New, large metallosupramolecular hosts integrate visible-light photofunctional and redox-active perylene bisimide (PBI) ligands

Giant Host Molecules

High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells
Amino-Functionalized conjugated metallopolyxmer developed as a cathode interlayer for inverted polymer solar cells

Health Effects of Biodiesel Emissions
Compared to petrodiesel emissions, biodiesel exhaust causes more inflammation in human cells and in mouse lungs

CO2 Deposits in Shale-Gas Wells
Calculation of sequestration capacity of shale formation using CH4 production rates as a basis for estimating the capacity of CO2 that could be stored

Bonding Knowledge by Dissociation
Infrared photodissociation spectroscopy reveals how hydrated ammonia and amine ions behave when trapped in clathrate cages

Turning on Ammonia Detection
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) demonstate selective ammonia sensing at high temperatures

Selecting with Sulfur
A method that selects between two products operates simply by changing the oxidation state of sulfur

Evolving Nanopores
Directed evolution techniques used to build biological nanopores with specific dimensions, thus allowing specific analytes to be targeted

Sound Help for Trisubstituted Alkenes
Access to challenging trisubstituted alkenyl nucleoside phosphonates made easy by ultrasound

Stability on the Branch Line
A new explanation as to why branched alkane hydrocarbons are more stable than their unbranched isomers has been developed