Contact electrification is the combination of charge flow and transfer of minute amounts
Ranking of Materials
Bottled Water: Safe Drinking?
Concerns about antimony leaching from plastic drinking water bottles are unfounded according to new data from UK chemists
World Water Day 2012: The World is Thirsty Because We are Hungry
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of water
Novel Telomerase-Increasing Compound
Chemical compounds developed with great potential in fighting neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases related to aging
Gilbert Stork's 90th Birthday
The organic chemist Gilbert Stork, who was born on December 31, 1921, recently celebrated his 90th birthday
Gluten Breakdown
Capillary electrophoresis coupled with fluorescence detection discriminates protein–peptide binding events involved in celiac disease
Improving Childhood Leukemia Treatment
Two nucleosides target an enzyme present in childhood leukemia and so help oncologists improve dosing regiments
Targeted MR Contrast Agents
Ways to improve relaxivity, and therefore contrast, in magnetic resonance (MR) images are reviewed
Nanoparticles Heal Wounds
Nanoparticles containing chitosan have effective antimicrobial activity and could be used as a protective wound-healing material
Future of World Fertilizer Nutrient Reserves
World nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and sulphur resources and reserves are described as adequate for the foreseeable future