Retinal degeneration can be prevented by ethanol extracts of a plant widely cultivated in East Asia

Asian Plant for Better Vision

Cationic Square Planar Pt(II) Complexes
Novel cationic square planar platinum complexes display environmentally sensitive Pt···Pt intermolecular interactions

Pristine C60 Photocatalyst
Simple synthesis of solid supported fullerene-based photocatalyst in the aqueous phase

Silk Nanofibers Grown on Graphene
Hybrid nanocomposites with remarkable mechanical properties, perfectly organized structures, enhanced biocompatibility

A New Compound Against Parkinson's?
A vinyl sulfone derivative of chalcone shows potential as a drug for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

Nanodiamonds Against Glaucoma
Nanodiamond-based contact lenses capable of delivering the glaucoma drug timolol maleate have been developed

Smell-Free Sulfide Synthesis
A synthetic route to produce sulfides that avoids the use or formation of thiols has been developed

Layered Silicates for CO2 Capture
Preparation of a Layered Silicate Sorbent (LSS) for carbondioxide capture

Electronic Chemical Potentials of MOFs
Electron removal energies for six archetypal MOFs including zeolitic, covalent and ionic frameworks determined

Smartphone Detects Mercury
A smart-phone-based hand-held platform allows the quantification of mercury(II) ions in water samples with ppb level of sensitivity