Bayer Foundation

Bayer Foundation

EUR 200,000 available to support ambitious projects in science, engineering, medicine and teacher training in scientific subjects.

Shikimic Gimmick

Shikimic Gimmick

An alternative biomass-based route to benzoic acid from the renewable starting materials quinic acid and shikimic acid.

An Apple a Day? Okay!

An Apple a Day? Okay!

Research into cloudy apple juice suggests that its phenolic content may help ward off symptoms of some chronic diseases.

A Thio-Millipede Invasion!

A Thio-Millipede Invasion!

Cysteine-containing polyisocyanides are shown to be versatile nanoplatforms for chromophoric and bioscaffolding

'Oh No!' to ONOO-

'Oh No!' to ONOO

A lanthanide-complex-based ratiometric luminescence probe specific for peroxynitrite (ONOO-) has been designed and synthesized.

Swinging Neutrinos

Swinging Neutrinos

The first direct observation of a tau particle in a muon neutrino beam confirms that neutrinos oscillate and therefore have mass.