New Route to Soluble Amidoborane Complexes
Several new synthetic routes to soluble magnesium parent-amidoborane complexes are reported
Angewandte Chemie 15/2012: Enlightenment
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie
Removing As (V) from Water
Cactus mucilage and cactus pectin investigated as low cost material for arsenic removal
Ring Strain Restrains
In a nanohoop molecule, macrocyclic ring strain slows rotation of aryl units, leading to interconverting atropisomers