Modified, site- specific peptide triazole inhibitors target HIV-1 gp120 to physically disrupt virus particles in the absence of host cells
Viral Access Denied
Nano Adds Color to Superhydrophobic Materials
A spray containing pigmented nanoparticles can produce superhydrophobic coatings of different colors
Women in Chemistry — Interview with Vivian Yam
Vivian Yam, University of Hong Kong, was the youngest member to join the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chemistry of a Hangover — Alcohol and its Consequences Part 3
How can a tiny molecule like ethanol be at the root of so much human misery?
Extra Sensory Detection
Unprecedented sensitivities for Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)-based sensors using hemin/G-quadruplexes and Au nanoparticles
Wonderlab Comic — Die Leiden der Jungen Richpunzel
Richpunzel poors her lab-based sorrows out to her diary in the latest Wonderlab installment
Online Video Competition
The Hong Kong Education City Limited has initiated an International Year of Chemistry 2011 (HK) Online Video Competition
RIKEN Beijing Representative Office
New RIKEN Representative Office opened in Beijing, China, to contribute towards developing Asian solutions to global issues like energy, environment, food
A Breakthrough in Selective Synthesis
Palladium catalyst selectively activates C–H bonds in an unactivated CH2 group in coupling reaction leading to indolines
Christian Reichardt and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry
Christian Reichardt, Marburg, Germany, discusses the fourth edition of his highly successful book