Improved method for lifting lipstick samples from crime scenes and analyzing them in the lab

Lipstick at Crime Scenes

Hair Analysis Reveals Drug Use
External contamination or chronic drug abuse? Mass spectrometry can show the difference

Double Helixes Make Strong Scaffolds
DNA origami forms strong, lightweight trusses that could make scaffolding for nanoparticle arrays

Diagnosis by Lab-on-a-Drone
In the future, drones equipped with PCR instruments and smartphones could be flying over disease-stricken areas

Thinking Outside the Nanobox
Synthesis of sharp-edged silver nanocubes with a polyol method

Polymer Wash Keeps Nanoparticles Moving
Flooding oil reservoirs with a polymer solution prevents nanoparticle contrast agents from getting stuck on the rocks

Not All Facets Conduct Equally
Electrical conductivity is direction-dependent in semiconducting nanocrystals

Benchmarking Gold Catalysts
Effectiveness of different gold(I) catalysts in the synthesis of cyclic acetals

Metal–Organic Framework for Carbon Fixation
Efficient catalyst for the cycloaddition of carbon dioxide and small epoxides

Encapsulated Intermetallic Nanoparticle Catalysts
PtSn in a mesoporous silica shell is an efficient catalyst for furfural hydrogenation