The amount of furans in coffee depends upon whether it’s made by drip coffee maker, espresso machine, or from capsules
Furan Flavored Coffee
Single Peptide-Surface Interaction
Investigations into how peptides bind to surfaces show that weak, non-covalent interactions may be the key to new biomimetic materials
C–P Coupling by Decarboxylation
A versatile protocol for construction of C—P bonds opens the way for a range of new coupling partners to be used
Dopamine Testing on the Move
Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry with carbon-fiber microelectrodes can probe neurochemical signaling in freely moving rats
Brighter Future for OLEDs
Could a one-atom thick sheet of chlorine revolutionize the next generation of flat-panel displays and lighting technology?
DNA Origami
Miniature architectural forms—including a round-bottomed nanoflask—have been constructed by DNA origami
Hot off the Press
Researchers in Australia and the USA have developed a nanoscale Gutenberg-style printing press
Rise of the Micromachines
Self-propelled microrockets that pickup and transport pancreatic tumor cells under physiological conditions have been developed
Pure Zeolite from Impure Kaolin
Direct synthesis of zeolite ZSM-5 from raw kaolin is possible with a novel route developed by UK chemists
Heterogeneous Epoxidation with POMs
New polyoxometalates (POMs) for the epoxidation of olefins bring heterogeneous catalysis a step closer